# NT-23-01: Addressing Key Information Gaps in Acoustic Ecology of North Atlantic Right Whales

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/m23as00336-nt-23-01-addressing-key-information-gaps-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348393

> Bureau of Ocean Energy Management offered grants of up to $850,000 (at least $800,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $850,000 in total. Applications closed on June 26, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | M23AS00336 |
| Agency | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 26, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $850,000 |
| Award floor | $800,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $850,000 |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.423 |

## Who can apply

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

Single source Cooperative Agreement with Duke University.

## What the grant funds

In support of the rapid development of offshore wind (OSW) on the Atlantic OCS, the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has identified a priority need to address knowledge gaps in the acoustic behavior of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales (NARW). This information is vital to the effectiveness of passive acoustic monitoring required for mitigation. This implements BOEM’s Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act mandate to monitor the marine environment adjacent to U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) operations to ensure minimal impacts to the environment and helps ensure responsible development of OCS energy resources. Information will be gathered using digital acoustic recording tags on the relationship between behavioral state and vocalization features and patterns exhibited by tagged animals. Additionally, the context of the animal’s behavior will be sampled (e.g., feeding vs migrating whales, mother-calf pairs) as acoustic behavior can be context-specific. Lastly, the vast amounts of data that have been collected over the decades and continues to be collected every year needs to be considered in NARW conservation and management. The overall goal of this cooperative agreement is to observe and describe acoustic behavior of NARW where significant data gaps in call rates exist and convey information about the context in which the acoustic behaviors are observed.

## Questions people ask

### Is M23AS00336 still open?

No. It closed on June 26, 2023.

### Who can apply for NT-23-01: Addressing Key Information Gaps in Acoustic Ecology of North Atlantic Right Whales?

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-23-01: Addressing Key Information Gaps in Acoustic Ecology of North Atlantic Right Whales?

Closed June 26, 2023. 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 $850,000 each. About $850,000 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.