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SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS FOR 

 SEA GRANT INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT 



Sea Grant Institutional support is intended to 

 assist institutions of higher education which 

 have broad-based competence and interest in 

 ocean science and education to develop addi- 

 tional major programs devoted to increasing 

 utilization of marine resources. 



In fully developed form, activities under the 

 Sea Grant Institutional Support Program should 

 produce significant intellectual and practical im- 

 pact on marine resource development in the 

 institution's geographic region, and in the nation. 

 The Sea Grant activity should be a stimulant 

 and a source of technical assistance for State 

 and local governments, industry, business, and 

 other institutions within the institution's region. 

 Activities supported under the program should 

 produce essential manpower for marine resource 

 development, new knowledge, and continuing 

 innovations. 



Activities under Sea Grant Institutional sup- 

 port may involve any schools or departments 

 of the university or college which could be use- 

 ful in achieving Sea Grant objectives in addition 

 to schools or departments engaged in activities 

 commonly associated with the marine environ- 

 ment. For example, a school of law could study 

 the legal aspects of marine resource develop- 

 ment; a medical school could study various 

 aspects of the physiology and human engineering 

 of marine resource recovery techniques; a school 

 of pharmacy could develop programs in the field 

 of marine pharmacology; a department of jour- 

 nalism could contribute to advisory services; a 

 home economics department could improve home 

 utilization of marine foods and provide advisory 

 services most useful to homemakers; and schools 

 or departments of business administration, eco- 

 nomics, sociology, psychology and political 

 science could study marine resource develop- 

 ment in terms of their disciplines or specialities. 



It is not expected that all institutions receiving 

 Sea Grant Institutional support will develop ac- 

 tivities of so broad a scope; most will develop 

 programs of a size dictated by their interests 

 and ability, and the requirements of the geogra- 

 phic regions they serve. In all cases, however, 

 institutions participating in the Institutional Sup- 

 port Program should be leaders and unifying 

 forces within their regions in all matters of 

 marine resources development which they un- 

 dertake. Institutions are not required to estab- 

 lish a subordinate special entity for Sea Grant 

 purposes if existing organizational arrangements 

 are adequate. 



CRITERIA FOR SEA GRANT 

 INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT APPLICANTS 



Any suitable institution may apply for Sea 

 Grant Institutional support. Criteria on which 

 awards will be based include the following: 



— A history of significant marine-related 

 activities in research and education, and 

 demonstrable success of those activities. 



— Availability of the necessary facilities for 

 conduct of the Sea Grant Program, includ- 

 ing laboratories, ships, docks, etc. 



— A capacity and an intention to adopt the 

 Sea Grant Program as a major goal, as 

 demonstrated among other things, by the 

 full commitment of responsible senior 

 officials to the program. 



— A staff recognized in the marine com- 

 munity for leadership and scholaiship. 



— Ability to match the Federal contribution 

 by providing at least one-third of the 

 cost of Sea Grant activities. 



— Capacity for growth, and the ability to 

 plan and execute a complex program of 

 high quality. 



