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<h1 align="left" style="line-height: 1.2; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; color: #0093D0; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 10px;">NOAA Fisheries Announces the 2022 Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Competition</h1>
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<p align="left" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: calibri, candara, segoe, optima, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 20px;">The goal of the <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA2MjguNDI1MjE4MzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5maXNoZXJpZXMubm9hYS5nb3YvbmF0aW9uYWwvZnVuZGluZy1hbmQtZmluYW5jaWFsLXNlcnZpY2VzL3NhbHRvbnN0YWxsLWtlbm5lZHktcmVzZWFyY2gtYW5kLWRldmVsb3BtZW50LXByb2dyYW0_dXRtX21lZGl1bT1lbWFpbCZ1dG1fc291cmNlPWdvdmRlbGl2ZXJ5In0.xsUKMQLbkJJZ-yBhzfwW3DzZxVJfkQvR0e2Im8nhD4I/s/732732281/br/108527016826-l" target="_blank" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #0093D0;">Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program</a> is to fund projects that address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries, and increase other opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable. Aquaculture-focused projects are encouraged to apply. The FY22 solicitation seeks applications that fall into one of two priorities:</p>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; margin-bottom: 20px; font-family: calibri, candara, segoe, optima, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000; text-align: left;">Science or Technology that Promotes Sustainable U.S. Seafood Production and Harvesting.</li>
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