Request for Proposals, 2009-2011

NOTE: Search for proposals is closed. Deadline for nonregional proposals was and for regional preproposals,

The Maryland Sea Grant College (MDSG) seeks proposals for its next funding cycle,

The first focus of this solicitation is on research in support of coastal conservation and restoration.

The second focus is on regional research proposals related to specific joint priorities for Maryland, Virginia and Delaware Sea Grant.

This Request for Proposals (RFP) contains a listing of coastal restoration research questions, a description of regional Sea Grant research proposals and information about the format and timetable for submitting preproposals and proposals. Maryland Sea Grant support is offered on an open, competitive basis.

The RFP is available online at http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/rfp/text/

It is also available as a downloadable PDF at http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/rfp/text/rfp.pdf

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; both small-scale pilot studies and large interdisciplinary research projects will be considered. Maryland Sea Grant encourages participation from the broad research community within Maryland and welcomes participation by investigators new to the Maryland Sea Grant RFP process.

Target Dates and Deadlines

All applications for funding through Maryland Sea Grant are initiated with the submission of a preproposal due no later than The extension for submitting Regional research preproposals is

Full proposals are due no later than Please see the RFP for the complete schedule.

Preproposal Submission Instructions

Complete instructions on how to prepare and submit a preproposal are in the RFP.

Please submit one original, signed hard copy and 3 copies of the complete preproposal to the Maryland Sea Grant Director, Dr. Jonathan Kramer. In addition, please submit one electronic version of the complete preproposal online at http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/rfp/submit (pdf format only), or in pdf format (or MS Word) on a disk to the Maryland Sea Grant Office. Researchers should conform to the submission policies of their host institutions particularly with regard to obtaining institutional endorsements and requirements for original signed signature pages.

PIs are required to use the Maryland Sea Grant online project summary form, budget form and budget justification form. To do so you must request an account from research@mdsg.umd.edu or call 301-405-7500 and speak with either Fredrika Moser or Annette Meredith. Please provide us with your full name, as it will appear in your preproposal, for your account log in name. Please register for your account well before the preproposal submission date. The URL for accessing the online proposal worksheets is http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/worksheets.

In addition, proposal forms are available at http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/programs/research/forms/.

Program Contact

Fredrika Moser
Maryland Sea Grant
Phone: 301-405-7500
Fax: 301-314-5780
Email: moser@mdsg.umd.edu