GMS Receives $3M Toward Resilient Infrastructure Improvements for Research, Teaching
The University of Massachusetts Amherst, the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MassTech), and state and local officials gathered today at the university’s Gloucester Marine Station to celebrate $3 million in capital funding for resilient infrastructure upgrades and strategic initiatives at the station.
The funding, composed of $2 million from MassTech’s Collaborative Science and Tech Research and Development Matching Grant Fund and a $1 million match from UMass Amherst, will support a range of upgrades at the station including new outdoor research and education space, installation of a living seawall, dock and crane, and concrete repairs.
Construction is expected to begin next spring and be completed by fall 2025.
Located in the birthplace of commercial fishing in the U.S., the Gloucester Marine Station provides an ocean-based facility for hands-on, immersive learning. Researchers from the commonwealth’s flagship campus and their partners collaborate to develop science-based solutions to address critical challenges facing the state’s coastal communities and the world, including climate resilience, sustainable fisheries and seafood, and marine ecology. The facility is also a key research hub for the state’s blue economy, supporting emerging socioeconomic research and engagement needed to drive marine science tech and innovation focused on the seafood supply chain, resilient communities and clean energy.