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Research Funding Opportunities

VIMS trawl survey.

VIMS trawl survey. ©Janet Krenn/VASG

Before applying for any Virginia Sea Grant funding, make sure your project fits within the goals of our 2010-2014 Strategic Plan.

Research Funding

  • NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program 2012 RFP:NOAA expects to have approximately $3,200,000 available for a national competition to fund marine aquaculture research projects for FY 2012. This is part of the overall plan to support the development of environmentally and economically sustainable ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes aquaculture. Proposals must be able to express how the proposed work will have a high probability of significantly advancing U.S. marine aquaculture development in the short-term (1-2 years) or medium-term (3-5 years).
    • Number of awards available: At least seven projects nationally in FY2012
    • Years of support: Up to 2 years
    • Award level: $50,000 to $500,000 (matching funds are required)
    • Preproposal deadline: February 7, 2012
    • Preproposal submission address: oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov
    • Results of preproposal review expected March 9, 2012
    • Full proposal deadline: April 17, 2012
    • Award begin date: by September 1, 2012
    • Priorities for FY2012: Research to inform specific regulatory decisions; Research that supports multi-use spatial planning; and Socioeconomic research targeted to understand aquaculture in a larger context.
    • Download full federal funding opportunity announcement.
  • Coastal and Marine Science RFP: funding is available to faculty and staff of all higher education institutions within Virginia. Closed.Those invited to submit full proposals should click here for links to the eSeaGrant electronic submission system and other resources.
  • Coastal Community Adaptation RFP: funding is available to graduate student-faculty team(s) to work with Virginia coastal community client(s) on climate adaptation design and planning projects. Closed.
  • Mid-Atlantic Sea Grant Regional Research RFP: The Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia Sea Grant Programs are interested in funding regional projects that include investigators from all three states and address issues of regional scale especially offshore energy development, land use decisions and water quality impacts, or socioeconomic processes and impacts. Preproposals closed.
    • Awards available: 1
    • Years of support: 2
    • Award level: Up to $70,000 per year
    • Match Requirement: 50%
    • Preproposal deadline: March 3, 2011
    • Award begin date: February, 2012
    • Download announcement
    • Download cover page
  • Mid-Atlantic Sea Level Rise and Inundation RFP: Virginia Sea Grant (VASG), with funding from the National Sea Grant Office and the Coastal Services Center of NOAA, announces a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) for research to address sea level rise (SLR) and inundation adaptation challenges in the mid-Atlantic (NY, NJ, DE, MD, and VA). This RFP will fund projects that address the socioeconomic impacts of SLR and inundation or that investigate ways to encourage behavioral changes that will help coastal communities adapt to SLR. These priorities were selected by the mid-Atlantic Sea Grant and Coastal Zone Management programs as high-priority topics that would advance science-based solutions to enhance the mid-Atlantic’s capacity to plan for and adapt to SLR and inundation. Closed.
    • Awards available: 1-2
    • Years of support: 1
    • Award level: Up to $135,000 per year
    • Letter of intent deadline: May 2, 2011
    • Full proposal deadline: May 23, 2011
    • Award begin date: Negotiable, awardees will be notified late summer or early fall of 2011
    • Download announcement
    • Download budget form 90-4 and instructions
    • Download project summary form 90-2
  • Fisheries Resource Grant Program: Administered by VIMS Marine Advisory Services.

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