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MASGC
Funding Opportunities
MASGC
commits to interdisciplinary environmental scholarship and community-based
natural resources management so that coastal and
marine resources are conserved and managed for a sustainable economy
and environment. The tools available in support of the MASGC mission
are applied interdisciplinary research, communications, education,
extension, and legal
services using both targeted and cross-cutting
approaches.
These tools are utilized at local, state, regional, national, and
international arenas.
The
Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium currently supports research
in the following strategic areas:
- Health and Restoration of Coastal Habitats.
- Coastal Community Resiliency and Resource Management.
- Seafood Safety and Processing Technology.
- Fisheries Ecology and Aquaculture.
- Education and Outreach.
Funding
in support of these strategic areas is provided by Sea Grant through
a biennial omnibus program, small programs development grants,
national strategic investments, and fellowships. During proposal development
you will be required to submit numerous federal forms. To ease the application
process MASGC provides downloadable versions of these forms.
The Sea
Grant Handbook (1.11 MB PDF) offers administrative guidelines
for the preparation, administration, and reporting of proposals to the
Mississippi-Alabama
Sea Grant Consortium.
Biennial
Omnibus Program
From a field of 18 proposals, The Mississippi-Alabama Sea grant Consortium
has chosen nine research projects to fund for its next omnibus cycle
which will run Feb. 1, 2008 to Jan. 31, 2010. Two of these projects
are one-year Program Development projects. Each project was chosen
after reviewing several criteria including its relationship to MASGC's
strategic plan and the project's significance to its scientific field.
The
Winter 2007 issue of the Sea Briefs newsletter offers an overview
of the selected projects.
Bottlenose
Dolphin Conservation
The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the
National Marine Fisheries Service, is pleased to announce a request
for proposals aimed
at enhancing bottlenose dolphin conservation in the Gulf of Mexico.
The research will
focus on innovative and practical projects that seek to enhance bottlenose
dolphin conservation by: (1) characterizing various aspects of human
interactions (i.e. dolphin tourism, feeding, harassment, etc.) with
wild bottlenose dolphins; (2) assessing dolphin depredation on recreational
and commercial fisheries; and (3) providing a comprehensive outreach
strategy to inform the public of harmful interactions.
The deadline for
proposals has passed.
Working
Waterfronts
The Alabama
Working Waterfronts Coalition in partnership with the Mississippi-Alabama
Sea Grant Consortium is seeking proposals for an inventory of water-dependent
businesses and associated public and private infrastructure in southwest
Alabama.
The successful proposal should include the use of a variety of data
collection methods including the use of existing data sets, interviews
and surveys. The inventory should include, at a minimum, identification
of types of waterfront businesses, identification of water-dependent
businesses not directly on the waterfront, public and private navigation
and harbor infrastructure and a survey of town, city and county officials
to determine if waterfront access is addressed in planning documents.
The project outcomes should be compatible with GIS.
MASGC will provide
$60,000 in federal funds. There is a non-federal match requirement
of 50% of the total federal request. The deadline for
proposals has passed.
Program
Development
The MASGC has a limited amount of funding available each year for Program
Development (PD) projects. The purpose of PD funding is to allow researchers
to rapidly respond to an immediate unforeseen opportunity. Requests
are generally limited to a maximum of $10,000 in funding and are for
a one-year
period. PD proposals are accepted by MASGC at any time during the year.
These proposals may be peer reviewed. Approval is dependent on the
availability of funds and the relevance of the project to the 2006-2010
Strategic
Plan.
National
Strategic Investments
Requests for proposals are issued by the National Sea Grant Office
at various times during the year. These National Strategic Initiatives
focus
on a specific topic such as minority serving institutions, aquaculture,
oysters, technology, or aquatic nuisance species.
Current
NSI Funding Opportunities:
- Gulf
Oyster Industry Program (GOIP) RFP
The National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) is entertaining
proposals to participate in innovative research, outreach
and demonstration to continue the Gulf of Mexico Oyster Industry Program.
Approximately
$1 million is available for the Gulf Oyster Industry Program
in FY 2005
and a similar amount is expected for FY 2006. Therefore,
two-year proposals are being accepted. The Gulf Oyster Industry
Program seeks to fund
innovative research and outreach that provide focuses on the
oyster industry problems
of the Gulf Coast.
- Oyster
Disease Research Program
The ODRP has made significant accomplishments in the areas of disease
diagnosis, immune system function of oysters, range
and virulence of existing diseases, modeling and prediction of
oyster diseases in
the natural environment, oyster disease resistance through genetic
selection and a variety of other technologies. Even though significant
scientific information has been obtained through this work and we now
have an
oyster that has improved performance and survivability under
field conditions; disease episodes can still be severe enough to
prevent the culture
and
natural recovery of oysters. More research is clearly
needed to
improve the survivability of oysters in U.S. coastal waters and
to improve technology for disease management and control.
- Aquatic
Invasive Species Research and Outreach Program
The National Sea Grant College Program seeks to fund research and
outreach projects addressing the introduction and spread of
aquatic invasive species. The goal of the program is to discover and develop
information
and tools
that can lead to the prevention, detection and
control of aquatic
invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic
and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems. The opportunity seeks
especially
to support
NOAA-relevant regional research and outreach priorities
identified by the Regional Panels of the Aquatic Nuisance Species Task Force.
Fellowships
John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
NOAA
Fisheries/Sea Grant Fellowship Program
Sea Grant Industy Fellowship
Additional
Funding Opportunities
Throughout the year, MASGC receives notice of additional
funding opportunities. This information is
provided for your convenience.
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