Addressing the Impacts of Multiple Stressors on Shellfish Aquaculture through Research/Industry Partnerships

The National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) and the Ocean Acidification Program (OAP) are seeking applications that establish, continue, and/or expand collaborations between researchers and the shellfish aquaculture industry. Specifically, applications to this competition should utilize new or existing research/industry partnerships to study how ocean and coastal acidification in combination with other stressors impacts shellfish aquaculture. Projects should utilize multiple parameter physical, chemical, or biological observing systems and/or conduct multiple stressor experimental research. The priorities of this funding opportunity are to (1) build or strengthen relationships between the shellfish aquaculture industry and the aquaculture research community (including university, industry, private sector, tribal, state, and/or federal scientists representing diverse perspectives), (2) develop scientific knowledge on the impact of ocean and coastal acidification in combination with other stressors to shellfish aquaculture, and (3) create data products, tools, technologies, management practices, or other deliverables that are broadly applicable to building resilience within the shellfish aquaculture sector.

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Eligible applicants are United States institutions of higher education; other nonprofits; commercial organizations; state, local, and tribal governments. PLEASE NOTE: Federal employees may act as co-PIs but may NOT act as the PI that submits the application package to grants.gov. In addition, federal labs and offices can make available specialized expertise, facilities, and equipment to applicants as part of a proposal, however the value of such assets CANNOT be used as match (see FAQs found at, https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Funding). If your application includes federal partners, please reach out to the agency contacts listed in section VII of this notice; you will need additional information regarding your budget.PLEASE NOTE: Before non-NOAA federal applicants may be funded, they must demonstrate that they have legal authority to receive funds from another federal agency in excess of their appropriation. Because this announcement is not proposing to procure goods or services from applicants, the Economy Act (31 USC 1535) is not an appropriate legal basis.Proposals selected for funding from non-federal applicants will be funded through a grant or cooperative agreement as described above in section II. C. of this notice. Proposals selected for funding with NOAA researchers shall be effected by an intra-agency fund transfer. Proposals selected for funding from a non-NOAA federal agency will be funded through an inter-agency transfer. If none of the co-PIs listed on an application are affiliated with a Sea Grant program, then it is recommended, but not required, that the co-PIs receive a letter of support for their application from their local Sea Grant director. Letters of support should be submitted with the full proposal application.

Rebecca Certner Sea Grant Office of Oceanic AND Atmospheric Research 1315 East West Hwy, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282