This grant supports projects that increase processing capacity and volume for invasive wild-caught catfish species. It aims to elevate incomes for fishers and processors, provide fair wages, and create new, stable, and safe job opportunities at processing facilities, thereby fostering economic development in rural communities.
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and tribal governments, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), cooperatives, corporations, tribes, and other business types regardless of legal structure.
