2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program

Awards $15,000 – $75,000 per recipient for business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, individual, individuals, native american tribal governments (federally recognized), native american tribal organizations (other than federally recognized tribal governments), nonprofit, nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the irs, other than institutions of higher education, other legal entity, private institutions of higher education, public agency, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, small businesses, special district governments, state governments, tribal government, closing May 1, 2028.

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2026 Alaska Marine Education and Training Mini-Grant Program awards $15,000 – $75,000 per recipient, open to business, city or township governments, county governments, for profit organizations other than small businesses, individual, individuals, native american tribal governments (federally…

Record fields
Program pool (total)
$600,000
Total across all awards in this programme. Not an amount any single applicant can receive.
Award ceiling (per project)
$75,000
Award floor
$15,000
Typical award
Not confirmed
Deadline
May 1, 2028
Deadline type
fixed
Opens
Apr 23, 2026
Status
Open
Eligible entities
Business · City or township governments · County governments · For profit organizations other than small businesses · Individual · Individuals · Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) · Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) · Nonprofit · Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education · Other Legal Entity · Private institutions of higher education · Public Agency · Public and State controlled institutions of higher education · Small businesses · Special district governments · State governments · Tribal Government
Geography
Alaska
Matching funds
No
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Application effort
Not confirmed
Currency
USD

How much money is available?

Two different figures govern a programme and they are not interchangeable. The programme pool is what the funder has allocated across every award it will make this cycle. The award ceiling is the most one applicant can be granted.

Program pool (total)Across all awards this cycle
$600,000
Award ceiling (per project)The most one applicant can receive
$75,000

Who can apply?

state

Alaska

Source field: states
use

Enhanced regionally-specific management of fishery resources based on local knowledge, Enhancing seafood safety and management through training in seafood best practices, marketing, and fishery management, Outreach and education for consumers on quality and sustainability of wild caught fish or products farmed through aquaculture/mariculture, Strengthening the seafood supply chain through partnerships with industry, researchers, and community organizations, Technological innovation in fishing practices, Workforce development for marine-related professions in marine science, aquaculture/mariculture, and maritime operations

Source field: use of funds
size limit

Not stated

Source field: applicant size limit
clause text

Proposed projects must be conducted in Alaska. Federal agencies and their employees, as well as Federal instrumentalities (including employees and members), are not eligible to apply.

We store the structured fields above. Clause-by-clause text from the guidelines is not connected for this record.

When does it close?

May 1, 2028608 daysfixed deadline

What can the money be used for?

Workforce development for marine-related professions in marine science, aquaculture/mariculture, and maritime operationsEnhancing seafood safety and management through training in seafood best practices, marketing, and fishery managementTechnological innovation in fishing practicesOutreach and education for consumers on quality and sustainability of wild caught fish or products farmed through aquaculture/maricultureEnhanced regionally-specific management of fishery resources based on local knowledgeStrengthening the seafood supply chain through partnerships with industry, researchers, and community organizations

These categories come from the source's own classification. A line-item cost table, where the programme publishes one, lives in the guidelines and is not parsed for this record.

How hard is the application?

Application effort
Not confirmed
Disbursement
Not confirmed
Matching funds
No

Who has received this funding?

No award records yet

We hold no prior awards for this programme. That is a gap in what we have connected, not a finding that the programme has never funded anyone — check the official page, which may list past recipients.

Common questions

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How much can one applicant receive?
$15,000 – $75,000 per recipient.
How much funding is available in total?
$600,000 across the whole programme. This is the total the funder has allocated, not an amount any single applicant can receive.
When is the application deadline?
May 1, 2028.
Who is eligible to apply?
Business, City or township governments, County governments, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Individual, Individuals, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofit, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Other Legal Entity, Private institutions of higher education, Public Agency, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Small businesses, Special district governments, State governments, Tribal Government.
Which locations are eligible?
Alaska.
What can the funding be used for?
Workforce development for marine-related professions in marine science, aquaculture/mariculture, and maritime operations, Enhancing seafood safety and management through training in seafood best practices, marketing, and fishery management, Technological innovation in fishing practices, Outreach and education for consumers on quality and sustainability of wild caught fish or products farmed through aquaculture/mariculture, Enhanced regionally-specific management of fishery resources based on local knowledge, Strengthening the seafood supply chain through partnerships with industry, researchers, and community organizations, as classified by the source.
Is matching funding required?
No. The source states that no matching funds are required.
Provenance
Source pagegrants.gov
Retrieved2026-09-01
MethodAutomated check
First seen2026-09-01

The official page governs. If the source and this record disagree, the source is correct — programmes change their terms between our checks, so confirm every figure above before you apply.