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The term “Sea Grant Institution” means a sea grant college or sea grant institute, as those terms are defined in section 1122 of this title.
The term “Tribal organization” has the meaning given the term “tribal organization” in section 5304 of title 25.
The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the National Sea Grant Office, shall establish a program to provide training, education, outreach, and technical assistance initiatives for young fishermen, to be known as the ‘Young Fishermen’s Development Grant Program’ (referred to in this section 1
All young fishermen seeking to participate in the commercial fisheries of the United States and the Great Lakes are eligible to participate in the activities funded through grants provided for in this section, except that participants in such activities shall be selected by each grant recipient.
An eligible recipient may receive consecutive grants under this section.
To be eligible to receive a grant under this section, a recipient shall provide a match in the form of cash or in-kind contributions from the recipient in the amount equal to or greater than 25 percent of the funds provided by the grant.
In making grants under this section, the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure geographic diversity.
A grant under this section may not be used to purchase any fishing license, permit, quota, or other harvesting right.
There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subchapter $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026.
Funds to carry out the activities under this subchapter shall be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to the preceding subsection that are enacted after January 5, 2021.