NA24OARX417C0157

Project Title: Michigan Sea Grant 24-27 Omnibus Application Abstract

Principal Investigator: Dr. Silvia Newell
Director, Michigan Sea Grant (MISG)
Professor, School of the Environment and Sustainability
University of Michigan
400 North Ingalls St, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: 734-647-8215
senewell@umich.edu

3 Project Background
The National Sea Grant College Program was established by 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 to create a sustainable economy and environment.

This grant captures how Michigan Sea Grant will implement the goals outlined in in our FY2024-27 Strategic Plan, which can be found at: https://www.michiganseagrant.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/michigan-sea-grant-2024-2027-strategic-plan.pdf
In addition to required grant progress reporting, MISG will report defined measures and metrics as well as success stories annually and is evaluated on performance during a site review expected in 2024 or 2025.

Project Details
Each university-based Sea Grant program contributes to the national focus areas and goals, and Michigan Sea Grant is no different; we align our 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.

Anticipated Outcomes and Results
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 have access to data, models, policy information, and training that support ecosystem-based planning, decision making, and management approaches.
The seafood industry including charter, commercial, and aquaculture businesses is knowledgeable about innovative technologies, approaches, and policies.
Communities have diverse, healthy economies and industries that enhance natural resource assets without displacing traditional working waterfronts.
Educators are knowledgeable of the best available science on the effectiveness of formal and informal education about environmental science.

Intended Beneficiaries
Residents of Michigan and other communities and partners and decision-makers in the state of Michigan and throughout the Great Lakes region.

Subrecipient Activities:
The recipient plans to subaward funds to principal investigators throughout Michigan who successfully competed for funding following the National Sea Grant College Program's competition policy.
Additionally, funding may be subawarded for extension or education work.

Regents Of The University Of Michigan

TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF MAJOR UNIVERSITY CENTERS FOR MARINE RESOURCES RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING AND TO SUPPORT MARINE ADVISORY SERVICES. SOME INDIVIDUAL EFFORTS IN THESE SAME AREAS ALSO RECEIVE FUNDING.

11.417 - Sea Grant Support

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) [DOC]

Ann Arbor, Michigan 481091276 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-23187

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 141% from $2,721,936 to $6,555,262.