Opportunities

Grant Programs:

US Department of Agriculture –

Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/rbeg.htm

Rural Energy for America Program/Renewable Energy Systems/Energy Efficiency Improvement Program (REAP/RES/EEI)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/9006grant.htm

Value-Added Producer Grants
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/coops/vadg.htm

National Marine Fisheries Service –

Cooperative Research Program - CRP
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/grants/crp.htm

Marine Fisheries Initiative - MARFIN
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/grants/marfin.htm

Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/mb/financial_services/skhome.htm

Gulf & South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation
http://www.gulfsouthfoundation.org/index.htm

Loan Programs:

US Department of Agriculture –

Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan Program ( B & I)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/b&i_gar.htm

Intermediary Relending Program (IRP)
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/busp/irp.htm

Training Opportunities:

Check back this summer for information and dates on S.C. Sea Grant sponsored workshops on:

Direct Marketing
SC MarketMaker
Fisheries Leadership Development

Upcoming Events/Meetings:

Taste of Shem Creek
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Red’s Ice House on Shem Creek
Come and enjoy local seafood prepared by our local Shrimp Boat Captains.
Fee: Food tickets are available for purchase.

Mount Pleasant Blessing of the Fleet
http://www.townofmountpleasant.com/index.cfm?section=11&page=4&mesg=art447.24054
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Alhambra Hall & Park
11:30 am - 5:00 pm

Low Country Shrimp Festival and Blessing of the Fleet
http://www.lowcountryshrimpfestival.com/
Saturday, May 2, 2009
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Robert E. Ashley Landing
McClellanville, SC

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
www.safmc.net
June 8 – 12, 2009
Hutchinson Island Marriott
555 NE Ocean Blvd., Stuart, FL

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
www.safmc.net
September 14 - 18, 2009
The Charleston Marriott Hotel
170 Lockwood Blvd., Charleston, SC

15th Annual Beaufort Shrimp Festival
October 2-3, 2009
Historic Downtown Beaufort, Waterfront Park on Bay Street
Beaufort, SC

South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Meeting
www.safmc.net
December 7 – 11, 2009
Sheraton Atlantic Beach Oceanfront Hotel
2717 W. Fort Macon Road, Atlantic Beach, NC