FY2024 Sea Grant Programs Only - Regional Aquaculture Communications/Literacy Collaboratives

Agency: DOC NOAA - ERA Production

11.417 -- Sea Grant Support

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities.

Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $3,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs to create four Regional Aquaculture Communications/Literacy Collaboratives with up to $750,000 available for each.

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The overall goal of this competition is to support development and expansion of aquaculture communications and literacy approaches applicable to specific regions and aquaculture operations. The four regions in which Collaboratives are sought to be established (including states and territories) are:

West Coast/Alaska/Pacific (CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, GU, and other Pacific territories)
Southeast/GOM (TX, LA, MS. AL, FL, PR, US Virgin Islands, GA, SC, NC)
Northeast/mid-Atlantic (VA, MD, DE, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH, ME)
Great Lakes (NY, VT, PA, OH, IN, IL, MI, WI, MN)

While a regional approach is the required mechanism for achieving these goals, it is expected that the individual Collaboratives will interact with one another to support shared National level interests. Proposals are sought that will support collaborative, multi-SG Program efforts within each region to address aquaculture communications and literacy needs, and ensure that efforts benefit the aquaculture community as well as seafood consumers and the general public. These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s focus area of Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA) and the Sea Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision, both which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals.

This competition is open to all Sea Grant Programs. A Sea Grant Program may submit or be a part of more than one application. Programs are encouraged to partner with other Sea Grant Programs and/or other entities such as individuals, State and Tribal Agencies/Organizations, HBCUs/MSIs, NGOs, aquaculture industry members and associations, universities, and colleges, including community colleges. Federal agencies and their personnel are not permitted to receive federal funding under this competition; however, federal scientists and other employees can serve as uncompensated partners or co-Principal Investigators on applications. Federal labs and offices can also make available specialized expertise, facilities or equipment to applicants but cannot be compensated under this competition for their use, nor can the value of such assets be used as match. All projects must take place within the United States or territories or their respective waterways.

This document sets out requirements for submitting to NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-24695.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

The following entities are eligible to submit to this opportunity: Sea Grant College Programs, Sea Grant Institutional Programs, Sea Grant Coherent Area Programs, the National Sea Grant Law Center, and the National Sea Grant Library. For the remainder of this document, these entities are collectively referred to as “Sea Grant Programs”. Programs are encouraged to partner with other Sea Grant Programs and/or other entities such as individuals, State and Tribal Agencies/Organizations, HBCUs/MSIs, NGOs, aquaculture industry members and associations, universities, and colleges, including community colleges. Federal agencies and their personnel are not permitted to receive federal funding (including funding for travel) under this competition. The National Sea Grant College Program champions diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by recruiting, retaining, and preparing a diverse workforce, and proactively engaging and serving the diverse populations of coastal communities. Sea Grant is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication, and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives, and ways of thinking. We encourage Sea Grant program applications to reflect diverse participation with regards to age, race, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship types, marital statuses, education levels, job classifications, veteran status types, income, and socioeconomic status.

Grantor contact information

Description

The National Sea Grant Office mailing address is: NOAA Sea Grant 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 For questions about this competition, please contact Chuck Weirich or Mark Rath, National Sea Grant Office’s aquaculture managers (oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov).

Email

Business

oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
FOA_Content_of_NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-24695.pdf	FOA Content of NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-24695.pdf	Dec 19, 2023 08:47 PM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: May 10, 2024

Application process

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Award

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Program Funding

Expected awards

$375,000

Award Minimum

$750,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-24695

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

Funding instrument type:

Grant

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Business and commerce

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

December 14, 2023

Archive date:

May 10, 2024