Two new funding opportunities are available to support new aquaculture research activities. One originates from the California Sea Grant Program, and one from the National Sea Grant Office. Please see below for short descriptions of the two and links for further information.
Opportunity I.
The California Sea Grant College Program is now soliciting preliminary proposals for projects to begin on/after February 1, 2015. Faculty and academic staff from universities and scientists from research institutions throughout California are invited to apply. Funding is intended to support graduate student research with a maximum budget of $25,000 and duration of one year. The deadline is 5:00 PM March 13, 2014. Further information can be found at: http://www-csgc.ucsd.edu/FUNDING/PROP_PDFs/CORE/CallforPre-Proposals2015.pdf. See the Safe and Sustainable Fisheries & Seafood Supply Focus Areas for details on aquaculture.
Opportunity II.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Federal Agency Name(s): Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce
Funding Opportunity Title: NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program 2014
Announcement Type: Initial
Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-OAR-SG-2014-2003987
Further information can be found at: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html?keywords=NOAA-OAR-SG-2014-2003987
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 11.417, Sea Grant Support
Dates: Pre-proposals must be received by electronic mail to the National Sea Grant Office by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on February 21, 2014.
Full proposals are due from applicants to the state Sea Grant Program by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on May 5, 2014.
Funding Opportunity Description: Depending on the availability of funds, NOAA Sea Grant expects to have up to $3,000,000 available for a national competition to fund new FY 2014 marine aquaculture research projects. This is part of the overall plan to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes aquaculture. Topical priorities for this FY 2014 competition are, briefly: 1) Research to inform pending, regulatory decisions on the local, state, or federal level leading to an information product– such as a tool, technology, template, or model– needed to make final decisions on a specific question regarding impacts of aquaculture; 2) Public-private research partnerships that address specific, current problems that limit a steady supply of marine or Great Lakes fingerlings; and 3) Social and/or economic research targeted to understand aquaculture issues in a larger context. Applicants must describe how their proposed work will rapidly and significantly advance U.S. marine aquaculture development in the short-term (1-2 years after project completion).
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