North Carolina Sea Grant’s research addresses prominent coastal issues. In many cases, we identify emerging issues and provide initial data that are used by staff and research teams to leverage larger grants from agencies such as the National Science Foundation.

We provide grants that support research on important topics to NOAA and North Carolina coastal stakeholders. In addition, we support fellowships that train our current graduate students to become next-generation marine science and coastal researchers.

As the population of our state and the nation continues to grow and diversify, North Carolina Sea Grant’s relevance increasingly will rely on how well we embody diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Visit Program Areas to see the highlights of North Carolina Sea Grant’s work. Search for project reports here.

Open Opportunities

• NOAA/National Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Funding Opportunities: Addressing Economic and Market Needs of the U.S. Aquaculture Industry (NOAA-OAR-SG-2020-2006331); full proposals due to N.C. Sea Grant by 5 p.m. on July 7, so that N.C. Sea Grant can submit completed packages by 11:59 p.m. on July 14.
• North Carolina Sea Grant and Albemarle-Pamlico National Estuary Partnership Fellowship (due by 5 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2020)
• Minigrants