# AT-22-08: Sediment-borne Wave Disturbances and Propagation and Potential Effects on Benthic Fauna

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/m22as00274-at-22-08-sediment-borne-wave-disturbances-and/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/339700

> Bureau of Ocean Energy Management offered grants of up to $500,000 (at least $450,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $500,000 in total. Applications closed on May 23, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | M22AS00274 |
| Agency | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | May 23, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $500,000 |
| Award floor | $450,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $500,000 |
| 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 University of Rhode Island. This is not an open solicitation for proposals. This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the project "AT-22-08 Sediment-borne Wave Disturbances and Propagation and Potential Effects on Benthic Fauna". Research projects are required to have a staff member of the applying organization as the Principal Investigator (PI). However, cooperative research between interested organizations—i.e., state agencies, public universities, and non-profits in affected states—is always encouraged.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this study is to investigate the physical properties of substrate-borne wave disturbances and propagation through the sediment from offshore wind project installation and operation, and to predict the potential effects on benthic fauna. Although environmental impacts from substrate-borne particle motion from pile driving have been widely recognized as potential major effects on marine benthic organisms, very little research has been conducted to address these types of vibroacoustic disturbances (Popper & Hawkins, 2018; Hawkins et al., 2021). Therefore, the proposed study reflects ESP’s vision statement to be “first in class” in being the best research program possible in the context of BOEM’s mission and constraints. In addition, though this study is proposed to address substrate-borne vibroacoustic characteristics and propagation from offshore wind farm construction (pile driving), results from this study have wide application for many marine engineering activities that are coupled with seabed, such as subsea drilling and dredging, offshore structure removal, and UXO detonation.

## Questions people ask

### Is M22AS00274 still open?

No. It closed on May 23, 2022.

### Who can apply for AT-22-08: Sediment-borne Wave Disturbances and Propagation and Potential Effects on Benthic Fauna?

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 AT-22-08: Sediment-borne Wave Disturbances and Propagation and Potential Effects on Benthic Fauna?

Closed May 23, 2022. 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 $500,000 each. About $500,000 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.