# MM-23-03: Accounting for Scale Bias in Marine Minerals Studies

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/m23as00377-mm-23-03-accounting-for-scale-bias-in/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348583

> Bureau of Ocean Energy Management offered grants of up to $400,000 (at least $350,000) to nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments. It expected to make $400,000 in total. Applications closed on August 14, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | M23AS00377 |
| Agency | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 14, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $400,000 |
| Award floor | $350,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $400,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.423 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education

## What the grant funds

Currently, many BOEM-funded marine minerals field studies produce results based on data collected in a discrete, ecologically arbitrary footprint (i.e., a dredge or leasing area) over a relatively short period of time (2-4 years). While these offer valuable insight into site-specific conditions and responses, analyzing these data at finer or coarser scales, often integrating external datasets (e.g., species distribution relative to regional stratification) is often limited due to scope, data availability, and budget limitations. With several robust datasets focused on the ecology before and after marine minerals activities, it is an opportune time to re-evaluate past studies and proactively consider future methods. BOEM has identified the need to better understand how the spatial and temporal scales (explicit or implicit) in the study designs, sampling strategies, and analytical or statistical methods underlying BOEM’s biological and ecosystem studies can implicate results, findings, and interpretations. The purpose of this study is to evaluate past MMP studies and provide guidance on how to plan studies at the appropriate scale or nested scales. This will ensure that BOEM is maximizing the design, methods, and application of environmental studies for assessments and decisions. Objectives include identifying how well the spatial and temporal scales of MMP research and authorized activities match (or mismatch) the scales of habitat and organismal distribution and naturally occurring phenomena that may substantially influence habitat or organismal distribution. With this information, this study will provide recommendations and propose appropriate methods or approaches that consider relevant scales for future MMP research.

## Questions people ask

### Is M23AS00377 still open?

No. It closed on August 14, 2023.

### Who can apply for MM-23-03: Accounting for Scale Bias in Marine Minerals Studies?

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities and state and local governments.

### What is the deadline for MM-23-03: Accounting for Scale Bias in Marine Minerals Studies?

Closed August 14, 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 $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.