Seed-to-Leaf Research Program

Seed-to-Leaf (formerly SEED-LEAF) research funding opportunity. Oregon Sea Grant is excited to launch a third Seed-to-Leaf (formerly SEED-LEAF) research funding opportunity, open to researchers affiliated with any Oregon institution of higher education. To support strong outreach and engagement approaches, ORSG outreach and engagement professionals will hold Office Hours for researchers to discuss these project elements. The Seed-to-Leaf grant competition solicits Seed proposals for interdisciplinary research projects that address cutting-edge, socioeconomic, biophysical, and/or other integrated science disciplines to address important and societally relevant marine and coastal research questions. Seed project funding provides 12 months of support for the team, ideally leading to a longer term (3.5 years), larger-scale effort: the Leaf project. Each Seed research project must include research approaches from at least two distinct disciplines, an engagement component designed to integrate potential information-users and stakeholders into the research process, and an outreach plan to ensure the research process and / or results are useful and usable to these constituencies. The three to five Seed projects will be selected through an open, competitive, peer-review process, and successful Seed teams are eligible to apply for Leaf support. The Request for Proposals (RFP) for Seed proposal (PDF) is now available. Successful Seed projects begin on January 1, 2027, ending on December 31, 2027; the successful Leaf project would begin July 1, 2028. To learn more about the Seed-to-Leaf competition, visit:https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/research/grant-opportunities/special-request-proposals. To read about recent Seed projects and the current Leaf project, visit: https://seagrant.oregonstate.edu/research/current-research. Please reach out to Stephanie Ichien or Sarah Kolesar with any questions.