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            <td>NOAA Aquaculture News Flash</td>
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            <th align="RIGHT" nowrap="nowrap" valign="BASELINE">Date: </th>
            <td>Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:26:08 -0500 (EST)</td>
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            <td>NOAA Aquaculture Office
              <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:noaa.aquaculture@noaa.gov">&lt;noaa.aquaculture@noaa.gov&gt;</a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:noaa.aquaculture@noaa.gov">noaa.aquaculture@noaa.gov</a></td>
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            <td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:jmcdowell@whoi.edu">jmcdowell@whoi.edu</a></td>
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                                            <div style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>NOAA
                                                Sea Grant 2017
                                                Aquaculture Initiative:
                                                Integrated Projects to
                                                Increase Aquaculture
                                                Production</strong><br>
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                                            <div><span
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                                                  of Commerce</strong></span><br>
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                                              style="font-size:14pt;">Depending
                                              on appropriations, NOAA
                                              Sea Grant expects to have
                                              available a total of
                                              $10,000,000-$12,000,000
                                              across fiscal years 2017,
                                              2018, and 2019 for a
                                              national initiative to
                                              increase aquaculture
                                              production in the
                                              short-term (2-4 years).
                                              This competition is
                                              designed to foster the
                                              expansion of sustainable
                                              U.S. marine, coastal, and
                                              Great Lakes aquaculture.
                                              Successful applications
                                              must outline integrated
                                              projects that clearly
                                              address major constraints,
                                              barriers, or hurdles
                                              limiting United States
                                              aquaculture production.
                                              This Federal Funding
                                              Opportunity includes
                                              information needed to
                                              apply and the criteria for
                                              applications requesting
                                              between $100,000 and
                                              $1,000,000 in total
                                              federal funding for a two
                                              to three year period.
                                              Non-federal matching funds
                                              of at least 50% are
                                              required.</span><br>
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                                              by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time<span>,
                                                March 28th, 2017.</span></strong></div>
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                                            <div style="font-size:14pt;"><strong>NOAA
                                                Sea Grant 2017
                                                Aquaculture Initiative:
                                                Addressing Impediments
                                                to Aquaculture
                                                Opportunities</strong><br>
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                                            <div style="font-size:14pt;">Depending
                                              on appropriations, NOAA
                                              Sea Grant expects to have
                                              available a total of
                                              $3,000,000 between fiscal
                                              years 2017 and 2018 for a
                                              national initiative
                                              focused on answering key
                                              questions impeding the
                                              development and expansion
                                              of sustainable United
                                              States marine, coastal,
                                              and Great Lakes
                                              aquaculture. Successful
                                              applications must outline
                                              small scale projects,
                                              business plans, workshops,
                                              etc. that seek to address
                                              key questions, barriers,
                                              or hurdles impeding the
                                              advancement of new or
                                              developing aquaculture
                                              initiatives that will
                                              contribute to the
                                              continuing growth of
                                              United States aquaculture
                                              production. <span>This
                                                Federal Funding
                                                Opportunity includes
                                                information needed to
                                                apply, and the criteria
                                                for applications
                                                requesting up to
                                                $150,000 in total
                                                federal funding for a
                                                six-month to two-year
                                                period. Non-Federal
                                                matching funds of at
                                                least 50% are required.</span><strong><br>
                                              </strong></div>
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                                              </strong></div>
                                            <div style="font-size:12pt;"><em><strong>Note
                                                  applications are due
                                                  from Sea Grant
                                                  Programs to Grants.gov
                                                  no later than 5:00
                                                  p.m. Eastern Time,
                                                  April 18th, 2017.
                                                  Applications submitted
                                                  after the closing
                                                  dates and times will
                                                  not be accepted.</strong></em></div>
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