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2012-2013 Request for MASGC Research Pre-Proposals

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium is pleased to announce a request for pre-proposals for 2012-2013 funding.

The deadline for pre-proposals is 4:00 p.m. Central time on Friday, February 25, 2011.

Full Announcement

In this competition, MASGC will welcome projects in the following focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Safe and Sustainable Seafood Supply and Sustainable Coastal Development.

Forms and Guidance
If you require a format other than Microsoft Office, please contact Loretta Leist.
Pre-proposals must use the latest version of the MASGC Budget Form (90-4) and the MASGC Budget Justification.

MASGC Title/Cover Form 
MASGC Title/Cover Form Guidance
Tips for preparing your preproposal narrative
MASGC Budget Form
MASGC Budget Justification Form
MASGC Budget and Budget Justification Guidance

Submission Instructions

E-mail submissions should be addressed to Loretta Leist (loretta.leist@usm.edu) and include the following two files:

  1. In a single Adobe PDF file
    1. Signed cover page (signed by institutional or signatory authority)
    2. Project Narrative (maximum of three pages)
      1. Rationale and Societal Benefits
      2. Objectives and Hypothesis(es)
      3. Approach
      4. Expected Outcomes
      5. Expected Impacts
      6. Application of Results
    3. Literature Cited (no page limit)
    4. Budget Form (one budget for each year)
    5. Budget Justification (one justification for each budget year)
    6. Curriculum Vitae (2 pages per investigator)
    7. Letters of Support (no page limit)
  2. A second file containing a completed and unsigned copy of the cover page saved in a word processing format.

If submitting by hard copy, pre-proposals should be sent to: Pre-Proposals, Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium, 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS 39564. Hard copies must be received by Friday, February 25, 2011.

For More Information
A conference call with WebEx capabilities is established to provide an overview of the initiatives described in this RFP. You can participate in this call, but it is not required in order to submit a pre-proposal. The schedule and information for the call is:

Friday, January 7, 2011 at 1:00 pm Central time
Conference call dial-in number 1-888-848-0190; Participant PIN: 8457325#
Click here to access the WebEx meeting.
WebEx Meeting Number: 800 618 973
WebEx Meeting Password: MASGC

Contacts
For additional information, call 228-818-8835 or contact LaDon Swann (swanndl@auburn.edu), Stephen Sempier (stephen.sempier@usm.edu), or Loretta Leist (loretta.leist@usm.edu) on proposal guidance, or Devaney Cheramie (devaney.cheramie@usm.edu) on fiscal matters.

Full proposal guidance will be available for all investigators upon notification of pre-proposal results.