# GM-24-02C: Northern Gulf of Mexico Monitoring for Protected Birds

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/m24as00417-gm-24-02c-northern-gulf-of-mexico-monitoring/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/355746

> Bureau of Ocean Energy Management offered grants of up to $350,000 (at least $300,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $350,000 in total. Applications closed on September 2, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | M24AS00417 |
| Agency | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 2, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $350,000 |
| Award floor | $300,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $350,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.423 |

## Who can apply

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

Single Source Cooperative Agreement with the University of Florida

## What the grant funds

BOEM and its partners are seeking to develop, automate, and enhance the detection and classification of important species in high-resolution aerial imagery by leveraging cutting-edge technologies, such as deep learning computer vision frameworks. This study will develop detection and classification algorithms for protected species using artificial intelligence and machine learning. These algorithms will be used to analyze aerial imagery collected in the Gulf of Mexico by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) under a separate agreement. This award will be a single-source cooperative agreement with a member institution of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units. Furthermore, BOEM is interested in developing a web-based visualization tool that will provide status updates on USFWS and BOEM remote-sensing, aerial-imagery surveys conducted in the Gulf of Mexico in areas where energy development is occurring or will occur. This tool will be a valuable resource for stakeholders—including government agencies, researchers, and the public it will enable us to track the progress of ongoing surveys and access the latest data and information. Over the planned project timeline of five years, this study will develop the following:State-of-the-art detection and classification algorithms using artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze aerial imagery gathered by the USFWS in the Gulf of MexicoA public-facing, web-based tool providing results of aerial surveys

## Questions people ask

### Is M24AS00417 still open?

No. It closed on September 2, 2024.

### Who can apply for GM-24-02C: Northern Gulf of Mexico Monitoring for Protected Birds?

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 GM-24-02C: Northern Gulf of Mexico Monitoring for Protected Birds?

Closed September 2, 2024. 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 $350,000 each. About $350,000 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.