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Are you a member of the lobster industry? Do you study lobster as a scientist? Then this FUNDING OPP is for YOU! </div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Sea Grant American Lobster Initiative</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is pleased to announce
funding to </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">support new collaborative research projects that closely align with emerging lobster industry and management needs. This call emphasizes research conducted
with and for the industry, <i>and</i> <i>is NOT open to single investigator proposals.
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Teams must be co-led by at least one researcher (who may be affiliated with private/nonprofit organizations, businesses, or
resource management agencies)</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i>
</i></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">and one non-researcher (who may be an industry member or be affiliated with a community-led organization). </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wanna participate but don’t know how?! Contact Maine Sea Grant’s Michelle Brown (</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><a href="https://seagrant.umaine.edu/people/michelle-brown/" id="OWAa655a47d-b218-924a-badc-57968281ea2d" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://seagrant.umaine.edu/people/michelle-brown/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="c9b707c7-bbad-4e16-aa9a-67ec057a61bf"><u>michelle.l.brown@maine.edu</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">)
and we’ll get you connected! </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Find the full RFP, application links and examples of ALI-funded projects at:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(214, 85, 11); font-weight: 700;"><a href="https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/american-lobster-initiative" id="OWA3dc40482-71ce-7998-09f5-dfbbd036234e" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(214, 85, 11); text-decoration: none; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" originalsrc="https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/american-lobster-initiative" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="ae8b6aa1-39cb-4a95-907e-6aeab05c69f4"><u>https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/american-lobster-initiative</u></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">. </span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Important Dates: </span></p>
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<u>Deadline for LOI: July 3, 2026</u> (must submit an LOI to submit a full proposal)</p>
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Deadline for Full Proposals: August 28, 2026</p>
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Informational Webinar recording available online </p>
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Drop-in Proposal Consultation Zoom: June 22, 2026 at 3pm; June 30, 2026 at 10am</p>
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