NOTE TO PIs ON NEW AND MODIFIED REQUIREMENTS

There have been a few significant changes in the FY06-08 Sea Grant concept letter and proposal preparation and submission process. Therefore, please review the following information before you submit a concept letter.

Electronic Submission of Concept Letters and Proposals

Again for this cycle, the Consortium will require electronic submission of both Concept Letters and full/continuing Proposals. Hard copies will also be required this year as in the past, but the Consortium is in the process of adopting a completely electronic process for implementation in the FY08-10 biennium. Concept letters and proposals should be prepared and electronically submitted as Word documents; the Consortium will not be able to accept PDF files.

Statement of Concise Outcomes

The Consortium has added a new requirement for both Concept Letters and Proposals starting with this cycle which requires the prospective PI to explicitly list the Expected Outcomes to be achieved for each year of the proposed project. The instructions found later in this document for both Concept Letters and Full Proposals now reflect this new requirement.

Targeted Audiences/Outreach/Education

As was the case last cycle, the Consortium will place increased emphasis in its Concept Letter and Proposal review processes on how well prospective PIs describe and detail their outreach and educational efforts in their proposed plan of work. Prospective PIs will now be expected to (a) document the target audiences for their research, education, and extension proposals, (b) the degree to which those audiences are engaged in the proposals, and (c) specifically how results from the proposed efforts will be delivered to them. Failure to provide this documentation will lead to a lower rating of the proposal.

Indirect Costs on Sea Grant-funded Projects

Please note that it is the long-standing policy of the Consortium Board of Directors not to use Sea Grant funds to pay indirect costs to its member institutions; however, indirect costs may be used to satisfy the 50% non-federal matching requirement.

 

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