Deadlines

Friday, October 15, 2021 at 2:00PM Eastern
The National Sea Grant Office will host a free informational webinar about this funding opportunity, which will be available at this link: https://meet.google.com/uyd-ieym-yky

Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Deadline for the Notice to Submit to North Carolina Sea Grant and to the National Sea Grant Office. Please see the instructions below.

Thursday, January 20, 2021
North Carolina Sea Grant’s deadline for full proposals. (Please note that North Carolina Sea Grant requires one week processing time for submitted full proposals to secure institutional approvals.)

Goal

Develop and refine reproduction/broodstock and/or nursery strategies enabling the reliable production of sufficient quantities of juvenile marine finfish to support on-going operations.

It is not a requirement that investigators, including the Primary Investigator, are part of the Sea Grant program; however, full proposals must be submitted with and through a Sea Grant program.

Full proposals must include funding (federal or match) for Sea Grant extension personnel as collaborators.

Industry stakeholder participation/involvement in projects is highly encouraged.

We also strongly encourage proposals from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) and/or from members of traditionally underserved and underrepresented communities.

Eligible Species

• Almaco jack, Seriola rivoliana – Commercially ready
• Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua – Commercially ready
• Black sea bass, Centropristis striata – Commercially ready
• California yellowtail, Seriola lalandi – Commercially ready
• Cobia, Rachycentron canadum – Commercially ready
• Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus – Commercially ready
• Olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus – Commercially ready
• Red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus – Commercially ready
• Sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria – Commercially ready
• Striped bass, Morone saxatilis – Commercially ready
• White sea bass, Atractoscion nobilis – Commercially ready
• California halibut, Paralichthys californicus – Technologically feasible
• Spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus – Technologically feasible
• Greater amberjack, Seriola dumerili – In experimental development
• Southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma – In experimental development
• Summer flounder, Paralichthys dentatus – In experimental development
• Tripletail, Lobotes surinamensis – In experimental development
• Steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss

Proposals should:

• Address barriers to production of marine finfish juveniles of one or more of the eligible species;
• Demonstrate that the work proposed will meaningfully advance the commercialization of the species being studied;
• Demonstrate a plan to extend the results of work to industry stakeholders in the U.S.

Funding Availability

Applicants may request up to $1,000,000 in federal funds addressing the program priorities.

(The National Sea Grant Office anticipates having approximately $5,000,000 to fund approximately 5-10 projects nationally for up to three years.)

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Non-federal matching funds equal to at least 50 percent of the federal funding request must be provided, unless a waiver justified by statute is granted.

The anticipated start date is July 1, 2022, with projects to be completed no later than June 30, 2025.

Instructions for the Notice to Submit

• Tentative title
• Tentative objectives
• Proposed Sea Grant Program(s) involved
• Potential Co-PIs and other existing or potential project partners
• Project point of contact with email
• Estimation of Federal funds requested by year