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Assistance Listing 11.441

Regional Fishery Management Councils

COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Assistance Listing 11.441, “Regional Fishery Management Councils,” is a federal program administered by COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF. It provides cooperative agreement assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $43.2M in obligations for fiscal year 2025. Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 44 grant awards under this listing; the largest recipient was NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL.

  • Funding down 10% (FY24→FY25)Actual obligations reported in the SAM.gov listing changed -10% from FY2024 to FY2025. Historical data, not a prediction. calculated by GrantsJunction

Program objective

The objectives of the eight Regional Fishery Management Councils are to prepare, monitor and revise fishery management plans and data collection programs for domestic and foreign fishing within the 200-mile U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This is done with approval and implementation by the Secretary of Commerce who has stewardship responsibility for living marine resources in the EEZ under the MSFCMA.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 11.441

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Local
  • State
  • Territorial
  • Unrestricted by Entity Type
  • Tribal

Eight Regional Fishery Management Councils (New England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, Pacific, North Pacific and Western Pacific) as established by the MSFCMA. These councils can best be described as "quasi-government" because they are sponsored by the Federal government, specifically funded by Congress but the members are appointed by the Secretary of Commerce from the private sector; they are not Federal employees.

Intended beneficiaries: Other private institution/organization, Anyone/general public and Private nonprofit institution/organization.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$48.2M
FY25$43.2M
FY26$45.4M est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): $890,400 to $2,451,000

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 11.441. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Who gets funded

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov shows 44 grant or cooperative agreement awards with funding actions under ALN 11.441.

Grant obligations by fiscal year

FY22$34.9M
FY23$36.6M
FY24$48.2M
FY25$43.2M
FY26$37.5M
Obligations recorded in USAspending.gov; FY26 may be partial. Can differ from the agency-reported totals above.

