The Minnesota Sea Grant College Program (MNSG) requests proposals for the MNSG 2024-2026 biennial research competition.
Donor Name: Minnesota Sea Grant
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $100,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
Every two years Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) awards approximately $2 million in research grants through a rigorous, competitive, peer-reviewed process. The current MNSG RFP is for research to be conducted during the years 2022-2024. Researchers based in Minnesota who are not federal employees are invited to apply and may request up to $100,000 in core funds to support research efforts.
Competition Priorities
The competition priorities and topics listed below for the Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) 2024-2026 Biennial Request for Proposal reflect needs identified during the MNSG 2024-2027 strategic planning and RFP development process. Proposals for research not related to these priorities but aligned with the MNSG 2024-2027 Strategic Plan will also be considered for funding. Priorities are organized by the four MNSG focus areas.
- Resilient Communities and Economies (RCE)
- Market, labor force, and/or ecosystem service evaluation of topics important to coastal communities, economies, or ecosystems and their management.
- Safe and equitable use of Lake Superior under current and future conditions.
- Sustainable use and management of coastal and water resources under current and future conditions.
- Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA)
- For Minnesota food fish, quantification of consumption-related risks and investigations of causes and solutions for known chemical or biological risks.
- Advancement of fish behavioral, management, and/or ecological knowledge to support fisheries management in Minnesota.
- Development or assessment of technologies, methods, and management approaches in support of sustainable land-based freshwater aquaculture.
- Healthy Coastal Ecosystems (HCE)
- Advancement of environmental knowledge to support coastal ecosystem management.
- Development of technology and methodology that support water quality improvements and/or coastal ecosystem restoration.
- Ecosystem service and/or effectiveness evaluations of coastal ecosystem management approaches.
- Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development (ELWD)
- Needs assessments and methods development that inform the advancement of environmental literacy or workforce development.
Funding Information
- Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) anticipates funding three to five research projects.
- Project Funding Has Three Components:
- Base Student Support: All projects may request up to two years of graduate student support (academic year and summer); this support should not be included in the core funds budget. Projects should indicate their intent to request base student support during both the preproposal and full proposal submission. Projects are not required to request graduate student support.
- Core Funding: Research teams may request up to $100,000 in core funds to support research efforts. Additional student support above the base student support may be included in the core fund budget.
- Match Funding: For each budget year, research teams must provide a 50% non-federal match for all requested core funds (2:1, for example, a year one request for $50,000 in core funds would require $25,000 in matching funds). Base student support should not be included when estimating the required match.
- February 1, 2024: Projects begin.
- January 31, 2026: Projects conclude.
Eligibility Criteria
- Researchers based in Minnesota who are not federal employees are invited to apply.
- Minnesota Sea Grant (MNSG) encourages collaborations that include scientists from colleges and universities; state, federal, tribal, and private agencies; and industry and nongovernmental organizations.
- Sea Grant and federal employees may be part of the project team, but their salaries cannot be included in the budget.
- MNSG is committed to building inclusive research, extension, communication, and education programs that serve people with unique backgrounds, circumstances, needs, perspectives, and ways of thinking. MNSG encourages applicants of all ages, races, ethnicities, national origins, gender identities, sexual orientations, disabilities, cultures, religions, citizenship, job classifications, veteran status, and socioeconomic status to apply for this competitive research opportunity.
For more information, visit Minnesota Sea Grant.
