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.
In one sentence
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…
- Program pool (total)
- $600,000Total 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.
Who can 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
Source field: entity typesAgriculture, Business and Commerce, Education, Environment, Food and Nutrition, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Source field: industriesEnhanced 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 fundsNot stated
Source field: applicant size limitProposed 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?
What can the money be used for?
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
Every answer below is a stored field from this record. Questions the source did not answer are not asked.
- 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.
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.