# Monitoring of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in support of barrier island restoration efforts

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-21-soi-0024-monitoring-of-submerged-aquatic-vegetation-in-support-of/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334487

> Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers offered grants of up to $22,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $99,000 in total. Applications closed on August 16, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-21-SOI-0024 |
| Agency | Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 16, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $22,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $99,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.630 |

## Who can apply

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

This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).

## What the grant funds

Background: Submerged aquatic vegetation refers to a subset of vascular plants that have adapted to live underwater, in marine, estuarine and freshwater conditions. Healthy SAV beds are important habitats that are beneficial in many ways. By buffering wave energy, modifying wave currents, preventing erosion, consolidating sediment and influencing deposition, SAV can help to maintain and shape coastal landscapes. In addition, coastal seagrass beds represent one of the most productive ecosystems on the planet and provide food, shelter and nesting grounds to many commercially and ecologically important invertebrate and vertebrate communities. Following the hurricanes of 2005 (i.e., Cindy, Katrina, Rita), Congress funded various research efforts to develop strategic plans to reduce future hurricane and storm damage, saltwater intrusion and shoreline erosion and fish and wildlife preservation. One of the components included in the Mississippi Coastal Improvement Program (MsCIP) comprehensive plan was to evaluate a comprehensive barrier islands restoration plan which includes the filling of the “Camille Cut” on Ship Island to a pre-Hurricane Camille state as well as providing beach and dune fill at Cat Island to provide low-lying coastal areas further protection from storm surges associated with coastal storm events (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2009). A primary objective of this project is to conduct a multi-year monitoring program (pre, during and post construction) to determine restoration success and avoid impacts to threatened and endangered species. A monitoring plan focused on SAV will help to determine whether the resources of the Mississippi Sound are being maintained or impacted as a result of the barrier islands restoration. This project is also of interest to USACE Engineering With Nature (EWN) research program as the MsCIP project provides a field demonstration and study site for EWN focused research. Brief Description of Anticipated Work: This work represents an opportunity to expand a multiscale Submerged Aquatic Vegetation (SAV) monitoring program in order to drastically improve field data collection, ground truthing capability and alignment with ongoing lacunarity analysis in support of EWN andMsCIP monitoring and adaptive management efforts for MsCIP Barrier islands restoration.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-21-SOI-0024 still open?

No. It closed on August 16, 2021. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Monitoring of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in support of barrier island restoration efforts?

Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Monitoring of Submerged Aquatic Vegetation in support of barrier island restoration efforts?

Closed August 16, 2021. 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 $22,000 each. About $99,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.