United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Aquaculture Research Grant Program

Link: 
https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/special-research-grants-program-aquacu...
Summary: 

Fund projects that directly address major challenges to the U.S. aquaculture industry.

Application Deadline Date: 
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Lower Limit Amount ($): 
50,000
Upper Limit Amount ($): 
300,000
Academic Area: 

Aquaculture industry

Description: 

The purpose of the Aquaculture Research program is to support the development of an environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture industry in the U.S. and generate new science-based information and innovation to address industry constraints. Over the long term, results of projects supported by this program may help improve the profitability of the U.S. aquaculture industry, reduce the U.S. trade deficit, increase domestic food security, provide markets for U.S.-produced grain products, increase domestic aquaculture business investment opportunities, and provide more jobs for rural and coastal America. The Aquaculture Research program will fund projects that directly address major constraints to the U.S. aquaculture industry and focus on one or more of the following program priorities: (1) genetics of commercial aquaculture species; (2) critical disease issues impacting aquaculture species; (3) design of environmentally and economically sustainable aquaculture production systems; and (4) economic research for increasing aquaculture profitability.

Award Purpose: 
Research
Other
Year In School: 
Masters
PhD
Post Doctoral
Other
Eligibility Requirement - Gender: 
Any
Eligibility Requirement - Citizenship: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Residency: 

Any

Eligibility Requirement - Other: 
State agricultural experiment stations, land-grant colleges and universities, research foundations established by land-grant colleges and universities, colleges and universities receiving funds under the Act of October 10, 1962 (16 U.S.C. 582a et seq.), and accredited schools or colleges of veterinary medicine for the purpose of facilitating or expanding ongoing State-Federal food and
agricultural research, extension, or education programs that-
(i) Promote excellence in research, extension, or education on a regional and national level;
(ii) Promote the development of regional research centers;
(iii) Promote the research partnership between the Department of Agriculture, colleges and universities, research foundations, and State agricultural experiment stations for regional research efforts; and
(iv) Facilitate coordination and cooperation of research, extension, or education among States through regional grants.
Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project. Failure to meet an eligibility criterion by the time of application deadline may result in the application being excluded from consideration or, even though an application may be reviewed, will preclude NIFA from making an award.
 
Specializations: 
Ecosystem Management and Conservation
Water Resource Science & Management
 
 
Date Updated: 
Thursday, April 6, 2023
Recurring: 
Annual - Jun