Biennial Research Competition

Texas Sea Grant is seeking proposals from investigators at ALL Texas universities and colleges. Others eligible include: nonprofit, non-academic institutions; for-profit organizations; state, local and Indian tribal governments; and unaffiliated persons.

Awards will support community-engaged and outcome-oriented research that spans broad areas of natural, physical, social, behavioral and economic sciences and engineering, will improve the understanding, wise use and stewardship of Texas’ coastal and marine resources, and generate substantial social, economic and environmental impacts in Texas.

The Request for Research Proposals is typically issued in the Fall/early Winter of even-numbered years.

The Request for Proposals will open January 27, 2025; please access here: Texas Sea Grant RFP 2026-2028. Please review the Texas Sea Grant Strategic Plan 2024-2027 upon which, the RFP is based.