The Maine Sea Grant College Program invites preliminary proposals for research projects to be funded in the period February 2016 through January 2018. Proposed research activities may be one or two years in duration. Assuming no changes in the federal Sea Grant appropriation and the requirements of the non-research components of the Maine Sea Grant program, an estimated $450,000 will be available to support research projects over the two-year funding period. Maine Sea Grant will consider funding proposals from $50,000 to $150,000. Maine Sea Grant intends to fund as many excellent proposals as is possible within budgetary constraints; projects with requested funding below the maximum amount and those that show strong leveraging of funding are encouraged. Due to Maine Sea Grant’s limited resources, total two-year requests over $150,000 in Sea Grant funds (including all direct and indirect costs) will not be considered. Sea Grant funding requires a 50% non-federal match; all preliminary proposals must indicate source and level of available non-federal match. Proposals without sufficient match will not be considered. Preliminary proposals are due Friday, February 27, 2015. Through the biennial request for proposals, Maine Sea Grant strives to sponsor a diverse research portfolio that links the scientific capacity of Maine with the needs of coastal stakeholders. Proposals must link to one of the objectives in Maine Sea Grant’s current strategic plan (seagrant.umaine.edu/strategic-plan). Maine Sea Grant is administered by the University of Maine, but the research competition is open to faculty and staff at any public or private research or higher education institution in the state. For further details, visit seagrant.umaine.edu/funding/research. Please distribute as appropriate; advanced apologies for any cross-postings. Sincerely, Damian C. Brady Assistant Director for Research Maine Sea Grant College Program 5784 York Complex, Suite 66 University of Maine Orono, Maine 04469-5784 207-312-8752 [log in to unmask]