The grants will support research on the effects of community partnerships to reach underserved populations such as working families, children, immigrants, elderly and able-bodied adults without dependent children. This notice summarizes the objectives, the eligibility criteria, and the application procedures for these grants. With required matching funds from private industrial sponsors, Sea Grant expects to support five new Industry Fellows in FY 2001. Proposals must be submitted by academic institutions who have identified a graduate fellow and an industrial sponsor who will provide matching funds. This joint announcement is intended to support the formation of multidisciplinary teams working in close collaboration on integrated projects to illuminate pathways by which climate may affect human health, and which explore the potential for applying climate forecast information in the public health arena.
Climate refers to climate variability across time scales.
Understanding how short term climate variability affects human health may improve our knowledge of potential consequences of, and adaptation to, longer term changes in the climate system. For purposes of this competition the Great Lakes, and the species in them, are considered marine. The purpose is to develop a highly competitive, sustainable marine aquaculture industry that will meet growing consumer demand for aquatic foods and products that are of high quality, safe, competitively priced and are produced in an environmentally responsible manner.