Program Development Grants

We are currently not accepting program development proposals.

In addition to competitive grants awarded on a two-year cycle, Oregon Sea Grant offers modest grants for project opportunities or special needs that arise between the regular application periods. These funds generally are not intended to supplement an existing project, but rather:

• to start up promising new lines of inquiry;
• to provide seed money for exploratory efforts in an Oregon Sea Grant priority topic;
• to develop multidisciplinary or regional efforts;
• to respond to urgent needs or unforeseen opportunities that require a timely response;
• to support special student initiatives related to an ongoing Sea Grant project
• to allow orderly or timely completion of project that also supports student degree effort

If you have questions, please contact eric.dickey@oregonstate.edu.

Normally program development grants are modest in size (less than $10,000, including federally required indirect costs, generally about 40 percent of direct costs) and in time frame (less than one year), although in exceptional cases larger efforts can be considered. Such proposals are sometimes sent out for external peer review, but that is not required by the National Office of Sea Grant.

(Proposals requesting more than $10,000 (direct and indirect costs) require peer reviewing (which adds about six weeks to the review period), and the award decision must be approved by the National Sea Grant Office. Such proposals must follow a format suitable for peer review. Please contact the Oregon Sea Grant office for more information if your proposed request will exceed a total of $10,000.)

Before you submit a Program Development proposal, you should first contact Oregon Sea Grant by phone or email to discuss your concept.

Program Development proposals may be submitted at any time, assuming funds are available. We will generally provide you with a decision within 4-6 weeks.

Your proposal, based on the outline below need not be long. We need clear, but brief, answers to the questions posed in the outline. If we need additional detail, we will contact you. Please submit your request by email or provide us with five (5) hard copies of your proposal, along with a digital version.

Proposal Format

1. Title/contact information

List a descriptive title, followed by name of Principal Investigator (PI), institutional affiliation, and contact information (please be sure to include your e-mail address).

2. What problem or opportunity is to be addressed?

A clear and precise statement establishing the significance, relevance, timeliness, generalizability, and benefits of the project. Indicate the current status of knowledge concerning the problem or opportunity to be addressed, including a summary of previous applicable research.

3. List Objectives

Provide your specific objectives in a numbered, list form. You should ask yourself whether these objectives, as stated, will result in outcomes that will allow you or Oregon Sea Grant to know that this project has been successful, and not just completed.

4. Describe how you will approach this problem or opportunity

Concisely present information on the approach to be used and, generally, methods that will be employed. Also, how are affected individuals to be involved in developing the proposal and carrying out the project?

5. Discuss who will use the findings of the proposed project and who will be affected by or benefit from the findings of this project.

What would be the best way to communicate or demonstrate the project results?

6. Answer the perennial question: "So what?" What will result because you conducted this project?

Describe the kinds of potential outcomes or impacts that might be seen and measured. How soon after project completion would these impacts occur? Will the anticipated benefits of the project have practical applications? Will they lead to new understanding, attitudinal or behavioral changes, economic or legal improvements, etc?

7. Personnel

Who will be involved in the project? List their names and institutional affiliations. Briefly explain their specific roles. What are their qualifications (you may submit a one-page biographical sketch for yourself if you wish, but this is not necessary)?

8. Budget and budget justification [separate pages]

Use the list below to show how much, to the nearest dollar, is requested. In a narrative justification, explain the following. How will the requested funds be used? What non-Sea Grant funds, if any, will be used to complete the project? Why are the requested Sea Grant funds and non-Sea Grant funds needed to complete the project? See other remarks below.

A. Personnel Salary or Wages (Name, FTE or man months, and dollars requested for each project member)

B. Personnel Benefits (Name, rate, and dollars requested for each project member)

C. Total Personnel (Total of A. and B.)

D. Supplies and Services (Give a total and explain in general in the Budget Justification; note, items over $1,000 require special approval)

E. Travel (As in D. International travel requires special approval)

F. Other costs (Subcontracts, tuition, or costs not included in any category above. Explain in the Budget Justification)

G. Total Direct costs (Add C. through F).

H. Indirect costs (Cannot exceed 43%; note that tuition is exempt from indirect). Attach the Federal indirect rate agreement for your institution if you are not affiliated with OSU.

I. Total Requested (Add G and H)

E-mail your proposal, in MS Word or .pdf format, to:

seagrant.admin@oregonstate.edu

Oregon Sea Grant
Oregon State University
322 Kerr Administration
Corvallis, OR 97331-2131
Voice: 541-737-2714
FAX: 541-737-7958