You are eligible to apply for a grant or a cooperative agreement under the SaltonstallKennedy Grant Competition if:1. You are a citizen or national of the United States;2. You represent an entity that is a corporation, partnership, association, or other nonFederal entity, non-profit or otherwise (including Indian tribes), if such entity is a citizenof the United States within the meaning of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, asamended (46 U.S.C. app. 802); or3. You are a citizen of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of Palau, orthe States of Micronesia.We recognize the interest of the Secretaries of Commerce and Interior in definingappropriate fisheries policies and programs that meet the needs of the U.S. insular areas, sowe encourage applications from individuals, government entities, and businesses in U.S.insular areas. We support cultural and gender diversity in our programs and encouragewomen and minority individuals and groups to submit applications. We are also committedto broadening the participation of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), which includeHistorically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and TribalColleges and Universities, in our grant programs. To find out more about MSIs go tohttps://www.doi.gov/pmb/eeo/doi-minority-serving-institutions-programWe encourage applications from members of fishing communities (including the GreatLakes) and applications that involve fishing community cooperation and participation. Wewill consider the extent of fishing community involvement when evaluating the potentialbenefit of funding a proposal.Eligible Applicants must submit a pre-proposal that meets the submission requirementslisted in this NOFO by the established due date. Full proposals will not be reviewed orevaluated if a pre-proposal was not received on time and ranked.Non Eligible ApplicantsYou are not eligible to submit an application under this program if you are an employeeof any Federal agency; a member of the American Fisheries Advisory Committee; aRegional Fishery Management Council (Council); or an employee of a Council. However,Council members who are not Federal employees can submit an application to the S-K GrantCompetition.Multiple full proposal submissions from the same entity or applicant are limited to three.NMFS will only accept three full proposals from the same entity or individual, if more thanthree full proposals are submitted from the same entity or applicant NMFS will accept thefirst three in the order they are received.