National Competitions

American Lobster Research Funding Opportunity

The National Sea Grant College Program has announced a federal funding opportunity to support American Lobster research:

American Lobster Research Funding Opportunity – open to individuals, groups and institutions; $2,000,000 total; $600,000 maximum per award; 1 or 2 years

Subject to the availability of funding, the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) anticipates approximately $2,000,000 in FY2024 federal funds will be available to eligible applicants to support projects that will advance our scientific knowledge of the American Lobster fishery and support the resiliency of fishing communities in the face of environmental change and economic uncertainty.

Federal Funding Opportunity: NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-25871

Proposal Details:

Awards will be made for no more than approximately $600,000 in federal funds per project, and may be for one or two years in duration with a maximum of two years. Applications will require 50% in non-federal match funding. All projects must take place within the United States or territories or their respective waterways.

Please carefully review the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for specific instructions on how to apply for the competition via grants.gov.

Proposal Deadlines:

Applications must be submitted to Grants.gov by May 7, 2024.

Application packages are available online and can be downloaded from www.grants.gov under opportunity NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-25758

If you have questions please contact sg.grants@noaa.gov and specify that your question is related to the American Lobster Research Funding Opportunity in the subject line.

 

Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects Competition

The National Sea Grant College Program has announced a federal funding opportunity to support fisherman workforce development:

Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects Competition – open to groups and institutions; $1,000,000 total; $400,000 maximum per award; 1 or 2 years

Subject to the availability of funding, the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) anticipates approximately $1,000,000 in FY2024 federal funds will be available to eligible applicants to support 2-3 projects that will develop and execute local, regional and national programs, workshops and services to enable fishermen to enter career paths and make a living supplying seafood from our oceans, coasts and Great Lakes.

Successful projects will create and implement trainings that include the following types of programs, workshops, and services:

  • seamanship, navigation, electronics, and safety;
  • vessel and engine care, maintenance, and repair;
  • sustainable fishing practices;
  • other training needs as identified by the community.

Federal Funding Opportunity: NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-25758

Proposal Details: 

Awards will be made for no more than approximately $400,000 in federal funds per project, and may be for one or two years though for no more than $200,000 per year. Applications will require 25% in non-federal match funding. All projects must take place within the United States or territories or their respective waterways.

Please carefully review the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for specific instructions on how to apply for the competition via grants.gov.

Proposal Deadlines:

Applications must be submitted to Grants.gov by May 2, 2024.

Application packages are available online and can be downloaded from www.grants.gov under opportunity NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-25758

If you have questions please contact sg.grants@noaa.gov and specify that your question is related to the Young Fishermen’s Career Development Projects in the subject line.

 

2024 NOAA Sea Grant National Aquaculture Funding Opportunities 

The National Sea Grant College Program has announced a federal funding opportunity to advance U.S. aquaculture:

Enhancing Production of Coastal, Marine, and Great Lakes Aquaculture Species – open to individuals, groups and institutions; $5,000,000-$6,000,000 total; $250,000-$1,200,000 maximum per award; up to 3 years

The National Sea Grant Office anticipates $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs that will develop and refine methods, protocols, techniques, and/or strategies to enhance the production of one or more life stages of aquaculture species (described below) with the overall goal of improving the efficiency, output, and profitability of commercial coastal, marine, or Great Lakes region aquaculture businesses.

Federal Funding Opportunity: NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-24677 

Proposal Details:

Total funding for this competition includes approximately $5,000,000-$6,000,000 to support 4-12 projects for up to three years. 

  • Up to $250,000 in federal funds can be requested by individual entities (e.g. a single individual, group, or institution) for research projects addressing the program priorities. 
  • Up to $1,200,000 in federal funds can be requested for projects proposing collaborative, multi-partner efforts addressing the program priorities. 

Applications require the standard 50% non-federal match for Sea Grant projects. 

Please carefully review the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for specific instructions on how to apply for the competition via grants.gov.

Proposal Deadlines:

Letters of Intent must be received via email by the National Sea Grant Office (oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov) by 5:00pm (local time of lead submitting entity) on January 17, 2024.

Full applications to this competition must be submitted to Grants.gov by 11:59 pm Eastern Time on April 3, 2024. 

Application packages are available online and can be downloaded from www.grants.gov under opportunity NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-24677.

Please contact us at oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov with any questions regarding this NOFO and please specify the opportunity in the subject line.

 

2023 NOAA Sea Grant National Marine Debris Funding Opportunities

The National Sea Grant College Program has announced two federal funding opportunities to support community-engaged marine debris removal and prevention:

Marine Debris Challenge Competition – open to all PIs in collaboration with Sea Grant programs*; $16,000,000 total; $3,000,000 maximum per award; up to 3 years

Sea Grant anticipates approximately $16,000,000 in FY 2024 and 2025 federal funds will be available to support innovative, transformational research to application projects that will address the prevention and/or removal of marine debris. Proposals are sought that will push the boundaries of existing technologies and approaches, change the current landscape of marine debris mitigation, and tie that research to tangible outputs.

Please review the Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed information about this opportunity: NOAA-OAR-SG-2022-2007452

PROPOSAL DEADLINES:

Letters of Intent: Washington Sea Grant is required to submit letters of intent by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, January 31, 2024

If you are interested in being a PI and/or collaborating with Washington Sea Grant on this opportunity, please let us know ASAP, and no later than Monday, November 27, 2023 (wsgres@uw.edu). Washington Sea Grant will require complete letters of intent in advance of the Wednesday, January 31, 2024 deadline.

Full proposals: are due to grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on March 27, 2024**.

Informational Webinars:

October 2, 2023 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (4:00 p.m. ET) – Register Here
October 3, 2023 1:00 p.m. Pacific Time (4:00 p.m. ET) – Register Here

*Only Sea Grant Programs are eligible to apply for this opportunity. It is not a requirement that investigators, including the PI, are part of a Sea Grant program, however proposals must be submitted with and through a Sea Grant program.

**In order to meet internal University of Washington proposal preparation deadlines, full proposals will need to be completed in collaboration with Washington Sea Grant approximately 2 weeks in advance of this deadline.

Marine Debris Community Action Coalitions– open to Sea Grant Programs only; $3,000,000 total; $300,000 maximum per award; up to 3 years

The “National Sea Grant Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) Marine Debris Community Action Coalitions” will support the creation of coalitions and partnerships among communities, groups, and localities – especially those that have been traditionally underserved, to address marine debris prevention and removal. Only Sea Grant programs are eligible to apply for funding under this opportunity.

Washington Sea Grant is currently evaluating program priorities for this opportunity. If you are interested in working with us in this area, please contact us (wsgres@uw.edu).

Please review the Notice of Funding Opportunity for detailed information about this opportunity: NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-23704

All the information above is also available at https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Funding.