Limited Active — Full Proposal Window Open; LOI Gate ClosedAtlas Opportunity Score 58/100
NSGLC-2024-2027-PD-FUNDS
Mississippi — National Sea Grant Law Center 2024-2027 Program Development Funds — Final Full-Proposal Window
FundingMaximum request $10,000 for a one-year project. No matching funds required.
DeadlineFull proposals accepted on a rolling basis through October 1, 2026. The RFP does not state an exact closing time or time zone. A required LOI had to be submitted by August 1, 2026.
Last verifiedSeptember 25, 2026
Required next actionHold applicant-specific action unless there is authoritative evidence that the applicant submitted the required LOI by August 1, 2026 and was encouraged to submit a full proposal. If confirmed, verify the Sea Grant partnership, project fit, and all current submission requirements before proceeding.
Broad Eligibility
Sea Grant programs, institutes of higher education, and legal research organizations are eligible. Higher education and legal research applicants must have documented partnerships with Sea Grant Programs. A required LOI preceded full proposal eligibility, and the LOI deadline was August 1, 2026.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score 58/100. Legitimate University of Mississippi-administered federal NOAA Sea Grant pass-through, but only up to $10,000 and narrowly limited to ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes legal research. The LOI gate is already closed, so new applicant outreach is not actionable. N9+ Fit 0/100 and QC Healthcare/direct-vendor fit 0/100; do not force product or healthcare fit.
The National Sea Grant Law Center at the University of Mississippi School of Law is accepting full proposals under its 2024-2027 Program Development Funds opportunity for small-scale research addressing timely or pressing legal questions related to ocean, coastal, or Great Lakes law.
Funding is provided through the University of Mississippi using federal NOAA Sea Grant funds. Requests are limited to $10,000 for a one-year project and no match is required.
Eligible applicants are Sea Grant programs, institutes of higher education, and legal research organizations. Higher education and legal research applicants must have a documented partnership with a Sea Grant Program. A Letter of Intent was required before a full proposal and the LOI window closed August 1, 2026. Therefore, the remaining October 1, 2026 full-proposal window is actionable only for applicants whose LOI was submitted and encouraged by the Law Center.
Projects must build or strengthen Sea Grant legal research, extension, and education capacity. Litigation and advocacy work are not eligible. Full proposals must be combined into one PDF and submitted by email to the National Sea Grant Law Center project coordinator. The RFP does not state an exact closing clock time or time zone for October 1.
Atlas assessment: legitimate Mississippi-administered federal pass-through opportunity, but highly specialized and now gated by the expired LOI requirement. No new cold outreach should be initiated without authoritative evidence that the organization submitted an eligible LOI and was invited or encouraged to proceed.
Source verificationReferenced source · nsglc.olemiss.eduAtlas last verified this record September 25, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
