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NC Sea Grant Accepting Partner Proposals for the Community Engaged Internship Program

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Nov 11, 2024

North Carolina Sea Grant Calls for Preproposals for Applied Coastal Research

North Carolina Sea Grant is now accepting preproposals for the 2026–2028 applied research grant cycle, with awards up to $150,000 each for projects that address problems affecting coastal ecosystems, economies, and communities. The deadline for preproposals is January 13, 2025.
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Nov 4, 2024

Community Collaborative Research Grant Program Calls for Proposals

North Carolina Sea Grant, North Carolina 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 2025.

image: Lead image: a graysby grouper about to be released with the aid of a descending device. Credit SAFMC.

Oct 29, 2024

Descending Devices Lessen “Barotrauma” in Deep-Water Fish

Sci NC has released a video special about how anglers testing descending devices in North Carolina fisheries may not only be conserving fish, but also promoting long-term stability in the fishing industry.
image: broken road, Hendersonville area in North Carolina.

Oct 17, 2024

Coastwatch Covers Hurricane Helene’s Record-Breaking Strength

The Fall 2024 issue of North Carolina Sea Grant’s award-winning Coastwatch magazine explores the catastrophic power of Hurricane Helene. The print edition of the Fall issue was already at press when Helene devastated western North Carolina, but the NC State Climate Office’s Corey Davis provides context for the record-breaker in his special online-only feature about the hurricane’s strength...
image: Students in Sea Grant's 2024 Community Engaged Internship Program.

Oct 15, 2024

NC Sea Grant Accepting Partner Proposals for the Community Engaged Internship Program

North Carolina Sea Grant is accepting project proposals until December 6 to host students in the 2025 Community Engaged Internship Program. Host sites supervise interns and may include current partners and organizations, non-profits, government agencies, university and college faculty, and local community groups.