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M22AS00361: PC-22-02: Seafloor Condition OCS Monitoring: BIGHT’23

Closed Closed August 9, 2022 Opportunity M22AS00361 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$300,000
• Award floor$250,000
• Total funding$300,000
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

This study is a single source Cooperative Agreement between BOEM and the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) under 43 USC 1346 and 43 USC 1457b. The State of California, through SCCWRP, has made significant investments to assess cumulative impacts from multiple sources and to improve capacity for regional assessments. SCCWRP is uniquely qualified to perform this research because they are the sole entity in southern California responsible for coastal water management.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) awards averaged $612,245; this notice allows up to $300,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (83% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) oversees leasing, development, and production of conventional energy and renewable energy on the nations’ outer continental shelf (OCS). The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) at 43 USC 1346 mandates that BOEM conduct environmental studies needed for the assessment and management of environmental impacts on the marine environment which may be affected by existing and future offshore energy development. The purpose of this award is to assist the Southern California Coastal Water Research Project (SCCWRP) scientists assess the ecological condition of the seafloor near oil and gas platforms in Federal (OCS) waters of the Santa Barbara Channel offshore southern California. Through this Cooperative Agreement, scientists will utilize tools developed by SCCWRP to examine the seafloor adjacent to OCS oil and gas platforms. Information collected about seafloor disturbance and conditions will inform and benefit public decisions and development of State programs and policies related to OCS platform operations and decommissioning planning. Beneficiaries include all public stakeholders, local government agencies, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the State of California.

Category: Environment.

Applying now

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