John A.
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Open
National Sea Grant College
Federal Fellows Program, was established in 1979 to provide
a unique educational experience to students who have an
interest in marine/ocean/Great Lakes resources and in the
national policy decisions affecting those resources. It
is open to all students enrolled in a graduate or professional
program in a marine- or aquatic-related field at a U.S.–accredited
institution of higher learning. The fellowship allows students
to share their expertise with policy makers in Washington,
D.C., and provides a first-hand look at how science is used
in the policy arena and how decisions are made.
- Eligible graduate students must submit
applications to State Sea Grant college
programs. Applications from prospective fellows to the
State Sea Grant College
Programs (SGCP) are due February 29, 2008.
- Please contact your local Sea
Grant Program.
- To obtain the RFP, please visit www.grants.gov
- Federal Funding Opportunity #: OAR-SG-2009-2001198
- For more information, please contact
Miquel.Lugo@noaa.gov.
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National Marine
Fisheries Service - Sea Grant Joint Graduate Fellowship
Program in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics
Open
The NMFS - Sea Grant
Joint Graduate Fellowship Program in Population Dynamics
and Marine Resource Economics is designed to help Sea Grant
fulfill its broad educational responsibilities and to strengthen
the collaboration between Sea Grant and the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS).The Fisheries Fellowship is available
to US citizens who are graduate students enrolled in PhD
degree programs in academic institutions in the United States
and its territories. Sea Grant and NMFS, with required institutional
matching funds, expect to support at least four new Fisheries
Fellows in Population Dynamics and Marine Resource Economics
in FY 2008. Fisheries Fellows will work on thesis
problems of public interest and relevance to NMFS and have
summer internships at participating NMFS Science Centers
or Laboratories under the guidance of NMFS mentors.
- Applications should be submitted to the
applicants local state Sea Grant program
by January 25, 2008.
- There are two seperate funding numbers for the two portions
of this competion.
- To obtain the RFP, please visit www.grants.gov
- Population Dynamics Federal Funding Opportunity #: OAR-SG-2008-2001201
- Marine Resource Economics Federal Funding Opportunity
#: OAR-SG-2008-2001202
- For more information, please contact
Terry.Smith@noaa.gov.
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Aquatic Invasive
Species Research and Outreach Program
Ongoing
The goal of this program
is to discover and develop information and tools that can
lead to the prevention, monitoring and control of aquatic
invasive species threatening United States coastal, oceanic
and Great Lakes communities, resources and ecosystems.
- Preliminary proposals were due October 11, 2007
- Full proposals are due February 14, 2008
(Open only to those who submitted preliminary proposals)
- To obtain the RFP, please visit
www.grants.gov
- Federal Funding Opportunity #: OAR-SG-2008-2001200
- Send questions about the competition to invasive.species@noaa.gov. The (anonymous) questions and responses will be posted in Frequently Asked Questions.
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NOAA
Marine Aquaculture Program
Ongoing
The NOAA Aquaculture program seeks proposals
for demonstration projects and innovative research for the
development of environmentally and economically sustainable
marine aquaculture in nearshore, open water, and terrestrial
environments. The Great Lakes are considered marine for this
competition.
- Preliminary proposals were due October 18, 2007
- Full proposals are due January 24, 2008 (Open only to those
who submitted preliminary proposals)
- To obtain the RFP, please visit
www.grants.gov
- Federal Funding Opportunity# OAR-SG-2008-2001205
- For more information, please
contact Andy.Lazur@noaa.gov
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Ballast
Water Management Demonstration Program - Ongoing
This Program
supports projects to develop, test, and demonstrate technologies
that treat ships' ballast water in order to reduce the threat
of introduction of aquatic invasive species to U.S. waters
through the discharge of ballast water. Two competitions are running
concurrently, one to support technologies and practices projects, and one to support a ballast water research, development, test and evaluation (RDTE) facility.
- Two Ballast Water Competitions were announced in the Federal Register on December 27, 2007 (72 FR 73325).
- Deadlines for letters of intent or preproposals have now past. Only those who submitted letters of intent or preproposals by the deadline are eligible to submit full proposals.
- Full proposals are for the Technologies and Practices competition are due to grants.gov on April 3, 2008.
- Full proposals are for the RDTE Facility competition are due to grants.gov on April 24, 2008.
- To obtain the RFP, please visit www.grants.gov
- Technologies and Practices Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) number: OAR-SG-2008-2001206
- Ballast Water RDTE facility FFO number: OAR-SG-2008-2001279
- Send questions about the FFOs to ballast.water@noaa.gov. The (anonymous) questions and responses will be posted in Frequently Asked Questions.
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Gulf
of Mexico Oyster Industry Program None
in FY2008
The goal of this
program is to encourage multi-disciplinary research and
extension projects that contribute directly to the efficiency
and profitability of oyster-related businesses and to
the safety of oyster products.
- This competition generally runs every
2 years.
- The last competition was held in FY2007, and we do not
anticipate a FY2008 competition.
- To view the RFP from previous years, please visit
www.grants.gov
- For more information, please contact
Megan.Agy@noaa.gov
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Oyster
Disease Research Program
None
in FY2008
This extensive program
of ongoing research coupled with outreach and management efforts
aims to better serve the restoration of healthy populations
of oysters in the nation's coastal waters through research
related to oyster disease.
- This competition generally runs every
2 years.
- The last competition was held in FY2007, and we do not
anticipate a FY2008 competition.
- To view the RFP from previous years, please visit www.grants.gov
- For more information, please
contact Megan.Agy@noaa.gov
The National Sea Grant College Program sponsors a variety
of marine research, outreach and education projects, most
through the state Sea
Grant Programs. Each program announces the availability
of funding on an annual or biannual basis. Please contact
the local program for information about funded projects and
the possibility for funding (see
Sea Grant Directors
for names and addresses).
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