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Research Funding Opportunities

WHOI Sea Grant Program Funding Opportunities

 

General Program Development Funds - OPEN

Small projects focused on:

  • Research or proof-of-concept;
  • Diversity, equity, inclusion and justice (DEIJ);
  • Extension, education, communications;
  • Travel;
  • Graduate student support;
  • Workshops or conferences.

Woods Hole Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals - Closed

Depending on availability of funds, WHOI Sea Grant expects to award approximately $1,000,000 to support 4-6 research projects during the two-year funding period.
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Regional Funding Opportunities

 

The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center is seeking proposals to improve understanding of fishing community interactions with offshore wind development in the U.S. Northeast from the New York Bight through the Gulf of Maine.

This funding partnership builds on successes from research funding awarded in 2022. The current opportunity will continue to advance a regional approach and seeks to enhance existing and catalyze new human dimensions research relevant to the priorities outlined in the request for proposals.

The funding opportunity focuses on advancing social, cultural, historical, and economic research to inform communities, developers, and other decision-makers. Proposals that utilize qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches from across the social sciences and humanities are encouraged. Approximately $1 million will be available to support projects in three topical research areas: Offshore Wind Development Planning and Engagement, Understanding Fisheries and Offshore Wind Development Interactions, Monitoring of Offshore Wind Development and Fisheries Interactions.

National Funding Opportunities

 

FY 2024 American Lobster Research Funding Opportunity - Now Open

Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant 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.

Awards will be made for no more than approximately $600,000 in federal funds per project and may be for one or two years with a maximum of two years.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to consider projects that involve partnerships among industry, State agencies, academia, and other community members engaged in the research priorities they intend to investigate.

» Learn more about the opportunity and read the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.

 

FY 2024 Young Fishermen's Career Development Projects Competition - Now Open

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.

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.

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.

» Learn more about the opportunity and read the full Notice of Funding Opportunity.

 

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