RESEARCH
Economic
and community development considerations are key elements of most
Louisiana Sea Grant research projects. Often, Sea Grant provides
"seed" money for innovative projects that later, with
additional support from industry or other research agencies, results
in solutions to critical problems or provides important economic
benefits through new or enhanced products, processes, or services.
Most projects are funded for two years.
Core research
projects address four issues identified as especially pertinent
to state, regional, and national needs: Healthy Ecosystems and Habitats; Resilient Communities and Economics; Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture; and Education and Workforce Development.
Program
development projects address issues such as environmental
crises and allow scientists to pursue unanticipated research discoveries
or expand an existing project beyond Sea Grant’s normal
two-year fiscal cycle for research.
Through special
research initiatives, scientists throughout the Sea Grant
network address coastal and marine priorities of national economic
and ecological significance. Frequently, researchers from several
institutions and disciplines collaborate on one project, leveraging
Sea Grant resources — both financial and scientific.
For information
on funding for research projects, visit the requests
for proposals section.
Omnibus Research Projects: 2012-2014
