NA24OARX417C0159

Program Abstract 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 Delaware Sea Grant lays out its plan to implement the goals laid out in their FY2024-27 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 2028 or 2029.

Activities to be performed:
Each university-based Sea Grant program contributes to the national focus areas and goals, and Delaware 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: Resource managers are informed of advances in the scientific understanding of organisms, habitats, and ecosystem function, and anthropogenic disturbances to help make sound resource management decisions.

Communities receive targeted information and techniques to help them enhance their economic activities without diminishing the long-term health of the natural environment or community character.

Results of Delaware Sea Grant competitively-awarded research projects will be communicated with fisheries managers and industry agents through presentations, peer-reviewed articles, outreach materials, and technical publications to assist in improved management of fisheries resources.

Delaware Sea Grant delivers coastal and marine science and policy career information in person and online to K-12 audiences through in-school, after-school, and online programming leading to more students pursuing science-related opportunities in the future.

Intended Beneficiaries:
Residents, stakeholders, and decision-makers of the state of Delaware as well as throughout the Mid-Atlantic region.

Subrecipient Activities:
The recipient plans to subaward funds to principal investigators throughout the state of Delaware 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.

University Of Delaware

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]

Newark, Delaware 197113651 United States

Single Zip Code

NOAA-OAR-SG-2024-23187

Amendment Since initial award the total obligations have increased 100% from $2,420,906 to $4,841,812.