Funding Opportunities
Washington Sea Grant is a catalyst for innovative marine research and education opportunities.
Omnibus Proposal Information
Washington Sea Grant is a part of a national network, funded and coordinated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration through a state-federal partnership. Under the national program, the primary funding mechanism for Washington Sea Grant is an omnibus grant that integrates research, outreach, education, communications and administration activities.
The current omnibus grant covers research activities from February 2007 through January 2010 and provides for an annual budget of a little more than $4 million. About two-thirds of the funding comes from NOAA, with a one-third match from state and other funding sources.
Implementation of the omnibus grant combines competitively selected research and education projects with complementary outreach, education and communications activities carried our by the Washington Sea Grant staff. At least half of the funds are awarded for research and education projects. In 2007, a total of 14 new research projects were initiated. These two- to three-year projects were selected from a total of 50 proposals submitted and evaluated in 2006.
A new omnibus proposal (2010-2014) is currently under development. The call for preliminary proposals for projects to be funded from February 2010 to January 2012 was released on January 26, 2009 and closed on March 6, 2009.
For more information, contact Penny Dalton, Director, pdalton@u.washington.edu, or Raechel Waters, Associate Director, rlwaters@u.washington.edu.