The NOAA Chesapeake Bay Office (NCBO) is directed by law to provide technical assistance in:
(1) identifying science-based management options for restoration and protection of living resources and their habitats; (2) monitoring and assessing the status of living resources and their habitats; and,

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(3) evaluating the effectiveness of management plan implementation.

This Fiscal Year 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity is seeking projects with clear near term management application and projects that either 1) investigate the impacts of climate change, habitat quality, and/or changing environmental variables on fish and shellfish resources to inform sustainable and ecosystem based fisheries management or 2) use innovative methods to assess the effectiveness of nearshore habitat restoration in enhancing fish communities and ecosystem resilience in response to climate change.

Projects should seek to employ and educate undergraduate or graduate students from groups underrepresented in marine science careers, including minorities, NCBO also encourages projects from principal investigators that have not been funded through the Chesapeake Bay Fisheries Research Program before.

For FY 2023, it is anticipated that up to approximately $1,500,000 could be made available for projects that address funding priorities and the special interest area identified in the Program Priorities Section (I.B.1 - I.B.2).