Project Grant SAS20024GR0003

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) has awarded a $122,606 Project Grant to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, doing business as Dauphin Island Sea Lab, to host a 3-year Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program. The program will bring 8 undergraduates to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab each summer to participate in 10-week guided research projects and a professional development program focused on understanding how marine and estuarine ecosystems...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $495,376 will support the University of Hawaii at Manoa in transforming its marine biology graduate program to incorporate place-based pedagogies. Funded under the NSF's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076), this three-year award beginning October 1, 2022 aims to establish a community-embedded science approach. Graduate students will undertake a two-week intensive immersing them in relationship building, service learning, and cultural education...

Through a $414,804 Project Grant awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the Museums for America (CFDA 45.301) program, Save The Bay Inc. will implement a fellowship program that provides hands-on training and professional development opportunities at the aquarium. This project will create a school-to-career pathway for individuals underrepresented in environmental careers, with a focus on the ocean. Key activities include annually recruiting and onboarding two new...

The National Science Foundation Division of Emerging Frontiers awarded $387,134 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa through the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) federal grant program to support the REU Site: Ka'ao: Telling the Stories of Hawaiian Ecosystems project from March 1, 2022 to February 28, 2025. The project will train 30 undergraduate students, primarily from underrepresented groups in Hawaii, in place-based biocultural restoration research in terrestrial and marine ecosystems on...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), aims to expand the aquaculture workforce in the Pacific region. The $714,792 award will fund paid internships that provide hands-on training and career skills for high school students, undergraduates, and early-career adults. The internships will be established with host organizations in Hawaii and the Pacific region, including...

This $364,866 Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to develop and deliver an experiential training program in the field of marine technology. The initiative, titled "COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: BEGINNINGS: ADVANCING MARINE TECHNOLOGY CAREERS THROUGH IMMERSIVE AUTONOMOUS UNDERWATER VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCES," focuses on creating opportunities for skill development in emerging areas of marine technology, with a particular...

The National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) has awarded the University of Delaware's College of Earth, Ocean and Environment (CEOE) a $154,041 Project Grant to host a 3-year Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site program in marine science. The program will bring 10 undergraduates to the university's Lewes campus each summer to conduct independent ocean science research under the guidance of faculty mentors. The main focus is to train students in the...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $2,512,858 Project Grant under its Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074) to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (MESC), doing business as the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, to develop the Biological Opportunities and Training in Science (BOATS) program. The BOATS program aims to prepare the next generation of leaders to address contemporary and future challenges in managing coastal ecosystems by providing hands-on training, career-focused...

The University of Maine was awarded $750,000 under the Agriculture and Food Research Initiative competitive federal grants program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture to establish the Aquaculture Experiential Opportunities for Undergraduate Students program. The five-year project grant will provide applied aquaculture science training and research experiences to 42 undergraduate students from across the U.S. through a hybrid virtual and in-person...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $105,400 project grant to Hui O Ho'Ohonua through the Office for Coastal Management's Coastal Zone Management Program. The grant will fund a project to train high school students in visually assessing the health of the Honouliuli Watershed in Honolulu, Hawaii from September 2021 through July 2023. Students will learn culturally grounded observation practices, visual stream assessment protocols, and GIS technology to evaluate...