Woods Hole Sea Grant Biennial Request for Proposals

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant is inviting proposals for innovative two-year research projects aimed at addressing coastal issues in Massachusetts. With a focus on healthy ecosystems, sustainable fisheries, and environmental literacy, the program seeks to enhance the conservation and practical use of marine resources. Approximately $1 million is available for funding, requiring a match of non-federal funds. This initiative emphasizes the importance of community engagement and the application of research results beyond academia.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Sea Grant (WHOI Sea Grant) requests proposals for two-year projects from investigators at academic, research and educational institutions throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Funded projects will fill information gaps or provide innovative solutions to pressing coastal issues in Massachusetts.Proposals should be designed to help address important local management problems and must include a plan for how audiences beyond the academic research community can use anticipated results.
Program and Focus Area Priorities
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant’s mission is to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal and marine resources by developing and sharing sciencebased knowledge to create a sustainable economy and environment for the diverse communities of Massachusetts. WHOI Sea Grant is part of the National Sea Grant College Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a network of 34 individual programs located in each of the coastal and Great Lakes states. For the 2024-2025 research competition, WHOI Sea Grant solicits proposals that directly address one or more of the focus areas and program goals described in WHOI Sea Grant’s 2024- 2027 Strategic Plan.
Specifically, WHOI Sea Grant seeks proposals focusing on the research theme areas of:

• Healthy coastal ecosystemsSustainable Fisheries and AquacultureEnvironmental Literacy and Workforce DevelopmentResilient Communities and Economies

In addition, advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Justice, and Accessibility (DEIJA) in the marine sciences, climate change impacts on coastal ecosystems and landforms, and environmental literacy and workforce development are considered as cross cutting themes.
Anticipated funding
Depending on availability of funds, approximately $1 million will be available to support 4-6 research projects during the two-year funding period. Sea Grant proposals require a match of $1 of non-federal funds for every $2 of federal funds requested.