SeaDoc Society 2024 Call for Grant Proposals

The SeaDoc Society is pleased to launch our annual competitive grants program with the goal of supporting science where more information is needed and expected to directly improve the health of the Salish Sea. Thanks to private donors, we plan to fund a minimum of $250,000 in projects for 2024 with funding for individual projects limited to $50,000. We anticipate awarding two Tribal, First Nations, or indigenous-led projects and three or more through our Open Call for proposals.

Our goal is to support science that results in positive conservation outcomes for pressing environmental issues facing the Salish Sea. Analysis of past SeaDoc-funded work showed that successful projects that (1) defined the conservation need a priori, (2) collaborated with personnel from government agencies, and (3) where researchers built and maintained relationships with natural resource managers and policy makers before, during and after the research. Accordingly, we plan to fund projects where more science will benefit conservation and where investigators can demonstrate plans for including these three components.

• February 15, 2024: Call for all proposals

• March 15, 2024: Letters of Inquiry for Open Call due (THIS IS NOW CLOSED)

• April 15, 2024: PIs with successful LOIs for Open Call will be notified and requested to submit a full proposal

• May 15, 2024: Full Proposals (Open Call and Tribal & First Nations) due by 5:00 pm (Pacific)

• June 15, 2024: PIs will be notified of final decision

For more information, or to apply, visit:

The Open Request for Proposals is now closed.