Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center: Grants

Maine Aquaculture Grant Opportunity

Submission Deadline is March 27, 2009

The Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center is offering $5,000-$25,000 grants to parties that wish to pursue research that will improve Maine’s economy through the advancement of commercial and public aquaculture. Potential applicants include production farms, individual water farmers, vendors to the Maine aquaculture industry, non-profit organizations, municipalities (including shellfish committees), university-based researchers, and private consultants. Awards will be ready for disbursement by May 1, 2009.

Download the Request for Proposals guidelines, cover sheet and budget form.

Since its founding in 1989, The Maine Aquaculture Innovation Center has encouraged industry development by promoting applied aquaculture research. Each year, MAIC has invited companies and researchers to submit proposals for funding consideration.

MAIC's grants for research have ranged from $5,000 to as much as $30,000, and have required that applicants match MAIC resources on, at least, a 1:1 basis. In April 2008, MAIC made awards for four projects totaling $100,736.

The state funds administered by MAIC frequently are matched with resources provided by the federal government, industry, and private foundations interested in community economic development.