NA22OAR4170122

Purpose: The National Sea Grant College Program was established by the U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2008, Public Law 110-394) to be a highly leveraged federal and state partnership to harness the intellectual capacity of the nation's universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities. For over 50 years, the National Sea Grant College Program has supported coastal and Great Lakes communities through research, extension, and education. Sea Grant's mission is to enhance the practical use and conservation of coastal, marine, and Great Lakes resources in order to create a sustainable economy and environment. This grant is the vehicle through which Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Sea Grant lays out its plan to implement the goals laid out in their FY2018-23 strategic plan, which can be found at: https://seagrant.noaa.gov/insideseagrant/planning.

In addition to required grant progress reporting, the recipient will report defined measures and metrics as well as success stories annually and will be evaluated on performance during a site review expected in 2024 or 2025.

Activities to be performed: Each university-based Sea Grant program contributes to the national focus areas and goals, and WHOI Sea Grant is no different, aligning their focus areas with the National Sea Grant Strategic Plan's focus areas of: healthy coastal ecosystems, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, resilient communities and economies, and environmental literacy and workforce development. Activities within each of these focus areas include research, extension, and educational projects that aim to further the National Sea Grant College Program's stated mission.

Expected outcomes: NOAA provides funding to Sea Grant institutions to increase the understanding, assessment, development, management, utilization, and conservation of the nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. These important efforts promote a strong educational base, responsive research and training activities, broad and prompt dissemination of knowledge and techniques, and multidisciplinary approaches to environmental problems, in accordance with 33 U.S.C. 1121(B). Specific outcomes identified by the recipient include, but are not limited to:

- Stakeholders are provided with learning opportunities and resources that support sustainable use of watershed, coastal, and marine resources.
- Natural resource and emergency managers, as well as building officials, understand, synthesize, and apply best available science and information to improve coastal resiliency.
- Coastal communities can access and understand long-term monitoring data and leading-edge research to improve coastal decision-making.
- Diverse members of the community are aware of changing climatic, environmental, and socio-economic conditions and use this information to improve coastal resilience and sustainability.
- Support and educate communities in their efforts to improve coastal resilience through floodplain management.
- Cooperative research, monitoring, and education programs engage with and assist the aquaculture industry with maintaining and enhancing production and adapting to changing conditions.
- Communities are provided with unbiased information on local seafood, how it is harvested and grown, and its health benefits.
- Colleges and universities that serve students from underserved and underrepresented populations are better represented in WHSG's funded research portfolio.

Intended beneficiaries: Residents, stakeholders, and decision-makers of the state of Massachusetts as well as throughout the Northeast region.

Subrecipient activities: The recipient plans to subaward funds to principal investigators throughout the state of Massachusetts who successfully competed for funding following the National Sea Grant College Program's competition policy. Additionally, funding may be sub-awarded for extension or education work.

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

18 CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND MITIGATION 19 WEATHER-READY NATION 20 HEALTHY OCEANS 21 RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES

11.417 - Sea Grant Support

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Woods Hole, Massachusetts 025431536 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-OAR-SG-2022-2006727

Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 09/30/24 to 09/30/25 and the total obligations have increased 486% from $819,290 to $4,801,318.