Closed · M20AS00006 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary

BOEM FY 2020 Environmental Studies Program

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

$500K-$600K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 26, 2020
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

BOEM FY 2020 Environmental Studies Program is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $500,000 -- $600,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 108 other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

$500K-$600K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.423
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

BOEM FY 2020 Environmental Studies Program is closed (last close May 26, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management still indexes 108 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 May 26, 2020

Posted Mar 10 Closes May 26

Est. Total Funding

$600,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) through the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to study shipwrecks and benthic hard-bottom habitat in the mesophotic zone in the Gulf of Mexico. There is a clear need to characterize seafloor features and their ecological role to develop proper management and avoidance strategies based upon their ecological community structures. Objectives include documenting and mapping sites. Only applicants noted in "Additional Information on Eligibility" are eligible to compete for this award, but cooperative research is encouraged and applicants may include subcontracts to other organizations in their proposals. See complete program announcement. Section 1345(e) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) authorizes BOEM to enter into cooperative agreements with affected States for purposes that are consistent with the OCLSA, including the joint use of available expertise, joint planning and review, and the formation of joint surveillance and monitoring arrangements.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 2 doors

BOEM FY 2020 Environmental Studies Program bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (2 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). 17 other Bureau of Ocean Energy Management listings share this eligibility-code string (16% of 109).

Code 00
State governments
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

Paula Barksdale 703-787-1743 Paula.Barksdale@bsee.gov

What to do next

BOEM FY 2020 Environmental Studies Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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