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NC Sea Grant and Space Grant Launch New Study on Ghost Forests

Funding Opportunities

Background image of researcher and community member talking outside the house of the community member. Text reads, "Community Collaborative Research Grant - Apply by January 26, 2024." At bottom are three logos: NC Water Resources Reseaerch Institute; NC Sea Grant; Kenan Institute for Engineering, Technology, and Science.

Nov 1, 2023

Accepting Proposals for 2024 Community Collaboration Research Grants

North Carolina Sea Grant, NC Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Institute for Engineering, Technology and Science (KIETS) are accepting proposals for the Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG) program for projects to start in May 2024. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on January 26, 2024. 

Sep 26, 2023

Coastwatch Covers Accelerating Sea Level Rise, a New Safety Alert on PFAS, and Much More

The Fall 2023 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine features new research showing accelerating sea level rise on the Southeast and Gulf coasts, a new safety alert on PFAS in the Cape Fear River, and an in-depth look at environmental justice and disaster recovery. The latest edition also includes the story of a tagged shark that resurfaced 23 years later, as well as a look at prescribed fires and much more.
Blue crab claw.

Sep 25, 2023

Accepting Proposals for Coastal Resource Management Research

Contact: John Fear, jmfear@ncsu.edu  North Carolina-based researchers are invited to propose research studies that would meet resource management needs identified by North Carolina state agencies. Due date for proposal submission…
trash floating in water

Sep 21, 2023

National Marine Debris Challenge Competition Open: Sea Grant Program Collaboration Required

North Carolina partners interested in the latest round of NOAA Sea Grant funding for the Marine Debris Challenge Competition must contact North Carolina Sea Grant, as letters of intent are the first step and must be submitted by a Sea Grant program. 
ghost forest from saltwater intrusion

Sep 18, 2023

NC Sea Grant and Space Grant Launch New Study on Ghost Forests

Spencer Rhea, a Ph.D. student in biology at Duke University, is investigating when and where ghost forests will form next.