Thank you, Ben.
The USDA Beginning Farmer and Rancher low interest equipment loan program can likely be opened to reliable marine CDR tech under the combined focus of aquaculture/CDR that's separately listed in the brief.
The equipment loan program can reach upto $600K for any citizen that is new to farming or ranching or within the first 10 years of their start in farming or ranching.
A marine CDR equipment package that fits within the program funding limites is likely plausable. Importantly, the NOAA mCDR team can help the USDA determine what is acceptable mCDR equipment at the STEM, policy, and socioeconomic levels. The team also has grants funding available for research in mCDR for the next few years.
I have experience as a Bering Sea longline firstmate, SE Alaska salmon/herring fisheries, and I believe a NOAA mCDR team approved tech package can likely fit the USDA CDR/aquaculture priorities and do so within the startup budget as a 58ft commercial fishing boat with a few starter fishery permits cost around this $600K USDA BeginningFarmerandRancherlowinterestequipmentloanprogram.