Federal Funding Opportunity

The Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium (MASGC) is pleased to announce a request for proposals for the NOAA Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program. The deadline for the pre-proposals is 4:00 p.m. Central (5:00 p.m. Eastern) February 21, 2014.

The attached Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) describes the priorities and funding level in detail.

Preproposals are to be emailed by the deadline to oar.hq.sg.aquaculture@noaa.gov and CC-ed to loretta.leist@usm.edu and devaney.cheramie@usm.edu .

The following items must be included in the emailed preproposal submission (as described in FFO attached):
1. Cover Page
2. In 3 pages:
a. Proposal Information (title of project and name and address for the investigators)
b. Narrative (Background, Rationale, Objectives, Methodology, Performance Measures, Estimated Budget)
3. One-page CV or biography for each investigator
4. Identified local Sea Grant Program (MASGC if in Alabama or Mississippi) and a description of interaction with the program in regards to your proposal.

Investigators will be notified on the status of their submitted preproposals by March 13, 2014.
Full proposals must be submitted to loretta.leist@usm.edu by May 5, 2014, 4:00 p.m. Central. MASGC will submit your proposal to the National Sea Grant Office via Grants.gov on your behalf.

For additional information contact LaDon Swann, Director at
251-648-5877 or e-mail swanndl@auburn.edu.

More information can be found by clicking here.