Most recent awards

  • WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · HITHE PROJECT PROPOSES TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL LONGLINE FISHING FLEET BY SUBSIDIZING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR FUEL EXPENSES. THIS DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS A TARGETED EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE FLEET, WHICH HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN VESSEL NUMBERS DUE TO ESCALATING OPERATIONAL COSTS. BY OFFSETTING THESE EXPENSES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO STABILIZE THE FLEET AND IMPROV$171KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · SCTHE SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WILL REVIEW AND ASSESS CURRENT CORAL HABITAT CLOSED AREAS AND FISHERY REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE IF ANY CHANGES ARE NEEDED AND SUPPORT A CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECT (SIZE MATTERS: INNOVATIVE LENGTHS ESTIMATES) TO COLLECT CORAL REEF FISH LENGTH DATA TO INFORM MANAGEMENT AND INCREASE COMMUNICATION WITH STAKEHOLDERS. THE SIZE MATTERS PROJECT IS BEING IMPLEMENTE$249KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · FLTHE GULF FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (COUNCIL) WILL CONSOLIDATE PREVIOUSLY COLLECTED CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEM DATA INTO AN ONLINE GEOSPATIAL PLATFORM AND UPDATE A MODEL TO IMPROVE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION OF CORAL SPECIES AND ASSESSES ECOSYSTEM HEALTH. THE COUNCIL WILL USE THIS INFORMATION TO SUPPORT THEIR MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES AND TRANSLATE IT INTO OUTREACH MATERIALS FOR THEIR AD$147KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • CARIBBEAN FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · PRTHE CARIBBEAN FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL WILL WORK CONTRACTORS TO ASSESS A FISH SPAWNING AGGREGATION SITE, WHERE FISH GATHER FOR REPRODUCTION, THAT IS A SEASONALLY CLOSED TO FISHING. THE WORK WILL QUANTIFY RED HIND REPRODUCTIVE ACTIVITY AND RELATIVE ABUNDANCES AT TOURMALINE REEF BY MEASURING THE ABUNDANCE OF GROUPERS USING MULTIPLE TECHNOLOGIES (I.E., DIVER UNDERWATER VISUAL CENSUS, STEREO DIVER O$350KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · HITHE WESTERN PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (COUNCIL) WILL ASSESS THAT STATUS FOR CORAL REEF FISH AND CORAL REEF ECOSYSTEMS BY WORKING WITH LOCAL AGENCIES, GATHERING INFORMATION, AND PROVIDING RECOMMENDATIONS ON THEIR MANAGEMENT ACTIONS. THE COUNCIL DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE CORAL REEF SPECIES AND DEVELOP SPECIFIC ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES FOR THESE SPECIES THAT CAN BE USED AS WARNI$225KStarts Oct 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · HITHIS PROJECT PROPOSES TO SUPPORT MARINE CONSERVATION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (CNMI) BY FUNDING THREE KEY INITIATIVES. THE FIRST PROJECT WILL IMPROVE COMMERCIAL FISHERIES DATA REPORTING BY INCREASING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND PROVIDING TRAINING. THE SECOND INITIATIVE WILL EXPAND A YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAM THAT EDUCATES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ON MARINE RESOURCE STEWARDSHIP, SUSTAI$171KStarts Sep 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · HITHE PROJECT PROPOSES TO SUPPORT THE LOCAL LONGLINE FISHING FLEET BY SUBSIDIZING A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THEIR FUEL EXPENSES. THIS DIRECT FINANCIAL SUPPORT IS A TARGETED EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING THE FLEET, WHICH HAS SEEN A DECLINE IN VESSEL NUMBERS DUE TO ESCALATING OPERATIONAL COSTS. BY OFFSETTING THESE EXPENSES, THE PROJECT AIMS TO STABILIZE THE FLEET AND IMPROV$171KStarts Sep 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • SOUTH ATLANTIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · SCTHE ROLE OF THE COUNCILS IS TO DEVELOP FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS (FMPS) NEEDED TO MANAGE FISHERY RESOURCES WITHIN THE 200-MILE LIMIT. THIS LIMIT, SOMETIMES REFERRED TO AS THE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ OR FEDERAL WATERS), EXTENDS OFFSHORE FROM STATE WATERS (THREE MILES IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC) TO 200 NAUTICAL MILES. OUTER BOUNDARIES OF THE EEZ OFF THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST VARY ACCORDING TO AREAS WHER$8.54MStarts Jan 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · FLTHE GULF OF MEXICO FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (COUNCIL), HEADQUARTERED IN TAMPA, FLORIDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FISH STOCKS WITHIN THE FEDERAL 200-MILE LIMIT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO (GULF) OFF TEXAS, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, ALABAMA, AND FLORIDA.$9MStarts Jan 1, 2025 · Award ↗
  • CARIBBEAN FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL · PRTHE CARIBBEAN FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (COUNCIL), HEADQUARTERED IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CREATION OF MANAGEMENT PLANS, CONSERVATION, AND ORDERLY UTILIZATION OF THE FISHERY RESOURCES FOR FISHERY RESOURCES (FMPS) IN THE US CARIBBEAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE (EEZ) OFF PR AND THE USVI.$5.16MStarts Jan 1, 2025 · Award ↗

Source: USAspending.gov (grants and cooperative agreements, award types 02–05), refreshed weekly; last checked Oct 9, 2026. Names and amounts are as reported by agencies and prime recipients. Past recipients show where money went — not who is eligible or how likely an application is to succeed.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 11.441?

11.441 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Regional Fishery Management Councils.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 11.441?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Local, State, Territorial, Unrestricted by Entity Type and Tribal. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 11.441 provide?

The agency reported $43,230,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.

Who has received funding under ALN 11.441?

Since October 1, 2023, USAspending.gov records 44 grant awards under 11.441. The largest recipients by obligations were NORTH PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ($18.5M), PACIFIC FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ($17.8M), NEW ENGLAND FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ($17.6M), WESTERN PACIFIC REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCIL ($17.3M) and 1 more. Past recipients do not indicate eligibility or chances of approval.