Wednesday April 15, 2026
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and NOAA Fisheries have announced $3.4 million in grants to advance electronic data collection and data modernization across U.S. fisheries. The funding will be matched by $4.2 million in contributions from grantees, bringing the total conservation impact to $7.6 million.
The 13 grants were awarded through the Electronic Monitoring and Reporting Grant Program (EMR Grant Program), a longstanding partnership between the two agencies. Projects span federal and state fisheries across Alaska, Alabama, California, Florida, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Texas, and Washington, as well as Puerto Rico.