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A -- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO STRENGTHEN AND DEVELOP THE U.S. FISHING INDUSTRY DUE 082099 POC See section I.E. Application Addresses in the solicitation notice, page 33051 WEB: The notice soliciting grant proposals for the FY 2000, http:/www.nmfs.gov/sfweb/skhome.htlm. E-MAIL: For further information contact: Alicia L. Jarboe,, alicia.jarboe@noaa.gov. No. 960223046-9151-04; I.D. 050799B, RIN 0648-ZA09, The notice solicits grant proposals for the FY 2000 Saltonstall-Kennedy (S-K) Grant Program and was published in the Federal Register on June 21, 1999 (64 FR 33050). The deadline for submitting a grant application is August 20, 1999. We must receive your application by close of business at one of the offices listed in section I.E. Applications Addresses, page 33051 of the document. The S-K Grant Program is a competitive program administered by the National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce. The program provides financial assistance (grants and cooperative agreements) for research and development projects to benefit the U.S. fishing industry. Posted 06/22/99 (W-SN345708). (0173)

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