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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Subject to the availability of funding, Sea Grant anticipates approximately $5,000,000 will be available for research projects and programs
that will significantly advance the understanding of the economics of aquaculture businesses in the U.S. and address gaps regarding important market information. </span><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#45B3CA">The overall
goal is to advance business management towards development of a sustainable marine and Great Lakes aquaculture industry in the U.S.</span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">View funding opportunity</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">Successful proposals will address geographic and/or topical needs and will fully integrate research, extension, and education. Proposals
that will support broad, non-proprietary research to address critical gaps with respect to aquaculture economics and market needs; make that information available to U.S. aquaculture businesses and management agencies; and build the capacity of Sea Grant and
its partners, including Sea Grant aquaculture extension personnel and industry stakeholders, are preferred.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">These investments are consistent with Sea Grant’s focus area of </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Our-Work/SFA" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#45B3CA">Sustainable
Fisheries and Aquaculture (SFA)</span></a> </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">and the </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><a href="https://seagrant.noaa.gov/Portals/0/Documents/Handouts/AquacultureVisionNOAA_March2016.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#45B3CA">Sea
Grant Network’s 10-year Aquaculture Vision</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42">, both which support NOAA and Department of Commerce aquaculture goals.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#403F42"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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