# Sea Grant Support (11.417)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/11-417-sea-grant-support/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Sea Grant Support is run by Department of Commerce. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $599 million in 851 grants, about $703,725 per award.

## Objectives

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.

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $97.9 million | 199 |
| 2022 | $95.4 million | 183 |
| 2023 | $141 million | 257 |
| 2024 | $152 million | 216 |
| 2025 | $112 million | 198 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| University of Florida | Florida | $34.6 million |
| University of California San Diego | California | $32.9 million |
| University of Hawaii | Hawaii | $31.3 million |
| The Research Foundation for the State University of New York | New York | $22.5 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | $22.1 million |
| The University of Southern Mississippi | Mississippi | $21.9 million |
| University of Maine System | Maine | $19.3 million |
| Purdue University | Indiana | $18.9 million |
| Oregon State University | Oregon | $18.0 million |
| University of Rhode Island | Rhode Island | $17.9 million |
| North Carolina State University | North Carolina | $17.6 million |
| Virginia Institute of Marine Science | Virginia | $17.3 million |
| S C Sea Grant Consortium | South Carolina | $17.2 million |
| Texas a & M University | Texas | $15.3 million |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Massachusetts | $15.1 million |
| The Ohio State University | Ohio | $14.7 million |
| University of Wisconsin System | Wisconsin | $14.5 million |
| Louisiana State University | Louisiana | $14.4 million |
| University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science | Maryland | $14.3 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | $13.6 million |