Closed · M17AS00014 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary

BOEM/Marine Mammals Program/CESU Study

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$1.2M-$2M
Award range
Closed
Status
September 6, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

BOEM/Marine Mammals Program/CESU Study is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $1,200,000 -- $2,000,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 74 other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

$1.2M-$2M
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.423
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BOEM/Marine Mammals Program/CESU Study is closed (last close September 6, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management still indexes 74 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed September 6, 2017

Posted Jul 6 Closes Sep 6

Est. Total Funding

$2,000,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The study proposed is entitled, Ecological Function and Recovery of Biological Communities within Sand Shoal Habitats within the Gulf of Mexico.The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) through the Marine Minerals Program (MMP) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to conduct research to serve the public interest in offshore sand resources, coastal restoration, coastal resiliency and to investigate the long-term recovery of benthic and fish communities following dredging of sand resources within Ship Shoal in the Gulf of Mexico.The total amount of funding available in Fiscal Year 2017 is not to exceed $1.2 Million. An additional $400,000 is available in both FY 2018 and FY 2019 for a total funding of $2.0 Million. Work performance under the cooperative agreement award will start between April, 2017 and June, 2017. This agreement will be awarded to a qualified recipient within the Gulf Coast CESU network only.This Program Announcement describes the specific projects that may be awarded to the universities or eligible groups identified. All awards are premised on receipt of an acceptable proposal. This is not an open solicitation for proposals.This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the following project(s): Ecological Function and Recovery of Biological Communities within Sand Shoal Habitats within the Gulf of Mexico Open to: Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecological Study Units (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/unit_portals/GUCO_portal.htm).No other proposals are requested at this time, although additional opportunities may be announced in the future.The award will be a cooperative agreement (with the exception of tasks performed by Federal partners (awarded separately as Inter-agency Agreements) see Eligibility Information below) with qualified partners in the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecological Study Units (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/unit_portals/GUCO_portal.htm). BOEM encourages the applicant to involve various other institutions, private companies or State and federal agencies who may have expertise in the field of study. This agreement involves substantial involvement by BOEM scientists in various aspects of study development and/or study conduct.

Campus applicant desk · Science and Technology / R&D

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for BOEM/Marine Mammals Program/CESU Study (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management book (49 peers, 65% of 75).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

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Agency Contact

Contracting Officer Rhonda Fernandez 703-787-1348 Rhonda.Fernandez@bsee.gov

What to do next

BOEM/Marine Mammals Program/CESU Study is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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