Research Administration
PA Sea Grant Research Funding Opportunity
2026 Research Request for Proposals Period Now Open!
Funding Cycle February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2028
Pre-proposals due by Friday, February 14, 2025, at 5:00 PM, EST
Full Proposals due by Friday, May 30, 2025, at 5:00 PM, EDT
The Pennsylvania Sea Grant College Program is currently soliciting proposals for its next two-year research funding cycle, which begins February 1, 2026, and ends January 31, 2028. Relevant research topics and information about the format and timetable for submitting pre-proposals and proposals are included in the Request for Proposal.
Pennsylvania researchers are invited to submit pre-proposals which focus on Pennsylvania’s coasts and watersheds within the Lake Erie watershed, and Susquehanna and Delaware River Basins. Projects within Pennsylvania but outside of the Lake Erie watershed, or Susquehanna and Delaware River Basins may be considered if applicable to these watersheds. Principal investigators should focus on outcomes that can be achieved in a 24-month period. Proposals must include a clear outreach plan for disseminating information to appropriate audiences.
We anticipate funding four to six grants at approximately $75,000 per year per grant (not including indirect costs). A minimum 50-percent non-federal match is required ($1 non-federal match for every $2 federal dollars requested), including on indirect costs. Funding requests for one-year projects may not exceed $75,000 and requests for two-year projects may not exceed $150,000 (not including indirect costs). Funding is contingent upon NOAA approval and congressional appropriation of funds. Faculty members and researchers from any Pennsylvania college or university, state agency, and other Pennsylvania not-for-profit research organizations are eligible. Pennsylvania Sea Grant funding support is offered on an open, competitive basis.
Pennsylvania Sea Grant will be hosting a webinar on January 15, 2025, at noon EST to provide an overview of the Pennsylvania Sea Grant Research program, the Request for Proposals (RFP) guidance, and answer any questions. Researchers considering submitting an RFP are encouraged to register for the webinar.
Details and resources for researchers are available online at – http://lnkd.in/db79GdZD
The Grants & Contracts team is here to support faculty members in preparing grant submissions and administering external funds. Our team works directly with the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP), which provides central coordination and oversight of Penn State-sponsored programs.
Our team can assist you with:
- Identifying funding opportunities
- Navigating the grant submission process
- Budget preparation
- Managing post-award expenditures
- Finalizing award closeouts
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Sponsored Research Initiation Form
Limited Submission Deadlines
Heising-Simons Foundation: Open Call for Science Events and Gatherings
We are pleased to announce the launch of Heising-Simons Foundation: Open Call for Science Events and Gatherings. Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!
- Internal Submission Deadline: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Funding Organization’s Deadline: Friday, January 31, 2025
- Cycle: Short and Long Term
- Discipline/Subject Area: Support for meetings, workshops, conferences, summer schools, research collaboration gatherings, and other events related to astronomy, cosmology, fundamental physics, climate change science
- Funding Available: 80000
- RFP link: http://www.hsfoundation.org/open-call-for-support-of-science-events-and-gatherings/guidelines-and-application/
NEA Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) (2025NEA01GAP1, 2025NEA01GAP2
We are pleased to announce the launch of NEA Grants for Arts Projects (GAP) (2025NEA01GAP1, 2025NEA01GAP2). Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!
- Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Funding Organization’s Deadline: Thursday, July 10, 2025
- Project Period: Grants awarded under these guidelines generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years.
- Institutional Limit: An organization may submit only one application
- Program Guidelines: http://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects
- Award Amount: $10,000-$100,000
- Eligibility Note: Penn State may submit only one application to either Grants for Arts Projects or Challenge America per calendar year.
- Cost-share or Match Required: 1:1 Cost-share/match required. Sources may include both cash and in-kind.
NEA Challenge America (2025NEA01CA)
We are pleased to announce the launch of NEA Challenge America (2025NEA01CA). Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!
- Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Funding Organization’s Deadline: Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Cycle: FY2025
- Project Period: Grants awarded under these guidelines generally may cover a period of performance of up to two years.
- Institutional Limit: An organization may submit only one application to the FY 2025 Grants for Arts Projects program (i.e., one application per calendar year).
- Program Guidelines: http://www.arts.gov/grants/challenge-america
- Award Amount: $10,000
- Eligibility Note: Penn State may submit only one application to either Grants for Arts Projects or Challenge America per calendar year.
- Cost-share or Match Required: 1:1 Cost-share/match required. Sources may include both cash and in-kind.
USDA Equipment Grant Program (EGP)
We are pleased to announce the launch of USDA Equipment Grant Program (EGP) . Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!
- Internal Submission Deadline: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Funding Organization’s Deadline: Friday, May 2, 2025
- Funding Organization: United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
- Institutional Limit: Two proposals per eligible institution
- Award Amount: $25,000 – $500,000
- Project Period: 48 months
- Recurrence of Opportunity: This call is repeated once a year.
- Sponsor’s Program Website: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/grants/programs/equipment-grants-program-egp
- Equipment Grants Program (EGP) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs): http://www.nifa.usda.gov/equipment-grants-program-egp-frequently-asked-questions-faqs
Charles E. Kaufman Foundation: New Initiatives Research Letter of Intent
We are pleased to announce the launch of Charles E. Kaufman Foundation: New Initiatives Research Letter of Intent. Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!
- Internal Submission Deadline: Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Funding Organization’s Deadline: Friday, March 28, 2025
- Cycle: 2 years
- Discipline/Subject Area: Proposals are required to address basic (fundamental, pure) questions addressing core principles in biology, physics and chemistry or at the disciplinary boundaries between these fields.
- Funding Available: 300000
- RFP link: http://kaufman.pittsburghfoundation.org/new-initiative-research
P&G Higher Education Grant
We are pleased to announce the launch of the P&G Higher Education Grant. Click on the link below to view more information. Thank you!
- Internal Submission Deadline: April 16, 2025
- Funding Organization’s Deadline: September 30, 2025
- Funding Organization: Procter & Gamble Company (P&G)
- Institutional Limit: Two applications per college.
- Award Amount: $10,000 – $20,000. The maximum any college or university will receive in one year is $50,000.
- Project Period: One year
- Recurrence of Opportunity: This call is repeated once a year.
- Sponsor’s Program Website: http://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply?urlkey=pgfund
