# NT-21-06: Mortality Risk for Whale and Basking Sharks During Energy and Mineral Operations

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/m21as00388-nt-21-06-mortality-risk-for-whale-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/333045

> Bureau of Ocean Energy Management offered grants of up to $400,000 (at least $290,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $400,000 in total. Applications closed on June 10, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | M21AS00388 |
| Agency | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 10, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $400,000 |
| Award floor | $290,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $400,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.423 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This project is intended to be a single source Cooperative Agreement with the Georgia Aquarium, a member of the Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecological Study Unit (https://www.cesu.psu.edu). However, cooperative research (establishment of teams) is encouraged. The applicant may include subcontracts to non-profit organizations, private institutions of higher education, private companies or public and state controlled institutions of higher education within their proposal. Contributions of matching funds towards these efforts, either as cash or in-kind contributions (such as salary, equipment, etc., or a combination of both) is strongly encouraged. Match cannot include value associated with collection costs for data/samples previously collected. Match value for instrumentation and other equipment should be adjusted to the period of use within the project relative to the full life cycle for the item. Further information can be located at 2 CFR 200.306. Federal entities as partners are allowed, however the tasks performed by the Federal partner and the associated budget must be presented separately by the Federal partner. Other non-federal organizations may be partners and their tasks and budgets should be included in the non-profit's proposal.

## What the grant funds

BOEM-authorized projects have been shown to cause mortality to large-bodied elasmobranchs that feed at a low trophic level. While much work has been accomplished on commercially valuable species habitat use and relationship to oil and gas infrastructure, specific data gaps remain as to the relationship between non-commercially harvested species whose populations continue to decline. Information on the behavioral ecology of these world’s largest fishes can inform an understanding as to continued risk posed. The purpose of this study is to understand how ecological and behavioral drivers impact risk of mortality to whale and basking sharks; an ongoing and active issue in the offshore energy industry. The study will collect new, and synthesize existing, data on spatial and behavioral ecology of these species in the vicinity of both renewable and non-renewable energy operations to determine risk in relation to habitat use. It will leverage existing data sets collected by government, academia and nongovernmental organization studies. Additional telemetry data will improve fine-scale behavior and interaction risk. Animal-borne sensors which sample at rapid intervals, typically sub-second, collect information on pitch, roll, heading and depth as well as other oceanographic variables can be utilized to visualize an animal's behavior. These methods are widely recognized for understanding behavioral ecology and have been used to understand vessel strike risk on similar species, such as large whales. Methods are additionally employed at several BOEM studies investigating fine-scale habitat use.

## Questions people ask

### Is M21AS00388 still open?

No. It closed on June 10, 2021.

### Who can apply for NT-21-06: Mortality Risk for Whale and Basking Sharks During Energy and Mineral Operations?

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for NT-21-06: Mortality Risk for Whale and Basking Sharks During Energy and Mineral Operations?

Closed June 10, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $400,000 each. About $400,000 in total.

### Who has won Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of Alaska Fairbanks, Louisiana State University, University of California Santa Cruz. The program made 57 awards worth $34.9 million in that time.