Grant-in-Aid projects and participating Institutes
| Sl No. | Institute Name |
| 1 | Adikavi Nannaya University, Rajahmundry |
| 2 | Amritha School of Pharmacy, Kochi |
| 3 | Bharathidasan University, Trichy |
| 4 | Central Island Agricultural Research Institute [CIARI], Port Blair |
| 5 | Central Institute for Fishery Technology [CIFT], Kochi |
| 6 | Central Institute for Fisheries Education [CIFE], Mumbai |
| 7 | Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute [CMFRI], Kochi |
| 8 | Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biological [CAS-MB], Annamalai University, Patangipettai |
| 9 | College of Fisheries, Mangalore University, Mangalore |
| 10 | Department of Biotechnology, CUSAT, Kochi |
| 11 | Department of Electronics, CUSAT, Kochi |
| 12 | Department of Marine Biology, University of Goa, Goa |
| 13 | Department of Marine Biology, University of Kerala, Trivandrum |
| 14 | Department of Ocean Sciences and Marine Biology, Pondicherry University, Port Blair |
| 15 | Department of Marine Living Resources, Andhra University |
| 16 | Fishery Survey of India [FSI], Mumbai |
| 17 | Indian Institute for Science, Education & Research [IISER], Kolkata |
| 18 | Indian Institute of Science [IISC], Bangalore |
| 19 | Indian Institute of Technology [IIT], New Delhi |
| 20 | Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services [INCOIS], Hyderabad |
| 21 | Institute for Ocean Management [IOM], Anna University, Chennai |
| 22 | Institute of Science, University of Mumbai |
| 23 | Kamaraj College, M S University Thoothukudi |
| 24 | Kerala University for Fisheries and Oceanographic Studies [KUFOS], Kochi |
| 25 | Manomaniam Sundaranar University, Thirunelveli |
| 26 | National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources [NBFGR], Lucknow/Kochi |
| 27 | National Centre for Aquatic Animal Health [NCAAH], CUSAT, Kochi |
| 28 | National Centre for Coastal Research [NCCR], Chennai |
| 29 | National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research [NCPOR], Goa |
| 30 | National Institute of Ocean Technology [NIOT], Chennai |
| 31 | National Instiute of Oceanography [NIO], Goa/Kochi/Mumbai |
| 32 | National Physical Oceanographic Laboratory, Kochi |
| 33 | Physical Research Laboratory [PRL], Ahemedabad |
| 34 | School of Industrial Fisheries, CUSAT, Kochi |
| 35 | School of Marine Sciences, CUSAT, Kochi |
| 36 | Space Application Centre, Ahemedabad |
| 37 | Vellore Institute of Technology [VIT], Vellore |
| 38 | Zoological Survey of India [ZSI], Kolkata |