Texas Sea Grant provides science-based information about Texas coastal and marine resources. Its extension agents and specialists provide informal science education to students, educators and the general public through seminars, workshops and publications.

Texas Sea Grant also coordinates the National Ocean Sciences Bowl regional competitions, the Dolphin Challenge and the Loggerhead Challenge, for high school students in Texas. These competitions increase the visibility and public understanding of our coastal and marine environments and promote the national investment in ocean-related research. 

Texas Sea Grant supports marine- and coastal-related research at universities across the state through a competitive grant program.  It also supports regional research in collaboration with the other Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant programs. 

Research supported provides information of practical importance to Texans and meets the needs of our coastal communities. Funding priorities include: Healthy Coastal Ecosystems, Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture, Resilient Communities and Economies, and Environmental Literacy and Workforce Development.

Requests for proposals (RFPs) for state projects are issued every two years. To view current opportunities, visit our Funding Opportunities page. 

To receive funding opportunity announcements directly, please send an email to sgrfp@listserv.tamu.edu with subject line "Subscribe."

See the full list of research projects Texas Sea Grant has funded.