National Sea Grant Office February 14, 2019 Photo credit: Rebecca Irelan, NH Sea Grant 2019 National Sea Grant American Lobster Research Program Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO)
What is Sea Grant? Based at universities across the country, Sea Grant works to provide research and outreach that help build and grow innovative businesses, protect against environmental destruction and natural disasters, and train the next generation of leaders. Photo credit: Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant States Industry 33 University-based Education Institutions programs
Sea Grant’s National Strategic Plan 2018-2021 Vision : Sea Grant envisions thriving coastal ecosystems and communities that are supported by an engaged public and informed decision-makers. Mission : Sea Grant's mission is to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources to create a sustainable economy and environment. Core Values: Visionary, Collaborative, Dedicated to Sustainability, and Accountable Cross-cutting Principles: Cultivate Partnerships and Enhance Diversity and Inclusion Focus Areas: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, Resilient Communities and Economies, Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development seagrant.noaa.gov
2019 American Lobster Research Program Announcement # NOAA-OAR-SG-2019-2005917 National competition Posted on grants.gov - January 30, 2019 Closes on grants.gov - April 11, 2019 (11:59pm eastern) Photo credit: Mike Ross, University of New Hampshire
Funding Availability Sea Grant anticipates funding between 5-10 research projects totaling between $1 million and $2 million Projects must have a maximum duration of two years Awards are expected to start on September 1, 2019 and be completed by August 31, 2021 Photo credit: Mike Ross, University of New Hampshire
Important Information All proposals submitted directly into grants.gov Information on how to obtain a DUNS number https://www.grants.gov/applicants/organization-registration/step-1-obtain- duns-number.html 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 Deadline for proposals in grants.gov April 11, 2019 11:59pm eastern time
Geography and Topic Areas Increased understanding of life history • parameters Gulf of Maine • Larval studies and early biology Georges Bank • Spatial distribution • Socio-economic lessons from southern New England as they pertain to Georges Banks and Gulf of Maine Photo credit: Rebecca Irelan, NH Sea Grant
Eligible Applicants ● any individual ● any public or private corporation, partnership, or other association or entity (including any Sea Grant College, Sea Grant Institute or other institution) ● any State, political subdivision of a State, Tribal government or agency or officer thereof Photo credit: Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant
Federal Agencies, Labs, and Personnel ● Federal agencies and their personnel are not permitted to receive this federal funding ● Federal scientists and other employees can serve as uncompensated partners or co-Principal Investigators ● Federal labs and offices can make available specialized expertise, facilities or equipment to applicants but cannot be compensated for this use or used as match in this competition
National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative Northeast Regional Extension American Lobster Research Lobster Program - 2019-2022 Program - 2019-2021 Ensure that industry and management stakeholders Support research to address critical gaps in across the northeast region benefit from the knowledge about how the American Lobster and research conducted to support American lobster its fishery is being impacted by environmental and its fishery. This includes lessons learned and change. best practices developed to support the sustainability of the fishery and its associated communities and economies. Photo credit: Beth Bisson, Maine Sea Grant
Minimum Requirements (Failure to include these elements will result in rejection of the application without review ) • Project proposal narrative as outlined in FFO (15-page limit) ○ Introduction/background/justification ○ Project Objectives ○ General work plan and milestones ○ Anticipated outcomes ○ State of relevancy ○ References and literature citations* ○ Short CVs (2 pages each)* ○ Letters of Intent/Support* ○ Figures* * Indicates that these elements do not count against page limits (continued) ->
Minimum Requirements (continued) (Failure to include these elements will result in rejection of the application without review ) • Sea Grant 90-2 Project Summary Short Form Abbreviated Environmental Compliance Questionnaire • Data Management Plan • • Sea Grant 90-4 Forms - annual and cumulative total budgets (Year 1, Year 2, and Years 1-2) as well as any sub-awards • Budget Justification Narrative • Federal Forms - SF-424, SF-424A, SF-424B, CD-511, available through grants.gov Photo credit: Mike Ross, University of New Hampshire
Resources Sea Grant Forms (90-2, 90-4, Abbreviated Environmental Compliance Questionnaire) https://seagrant.noaa.gov/insideseagrant/Implementation Sea Grant Application Guidance https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Portals/1/Guidance/SeaGrantGeneralApplicationGuid e.pdf 2 CFR 200 - Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text- idx?tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title02/2cfr200_main_02.tpl Photo credit: Rebecca Irelan, NH Sea Grant
Common Issues All requirements must be satisfied in order for the application to proceed on to merit review. Applications that do not contain ALL required elements will be rejected. Applicants must redact all Personally Identifiable Information (PII) in the application materials prior to final submission to grants.gov. PII that must be redacted from the application includes social security number, and date of birth. Applicants may contact the competition manager to confirm receipt of required application elements prior to grants.gov deadline.
Contact Information Alison Krepp, Initiative Lead: Alison.Krepp@noaa.gov | (301) 734-1076 Beth Diamond, Competition Manager: Elizabeth.Diamond@noaa.gov | (301) 734-1083 Competition Inbox (managed by a team): oar.hq.sg.competitions@noaa.gov Photo credit: Mike Ross, University of New Hampshire
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