# Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Northeast American Lobster Regional Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/noaa-oar-sg-2025-29639-sea-grant-programs-only-fy2025-northeast-american-lobster/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358625

> DOC NOAA - ERA Production offered grants of up to $3.4 million to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $3.4 million in total. Applications closed on June 4, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | NOAA-OAR-SG-2025-29639 |
| Agency | DOC NOAA - ERA Production |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 4, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $3.4 million |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $3.4 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.417 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The following entities are eligible to submit to this opportunity:This competition is open only to the following Sea Grant programs in the Northeast region - Maine Sea Grant, New Hampshire Sea Grant, MIT Sea Grant, Woods Hole Sea Grant, Connecticut Sea Grant, Rhode Island Sea Grant and New York Sea Grant. To be eligible to apply or receive an award, applicant organizations must complete and maintain three registrations; SAM.gov, Grants.gov, and eRA Commons. For each, the complete registration process can take 4 to 6 weeks, so applicants must begin this activity as soon as possible and well before the proposal due date. For more information on how to meet these registration and application submission requirements without errors, we advise all to carefully review relevant Applicant and Grantee Training modules: https://www.commerce.gov/ocio/programs/gems/applicant-and-grantee-training. Additionally, we advise that all carefully read ‘Additional Application Package Forms’ within the ‘Full Proposal Required Elements’ section below.

## What the grant funds

This competition is open only to the following Sea Grant programs in the northeast region - Maine Sea Grant, New Hampshire Sea Grant, MIT Sea Grant, Woods Hole Sea Grant, Connecticut Sea Grant, Rhode Island Sea Grant and New York Sea Grant. Proposals representing collaboration between multiple programs will be prioritized. The National Sea Grant College Program was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1966 (amended in 2020, Public Law 116-221) to support leveraged federal and state partnerships that harness the intellectual capacity of the nation’s universities and research institutions to solve problems and generate opportunities in coastal communities. The National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative began in 2018, in response to Congressional direction and with the recognition that a cohesive regional lobster program would be beneficial for the Northeast. Since then, the National Sea Grant Office (NSGO) has run competitions resulting in the funding of 40 research projects totaling more than $11.5 million, and awarding an additional $1.6 million in extension funding in the Northeast to transfer the research results to the decision makers and communities served. Pending federal appropriations in FY2025, consistent with its mission to enhance practical use and conservation in order to create a sustainable economy and environment, the NSGO intends to enhance local oversight and direction of research and extension within the American lobster fishery by funding a regional program that aims to synthesize previous and ongoing research findings, support new and ongoing place-based extension within the region, and continue addressing priority research needs necessary to enhance understanding of and address impacts on the significant, complex and dynamic American lobster fishery. A Gulf of Maine-focused, but regionally-coordinated American lobster program, will ensure that stakeholders across the Northeast region continue to benefit from research and extension supporting American lobster (Homarus americanus) and its fishery. This includes research carried out through the National Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative, state Sea Grant projects and other relevant research, as well as the lessons learned and best practices developed to benefit the sustainability of the fishery and its associated communities and economies.

## Questions people ask

### Is NOAA-OAR-SG-2025-29639 still open?

No. It closed on June 4, 2025.

### Who can apply for Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Northeast American Lobster Regional Program?

DOC NOAA - ERA Production accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Sea Grant Programs Only - FY2025 Northeast American Lobster Regional Program?

Closed June 4, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $3.4 million each. About $3.4 million in total.

### Who has won Sea Grant Support grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Florida, University of California San Diego, University of Hawaii. The program made 851 awards worth $599 million in that time.