Research Proposal and Report Sharing Policy
It is the policy of CTSG that when a request is made for a copy of a funded proposal, we ask the requester to contact the PI directly with his or her request. However, it is expected that if faced with a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), CTSG may have to provide a copy of the proposal. Progress reports of funded research projects are reviewed to assure adequate progress towards the stated goals, and are not made public. However, final reports that summarize the findings of a research project will be made public.
Funded Research: Data Sharing Policy
New NOAA regulations require that data and information collected and/or created under NOAA grants and cooperative agreements must be made visible, accessible, and independently understandable to general users, free of charge or at minimal cost, in a timely manner (typically no later than two years after the data are collected or created), except where limited by law, regulation, policy or by security requirements. The new requirement has two basic parts: (1) environmental and socio-economic data generated by a grant project must be made available after a reasonable period of exclusive use, and (2) the grant application must describe the plan to make the data available. Proposals considered for funding by CTSG need to satisfy those data sharing requirements.
CTSG No-Cost Extension Policy
No-cost extensions (NCE) may be requested by PIs who have received any CTSG-administered funding (i.e., CTSG / Northeast SG Consortium research grants, development awards, or EPA LISS research grants, etc.). The NCE must be sought at least two months prior to the grant end date and the request sent to Dr. Syma Ebbin, CTSG Research Coordinator, following the CTSG_NCE Request Guidelines, located under the tab “Resources and Forms.” A progress report must be submitted with the NCE request. After reviewing the request, CTSG may grant PIs with one no-cost extension, extending the grant time frame by a maximum of one additional year. More than one NCE request will generally not be considered. PIs shall submit a final completion report within 60 days of the NCE end date. Decisions on NCE requests will be made as soon as possible (usually within several weeks). Requests that are incomplete, or that require further clarification or justification, will require additional time.
Eligibility for CTSG Program Development Funding
Requests for support through CTSG Program Development awards will be considered on a case-by-case basis as long as funds are available. Requests may be submitted by individuals affiliated with any Connecticut-based formal or informal academic or educational institutions, research laboratories, extension/outreach facilities, state or local agencies, or for-profit institutions or companies. Please note that any data, information, and/or technologies or other outputs resulting from such an award may not be considered proprietary. CTSG requires active sharing, extension and educational efforts and outputs in conjunction with the award of program development funding and all results are subject to NOAA data sharing policies and must be made freely available to the public.
Tax Implications of Sea Grant Awards
The Sea Grant Undergraduate Research Fellowship is considered a fellowship for income tax purposes. The recipients of this award may have an obligation to self-report the fellowship on your income tax return. Consistent with IRS guidelines, the University does not withhold income taxes from the award, or report the fellowship award to the IRS, except in limited circumstances involving nonresident aliens.
The Sea Grant Coastal and Marine Graduate Economics Fellowship is considered a fellowship for income tax purposes. The recipients of this award may have an obligation to self-report the fellowship on your income tax return. Consistent with IRS guidelines, the University does not withhold income taxes from the award, or report the fellowship award to the IRS, except in limited circumstances involving nonresident aliens.
The Sea Grant Arts Support Award is considered a fellowship for income tax purposes. The recipients of this award may have an obligation to self-report the fellowship on your income tax return. Consistent with IRS guidelines, the University does not withhold income taxes from the award, or report the fellowship award to the IRS, except in limited circumstances involving nonresident aliens.
Sea Grant Development Awards may be considered a fellowship for income tax purposes. The recipients of this award may have an obligation to self-report the fellowship on your income tax return. Consistent with IRS guidelines, the University does not withhold income taxes from the award, or report the fellowship award to the IRS, except in limited circumstances involving nonresident aliens.
CTSG Publication Policies
Logo use and acknowledgements for print and digital media
Grantees shall ensure the NOAA emblem and the Sea Grant logo are placed on all print and digital media produced under this award, including, but not limited to, scientific posters and presentations, extension products, and administrative materials such as conference agendas and program websites. This logo placement is in addition to the acknowledgement of sponsorship statement required for publications and videos by the Department of Commerce Standard Terms and Conditions. Use of the NOAA emblem and the Sea Grant logo shall be in compliance with style guidance and standards specified at https://seagrant.noaa.gov/inside-sea-grant/communications/. The Sea Grant logo may be either the approved program-specific logo or the national Sea Grant logo without the program designation. Grantees may not use the NOAA emblem or Sea Grant logo for other purposes, including lobbying or issue advocacy, endorsing a product or organization or communications to elected officials or federal agencies. Recipients may not use the NOAA emblem or Sea Grant logo in a negative or defamatory manner.
Manuscripts and other peer-reviewed publications
Recipients of CTSG funding are responsible for assuring that every publication of material based on, developed under, or otherwise produced pursuant to a Department of Commerce funding award contains the following acknowledgement and disclaimer:
This [article,report/video/etc.] was prepared by [recipient or subrecipient name] using Federal funds under award [number] from Connecticut Sea Grant, U.S. Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Connecticut Sea Grant, NOAA or the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Peer-reviewed journal articles reporting CTSG-funding research are submitted to the NOAA Central Library. As such, recipients of CTSG funding must submit a pdf copy of the accepted version of the manuscript before it is form of a proof formatted for publication to Judy Benson, the CTSG communications coordinator, and Syma Ebbin, the CTSG research coordinator.
