Funding Opportunities

The National Sea Grant Law Center’s funding opportunities seek to promote the growth and development of Sea Grant legal programming and build the capacity of individual Sea Grant programs to address legal issues in their states.

Sea Grant Law and Policy Journal Symposium Competition

The National Sea Grant Law Center is accepting applications from Sea Grant Programs and accredited law schools with documented partnerships with Sea Grant Programs to organize and host academic symposiums addressing priority ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes law and policy topics. Applicants may seek funding support for an in-person, virtual, or hybrid conference. The symposia must result in the generation of a minimum of six, peer-reviewed articles for publication by the National Sea Grant Law Center in a special issue of the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal (Journal). Funding is limited to $25,000 per symposium and the Law Center anticipates selecting up to four proposals for funding. Matching funds will not be required.

For more information on the Journal and previous symposium funded by the Law Center, see: http://nsglc.olemiss.edu/sglpj

Timetable: Letters of Intent are due by 5 p.m. Central Time on Friday, December, 8 2023.
Full proposals are due by 5 p.m. Central Time on Friday, February 2, 2024. Applicants may submit proposals for funding of symposia to be held in 2024 or 2025 with Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal issue publication in 2025 or 2026. The anticipated award start date is July 1, 2024.

Eligibility: The National Sea Grant Law Center is accepting applications from Sea Grant programs and accredited law schools with documented partnerships with Sea Grant Programs to organize and host academic symposiums and produce symposium proceedings addressing priority ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes law and policy topics.

Only those applicants who submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) by the required deadline are subsequently eligible to submit full proposals.

View Request for Proposals

Program Development Funds

The National Sea Grant Law Center accepts proposals for Program Development (PD) funds on a rolling basis. These funds are made available to support projects that align with National Sea Grant Law Center’s strategic goals and objectives. Preference is given to projects that will help build the legal capacity of the Sea Grant Network. Typical awards are under $10,000. Projects exceeding $10,000 should be discussed with the National Sea Grant Law Center director prior to submission.

View Guidelines and Instructions for Applicants

For More Information

General questions about the grant competition and the scope of projects considered should be directed to:

Stephanie Otts
Director of the National Sea Grant Law Center
sshowalt@olemiss.edu
662-915-7714