Who funds aquaculture research?

We count 93 funded aquaculture projects, active between 2022 and 2031, from 6 funders. The most came from USDA (25 projects), EU · Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment (22 projects) and EU · MSCA (17 projects). The median award is $685K, across the 90 of 93 projects that list an amount.

Funded projects

93

Funders

6

Median award

$685K

Open calls now

2

Top funders of aquaculture research

Projects whose title or summary mentions aquaculture. Median award: of the projects that list an amount, in US dollars; “—” when fewer than 3 do.

Open aquaculture funding calls

2 open calls mention aquaculture today.

• Aquaculture
  National Science Foundation (SBIR/STTR)Not specifiedDeadline: July 7, 2027 ·
• National Bycatch Reduction Engineering Program (BREP) - FY2026/27
  DOC NOAA - ERA Production$50,000 – $400,000Deadline: January 22, 2027 ·

Funded aquaculture projects

A sample, latest start first, at most three per program.

• The mission of the western regional aquaculture center (wrac), one five regional aquaculture centers established by congress in 1985 is to…
  USDA · $934,771 · ends 2031
• The center for tropical and subtropical aquaculture (ctsa) is one of five regional aquaculture centers (racs) established under the food…
  USDA · $934,771 · ends 2031
• The usda national institute of food and agriculture (nifa) southern regional aquaculture center (srac) is one of five regional aquaculture…
  USDA · $934,771 · ends 2031
• Identifying virus transmission routes and intervention efficacy in aquaculture through novel virus genomic approaches.
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £1,496,119 · ends 2030
• Gatsby Africa — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $4,989,900 · ends 2030
• Collaborative Research: Coupled Hydro-structural Mechanics of Non-rigid Floating Bodies under Quasi-standing and Breaking Waves
  NSF · ENG · $329,113 · ends 2029
• Indian Council of Agricultural Research — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $2,011,136 · ends 2029
• Addressing the ability of marine aquaculture to respond to climate change using systems thinking and precision-based frameworks: renewal
  UKRI · UKRI FLF · £594,089 · ends 2029
• Beanstalk AgTech Pty Ltd — Agricultural Development
  Gates Foundation · $1,688,434 · ends 2028
• Design, testing, and evaluation of an oscillating water column energy converter system for integration with marine aquaculture systems
  DOE · $251,584 · ends 2028

How we count

Funded projects come from public award records (NIH RePORTER, NSF, EU CORDIS, UKRI Gateway to Research, Wellcome, the Gates Foundation, DOE, NASA and USDA NIFA) whose title or summary matches “aquaculture”. NIH lists each budget year separately; one project counts once. Amounts are as the funder lists them; medians use only projects that list one, in US dollars. Open calls and forecasts are from our listings of October 28, 2026. A project can mention a topic without being mainly about it, so treat the counts as a guide to who funds the area.