The Center for Tropical and Subtropical Aquaculture (CTSA) requests pre-proposals for applied research and extension that address problems and opportunities in the regional aquaculture industry. CTSA stakeholders have identified strategic areas and species, including Cost Effective Locally-Made Aquatic Feed, as the top aquaculture development priorities. Pre-proposals that target these strategic areas and priority species will receive highest preference. However, pre-proposals that do not fall under specific priority areas but address CTSA’s mission will be considered in the development process. The focus is on funding projects that will have immediate, positive impacts on the regional aquaculture industry.
CTSA’s mission is to support aquaculture research, development, demonstration, and extension education in order to enhance viable and profitable aquaculture in the United States. CTSA is funded by an annual grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
The CTSA region includes the following areas: American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and Palau. CTSA strongly encourages collaboration between institutions and agencies in the region, as well as shared funding of large priority projects.
