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M21AS00536: MM-20-01: New York Bight (NYB) Fish, Fisheries, and Sand Features: In the Field

Closed Closed August 16, 2021 Opportunity M21AS00536 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$825,000
• Award floor$775,000
• Total funding$825,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities and state and local governments.

• State governments
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act at 43 USC 1345(e) authorizes BOEM to enter into cooperative agreements with States affected by energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf for purposes including the joint utilization of available expertise, the facilitating of permitting procedures, joint planning and review, and the formation of joint surveillance and monitoring arrangements to carry out applicable Federal and State laws, regulations, and stipulations relevant to Outer Continental Shelf operations. Coastal State Governments and Public, State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education in the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) awards averaged $612,245; this notice allows up to $825,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (83% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) through the Marine Minerals Program (MMP) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to conduct field research to serve the public interest in offshore sand resources by investigating existing fish communities and their recovery following dredging of sand resources within the New York Bight (NYB) in the northwest Atlantic Ocean.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

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