eSeaGrant 2026 | The Next Generation of eSeaGrant

The Next Generation of eSeaGrant

One platform.
More possibilities.

Built for individual programs. Connected across the Sea Grant network. eSeaGrant 2026 carries forward the platform programs rely on while creating a modern foundation for collaboration, accessibility and what comes next.

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eSeaGrant 2026

Built for individual programs. Connected across the network.
20+ programseSeaGrant already supports more than 20 Sea Grant programs.
Core platform builtThe new core is built and currently in testing.

Platform Status

The core platform has been built and is now in testing.

The major eSeaGrant 2026 functional areas are completed and in testing. The remaining transition work centers on moving program data and files into the new environment.

People
Projects
RFPs
Proposals
Report Calls
Reports
NOAA PIER
Peer Reviews
Panel Reviews
Budget Module
Subawards
90-4
Remaining transition work: Data Migration  ·  File Migration

For Current Programs

What you rely on comes forward — and gets better.

The productivity tools available in today's eSeaGrant are built into eSeaGrant 2026, with key capabilities becoming more flexible.

1

PDF Stitching

Combine application materials automatically.

2

Clone Forms

Reuse and adapt existing forms quickly.

3

Custom Form Sharing

Reuse and share custom forms across programs.

4

Email Templates

More Flexible

Carries forward with greater flexibility.

5

Reminders

More Flexible

Carries forward with greater flexibility.

The Architectural Change

From separate installations to one connected platform.

Today
Program AeSeaGrant instance
Program BeSeaGrant instance
Program CeSeaGrant instance

Separate installations. No shared foundation.

eSeaGrant 2026
Common SaaS Platform
Program A
Program B
Program C

Each program retains secure, controlled access to its own data, with the option for controlled collaboration across the network.

New: Cross-Program Collaboration

From individual programs to network collaboration.

A common platform architecture creates possibilities that separate installations cannot. Multiple programs can collaborate around shared activities while retaining control over what is shared and with whom.

Program A
Program B
Program C
Joint RFPMultiple Sea Grant programs collaborate on and run a shared funding opportunity together.
Controlled, Not OpenPrograms control what is shared, and with whom.

Design Principle

Accessibility, built into the foundation.

Not a checkbox. A design principle applied from the ground up so applicants, reviewers and administrators can all use the platform effectively.

Applicants

A clear, usable path to apply — for every user.

Reviewers

Accessible review tools, including screen reader support and full keyboard navigation.

Administrators

Manage the full lifecycle without accessibility barriers.

Our objective is premium, first-class accessibility — not the minimum necessary to comply.

Looking Ahead

Built AI-ready.

Several AI-driven capabilities are planned during 2026, all in service of one goal: making people more productive.

Use AI where it saves real time — not AI for AI's sake.

The Foundation

AI-Ready ArchitectureThe platform is being built today to support AI capabilities as they are ready.
Productivity CapabilitiesReduce repetitive administrative work and make information faster to find and understand.
Improved HelpA better help experience is part of this same foundation, with more details to come.

A Future Opportunity

An opportunity to bring PIER into eSeaGrant.

With multiple programs operating on a common data architecture, eSeaGrant 2026 creates the opportunity to build the PIER reporting layer more directly into the platform.

Future opportunity — not a current commitment
eSeaGrant 2026Grant management data
PIER ReportingA more direct reporting layer

Bringing It Together

One foundation.
More possibilities.

01Individual Program Management
02Cross-Program Collaboration
03Network-Level Data Opportunities
04Accessibility
05Future AI Productivity

A common platform, not a shared program. Each program controls its own data while choosing when and how to collaborate. This is what moving from separate installations to a network platform makes possible.

eSeaGrant 2026

Built for your program.
Ready for the network.

More than 20 Sea Grant programs already run on eSeaGrant. eSeaGrant 2026 carries that foundation forward and opens the door to what the network can do together.

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