Columbus, Ohio Ohio Sea Grant is requesting pre-proposals for one- or two-year research projects on Great Lakes issues with particular significance to Lake Erie and its watershed. Pre-proposals must be submitted online by 5 p.m. on Thursday, February 20, 2025.
This year Ohio Sea Grant’s main priorities for funding include:
- Aquaculture*
- Marine Debris and Emerging * Contaminants
- Economics and Coastal Community Development
- Environmental Education
- Climate Change Resiliency
- Healthy Coastal Ecosystems
- Hypoxia
Within these priorities, Ohio Sea Grant also works with state agencies such as the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and the Ohio Department of Agriculture to address state needs through research. Specific agency priorities are listed in the proposal guidelines, with research directly addressing these needs encouraged, but not required.
Proposals should not exceed $100,000 per year, including indirect costs. Projects lasting up to two years are acceptable. The application and use, as well as social and economic impacts of research results, are important considerations for Ohio Sea Grant funding, as is collaboration with industry and state, regional or federal agencies.
*An additional $40,000/year ($80,000 total) may be requested by proposals that fill gaps in data or knowledge about the economic impacts, market opportunities, and drivers of business development and success in Ohio aquaculture.
Visit ohioseagrant.osu.edu/research/funding for proposal guidelines, required forms and to submit your documents. The page also includes Ohio Sea Grant’s strategic plan to guide researchers on aligning their projects with state priorities.
A webinar on January 23, 2025 at 1 p.m. will discuss the proposal process and give researchers a chance to ask questions. Full proposals will be due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
For more information, contact Associate Director Kristen Fussell at fussell.10@osu.edu.
Ohio Sea Grant is supported by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) School of Environment and Natural Resources, Ohio State University Extension, and NOAA Sea Grant, a network of 34 Sea Grant programs nation-wide dedicated to the protection and sustainable use of marine and Great Lakes resources. Stone Laboratory is Ohio State’s island campus on Lake Erie and is the research, education, and outreach facility of Ohio Sea Grant and part of CFAES School of Environment and Natural Resources.