Preproposals:
Full Proposals:

PIs planning to submit a proposal are required to use the Maryland Sea Grant online project summary form, budget form and budget justification form worksheets. To register with the system, please request an account from (research@mdsg.umd.edu; 301-405-7500) to obtain an account to use our online proposal worksheets. This must be done well in advance of the date for proposal submission to ensure you have time to complete the entire application package. If you have already registered for the system when you submitted your preproposal, you may use the same information to access these worksheets for the full proposal. More details are available in the Guidelines for Submitting a Full Proposal.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) contains information about the format and timetable for submitting preproposals and proposals. Principal Investigators (PIs) must be affiliated with an academic institution or research laboratory in Maryland or the District of Columbia. Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs) on projects can be from institutions outside of Maryland. Single investigators and multiple investigator research teams from different institutions are encouraged to apply. Maryland Sea Grant support is offered on an open, competitive basis and encourages participation from the broad research community within Maryland. We welcome participation by investigators new to the Maryland Sea Grant RFP process. Researchers should conform to the submission policies of their host institution particularly with regard to institutional endorsements and requirements for original signed signature pages. Preproposals undergo an extensive review and a subset of preproposals encouraged for submission as full proposals. Preproposals not encouraged forward may still be submitted as full proposals at the PI's discretion. PIs must have submitted a preproposal to submit a full proposal.

In this RFP Maryland Sea Grant seeks responsive research that can provide scientific information, socioeconomics and policy guidance for fisheries management, climate change adaptation and ecosystem restoration in coastal systems and communities in Maryland. Focus areas of particular interest for this solicitation are: (1) resilient ecosystem processes and responses; (2) sustainable natural resources of coastal Maryland, specifically ecosystem-based fisheries management; and (3) viable coastal communities and economies. Using laboratory studies, field investigations, and/or models and socioeconomic tools, projects should improve understanding of coastal ecosystem function and help predict ecosystem or community, human and/or environmental response to natural change or management action. PIs should focus on outcomes that can be achieved in a 24-month period.

We are particularly interested in proposals that are novel or exploratory, have a clear connection to management and policy, and include a well-defined plan for disseminating information to targeted audiences.

Fredrika Moser
Maryland Sea Grant
Phone: 301-405-7500
Fax: 301-405-5780
Email: moser@mdsg.umd.edu