*SAVE THE DATE* FY2023 Core RFP Informational Open House: 10am-noon on Thursday, January 27, 2022
MIT Sea Grant is a leader in technological and scientific advances in the marine field. Our competitive research funding programs promote research that contributes to the wise stewardship of coastal and ocean resources. Principal Investigators who are eligible to apply to submit an external proposal by rules of his/her home institution may apply for the following:
REGIONAL OCEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY RFP
The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Water Power Technologies Office (Funders), is seeking proposals to improve understanding of the effects of ocean renewable energy development on coastal communities, including the fishing industry. This includes wind and hydrokinetic wave, current, and tidal energy in the U.S. Northeast, from New York Bight to the Gulf of Maine.
CORE RFP
*SAVE THE DATE* FY2023 Core RFP Informational Open House: 10am-noon on Thursday, January 27, 2022
An informational Open House for the FY2022 Core RFP was held virtually on January 14, 2021 (presentation slides) to provide guidance for interested applicants. Core full proposals were due on May 18, 2021 at MIT Sea Grant. Dates for the FY2023 Core RFP will be announced in early 2022.
OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
| CURRENT | DEADLINE | TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| Sea Grant COVID-19 Response Funding for Municipal Shellfish Programs and Industry Support Program – Fiscal Year 2021-2022 MIT Sea Grant & Woods Hole Sea Grant (Full RFP) | Info Session: Wednesday, September 29, 2021 from 3:30-4:30pm Eastern (Zoom) Proposal packages must be submitted electronically to: badgerd@mit.edu by 4:00 pm Eastern on October 15, 2021 | Proposal |
| J-WAFS – Abdul Latif Jameel Water and Food Systems Lab | Direct Sponsored Research J-WAFS is catalyzing research and innovation at MIT to find solutions to urgent global water and food systems challenges. | Ongoing | Proposals for direct sponsored research projects are typically upon invitation by J-WAFS, but open requests for proposals may occasionally be posted here. |
| PAST | DEADLINE | TYPE |
| MIT Sea Grant Core Funding | Pre-proposals: February 19, 2021 by 5:00 pm Full proposals: May 18, 2021 by 5:00 pm | Proposal |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Climate Grand Challenges: A Call to the MIT Community | Letters of Interest: September 21, 2020
White Paper Submission: December 18, 2020 – May 1, 2021 White Paper Reviews: May/June 2021 Selection of Grand Challenge Research Projects: July 2021 | Letters of Interest preceding White Papers |
| Annual J-WAFS Grants: J-WAFS Water and Food Seed Grant | J-WAFS Solutions Grant | MIT-IIT Ropar Seed Fund | J-WAFS Grant for Water and Food Projects in India | J-WAFS Grant for Transforming Animal Agriculture Systems | Currently closed 2021-2022 Deadlines listed here | Proposals |
| NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Department of Commerce | Addressing the Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Shellfish Aquaculture through Research/Industry Partnerships | Letter of Intent: December 15, 2020 Full proposals: March 16, 2021 | Letter of Intent and Proposal |
| NOAA Sea Grant | FY 2021 Addressing COVID-19 Impacts to Seafood Resources | April 6, 2021 | Proposal |
| Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR), NOAA, Department of Commerce | Fiscal Year 2021 NMFS-Sea Grant Fellowship in Population and Ecosystem Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics | Eligible applicants must submit application materials by 5:00 pm local time on January 26, 2021 to eligible Sea Grant programs. Selected applications from the programs are to be received and validated by Grants.gov by the deadline of 11:59 pm ET on February 17, 2021. | Application (Quick Guide) |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce | FY 2021 Implementation of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) | Full application proposals must be received in Grants.gov by 11:59 pm EST on December 31, 2020. | Proposal |
| Department of Homeland Security | FY 2020 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities | Application Start Date: September 30, 2020
Application Submission Deadline: January 29, 2021 by 3:00 pm ET If you have not obtained a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and/or are not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), please take immediate action. It may take 4+ weeks before your registration is active. | Application |
| Department of Homeland Security | FY 2020 Flood Mitigation Assistance | Application Start Date: September 30, 2020
Application Submission Deadline: January 29, 2021 by 3:00 pm ET If you have not obtained a Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number and/or are not currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM), please take immediate action. It may take 4+ weeks before your registration is active. | Application |
| MIT Sea Grant | Henry L. Doherty Professorship in Ocean Utilization | Nominations open: November 4, 2020
Nominations due: November 25, 2020 | Nomination |
| NOAA Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, Department of Commerce | FY2021 Weather Program Office Research Programs | Applications: November 18, 2020 by 5:00 pm ET
Pre-proposal Letters of Intent (strongly encouraged): September 22, 2020 by 5:00 pm ET | Application |
| National Sea Grant Law Center Small Grants Program 2020 | Letters of intent due by 6 pm ET on September 18, 2020.
Full proposals due by 6 pm ET on October 30, 2020. | Letter of Intent preceding Proposal |
| National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce | FY2021 Marine Debris Removal | Letter of Intent due September 4, 2020 by 11:59 pm ET.
If invited, full proposals must be submitted to Grants.gov by December 4, 2020 by 11:59 pm ET. | Letter of Intent preceding Proposal |
| MA Coastal Zone Management | Coastal Resilience Grant Program | Due in eSeaGrant on May 28, 2020 | Proposal |
| MA Coastal Zone Management | Coastal Pollutant Remediation Grants | Due to Sponsor by 5:00 pm June 5, 2020 Due in eSeaGrant on May 21, 2020 | Proposal |
| Northeastern Regional Association of Coastal Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS) RFP 2020 | NOAA IOOS Five Year Proposal | July 10, 2020 | Mini-Proposal |
| 2020 Aquaculture FFO: Addressing Economic and Market Needs of the U.S. Aquaculture Industry | July 14, 2020: Full proposals February 5, 2020: Webinar 3 pm February 26, 2020: Notices of intent to submit | Proposal |
| Northeast Regional Aquaculture Center RFP | Due to Sponsor July 17, 2020 | Proposal |
| NOAA Fisheries | Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program | August 7, 2020 (Pre-proposal) November 20, 2020 (Full Proposal) | Proposal |
| 2020 American Lobster Research Program FFO | April 21, 2020 | Proposal |
| ASMFC – Regional Pilot Projects in Support of Sustainable Aquaculture | April 15, 2019 | Proposal |
| Advanced Aquaculture Collaborative Programs | April 15, 2019 | Letter of Intent |
| Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research Needs in Aquaculture | April 2, 2019 | Letter of Intent |
| Exploring New Aquaculture Opportunities | March 26, 2019 | Letter of Intent |
| ASMFC – Shellfish Aquaculture Consortia Projects | March 15, 2019 | Proposal |
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