FY2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

The summary for the FY2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the DOC NOAA - ERA Production, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

FY2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship: 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.This notice announces that applications may be submitted for the 2026 National Sea Grant College Program Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship (Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program). The National Sea Grant College Program (Sea Grant) anticipates funding not less than 35 applicants, of which approximately 17 will be assigned to the Legislative branch. Application packages will each propose a total of $95,600 in funding. Detailed breakout of this funding is described in Section II.A and Section IV.F of this announcement.Applicants are strongly encouraged to reach out to the Sea Grant program in their state/territory at least one to two months prior to the state application deadline to receive application support and provide notification of intent to apply. Following student application submission, the student should allow sufficient time to schedule an interview with the eligible Sea Grant program at the program’s request.All projects must take place within the United States or territories or their respective waterways.

Federal Grant Title:	FY2026 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Federal Agency Name:	DOC NOAA - ERA Production (DOC-DOCNOAAERA)
Grant Categories:	Education, Environment, Natural Resources
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	NOAA-OAR-SG-2026-29505
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	11.417
CFDA Descriptions:	Information not provided
Current Application Deadline:	April 16th, 2025
Original Application Deadline:	April 16th, 2025
Posted Date:	December 5th, 2024
Creation Date:	December 5th, 2024
Archive Date:	May 16th, 2025
Total Program Funding:	$3,346,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$96,500
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$96,500
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No
Last Updated:	December 5th, 2024

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification.)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Any student, regardless of citizenship, is eligible to submit application materials listed in Section IV.B.3.b.1-4 of this NOFO to an eligible Sea Grant program if:(1) The student is enrolled towards a degree in a graduate program at any point between the onset of the 2024 Fall Term (quarter, trimester, semester, etc.) and February 19, 2025;(2) The graduate degree will be awarded through an accredited institution of higher education in the United States or U.S. Territories, and;(3) The student has an interest in ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources and in the national policy decisions affecting those resources.Application submission is through an application to the Sea Grant program in the state in which the student is earning their degree. If there is no Sea Grant program, a Sea Grant program will be assigned (see Section IV.D.) A written statement from the National Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program Manager referring the applicant to the most appropriate eligible Sea Grant program will be provided to the applicant and must be submitted to the State Sea Grant program through which they are applying. The following entities are eligible to submit full proposals to this NOFO opportunity via Grants.gov: Sea Grant College Programs, Sea Grant Institutional Programs, and Sea Grant Coherent Area Programs.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Program Website
Grant Announcement Contact: Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship Program Manager, National Sea Grant College Program
Tel: (240) 507-3712;
E-mail: [email protected]
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