Grants / Department of the Interior / Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

M24AS00335: PC-24-X04: Battle of the Pacific: Guam – A Multi-Partner Collaboration on Underwater Cultural Heritage, Mapping, and Engagement

Closed Closed July 5, 2024 Opportunity M24AS00335 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Bureau of Ocean Energy Management notices from 2024.

• Award ceiling$450,000
• Award floor$400,000
• Total funding$450,000
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

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

Single Source Cooperative Agreement with University of California San Diego/Scripps Institution of Oceanography as a member of the California CESU network. BOEM requests the use of the 17.5% CESU Indirect Cost Rate.

More grants for colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) awards averaged $612,245; this notice allows up to $450,000 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

This study will complement an ongoing desktop-based, cultural resources study that will provide a geospatial database of underwater cultural heritage for Guam based on historical research and protocols for engagement and consultation with indigenous Pacific Islander communities. However, the locations of much of the underwater cultural heritage associated with World War II are described only cursorily in historical literature or are not yet located. Baseline environmental and archaeological surveys are required to provide the necessary data on these Pacific Theatre sites (including unexploded ordnance), as well as the locations of other submerged archaeological sites. To avoid duplication of any previous research and resurveying known sites, prime project partners include Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command/Underwater Archaeology Branch and National Park Service Submerged Resources Center have been briefed on this project and have expressed interest in potential partnership. These project partners will coordinate on search areas, survey protocols, and permissions associated with this survey, particularly for sites believed to be associated with sunken military craft of Allied or Japanese ownership or missing military personnel. The objectives of this study are to analyze archival data of submerged archaeological resources, conduct field investigations, gather mapping and survey information in areas of potential offshore wind interest (when feasible), and increase our understanding of intangible heritage that could be affected by offshore leasing activities. BOEM will use the results of this study in delineating battlefield landscapes and conducting individual site assessments; these data will be crucial for National Historic Preservation Act section 106 and National Environmental Policy Act consultations for offshore wind development

Category: Environment.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.