The Louisiana Sea Grant College Program has launched a Request for Proposals for Funding Opportunity for 2024–2026.
Donor Name: Louisiana Sea Grant
State: Louisiana
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $200,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Since its establishment in 1968, the Louisiana Sea Grant College Program has worked to promote stewardship of the state’s coastal resources through a combination of research, education and outreach. Louisiana Sea Grant is an integrated program of extension, education, law and policy, communications, research and management. These core functions carry out the program’s mission.
Louisiana Sea Grant, based at Louisiana State University (LSU), is part of the National Sea Grant College Program, a network made up of 34 programs located in each of the coastal and Great Lakes states, Puerto Rico and Guam. Sea Grant programs work individually and in partnership to address major marine and coastal challenges.
The National Sea Grant College Program and Louisiana Sea Grant champion diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and accessibility (DEIJA) by recruiting, retaining and preparing a diverse workforce, as well as proactively engaging and serving 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. They encourage eligible faculty from all backgrounds to apply for this competitive research opportunity.
Louisiana Sea Grant (LSG) supports a multidisciplinary, integrated program of applied research, outreach and education that addresses coastal and marine issues important to the State of Louisiana in four focus areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems; Resilient Communities and Economies; Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture; and Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development.
Funding Information
- The maximum two-year award that LSG will provide is $200,000 (i.e., a maximum of $100,000 in each budget year).
Grant Period
- Research projects are funded for up to two years. Proposed projects should be for the time period beginning Feb. 1, 2024, to Jan. 31, 2026.
Eligibility Criteria
- Investigators may submit only one LOI as Principal Investigator (PI) but may be listed as a Co-PI on as many LOIs as they desire.
- PIs must be affiliated with an accredited academic institution of higher education in Louisiana. Co-PIs and project collaborators can have any affiliation and can be based either within or outside Louisiana. Postdoctoral researchers and federal employees are not eligible to apply as PIs but can be project participants. Single investigators and multiple investigator research teams from different institutions are encouraged to apply.
- LSG encourages broad participation from the natural and social sciences, engineering, design, policy and education research communities within Louisiana.
- LSG encourages proposals from investigators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and/or from traditionally underserved and underrepresented academic institutions. They also encourage research teams that include leadership and strong collaboration with investigators affiliated at HBCUs, MSIs, and/or underrepresented and underserved institutions, as well as projects that include training for undergraduate and/or graduate students at HBCUs, MSIs, and/or provide training for or serve underrepresented and underserved communities.
For more information, visit Louisiana Sea Grant.
