Sea Grant provides a variety of funding opportunities based on its work in four focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, Resilient Coastal Communities and Economies, and Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development. Funding opportunities that are available from the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) are competitively available to state-based Sea Grant programs, and occasionally to eligible entities (e.g., academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state agencies, etc.) that submit through the state program.
Funding is to support two-year applied and end-user-driven projects focused on priorities identified in Florida Sea Grant’s 2024-27 Strategic Plan. Approximately 8-9 two-year projects of up to $200,000 each will be funded. Matching is required of at least 50% from non-federal sources. In addition, new this year, selected proposals will subsequently be awarded $22,000 per year (up to $44,000) to support graduate student assistant involvement in the project as a “Florida Sea Grant Fellow”.
An important aspect is that projects be developed and implemented in partnership with an end-user (i.e., government agency, private sector business/industry, non-governmental/non-profit organization) who will apply the results in a manner that generates tangible economic, societal and/or environmental benefits. Cooperation with a FSG Extension agent to support outreach is encouraged where feasible and logical for a particular project, especially in conjunction with end-user engagement.
Application Deadline: February 28, 2025 by 3:00 pm ET (LOIs); June 18, 2025 by 3:00p.m. EST (Full Proposals)
Announcement: https://www.flseagrant.org/funded-research/#opportunities
