What is this grant opportunity?

This is a federal funding opportunity titled "Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI 2.0)", offered by Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement. It is associated with CFDA program 15.441. Up to $40 million will be made available for the operation of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) through this cooperative agreement, that includes substantial involvement with BSEE and the Depar...

Is this opportunity still open?

No, this opportunity is closed. It closed on December 28, 2020. Check the parent program page for future funding cycles.

How much funding is available?

The award range for this opportunity is Up to $40,000,000. Total estimated funding: $40,000,000.

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Closed · S21AS00165 · CFDA 15.441 · Discretionary

Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI 2.0)

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, cataloged on Grants.gov.

up to $40M
Award range: Closed
Status: December 28, 2020
Close date: -
Expected awards

Compiled by PlainGrants · August 10, 2026

The verdict

Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI 2.0) is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement that offered Up to $40,000,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 6 other opportunities from Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.

up to $40M
award range: Closed
application status: 15.441
CFDA program: 6
other opportunities from Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Archived opportunity record

Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy… is closed (last close December 28, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement still indexes 6 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 December 28, 2020

Posted Oct 28 Closes Dec 28

Est. Total Funding

$40,000,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Up to $40 million will be made available for the operation of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI) through this cooperative agreement, that includes substantial involvement with BSEE and the Department of Energy (DOE), during the 5-year project period. The BSEE will accept proposals for the operation and maintenance of an institute that will facilitate research and development and other related tasks to support improvements in safety and environmental protection for offshore oil and gas and wind developments. OESI will be a collaborative initiative involving government, academia and scientific experts. The recipient institution receiving the award will be responsible for managing OESI, providing input on yearly objectives, conducting certain work to further the attainment of those objectives, and being a focal point for collaboration on issues within the OESI mandate. While OESI will operate independently of BSEE and DOE, both agencies will be substantially involved in the institute through a Joint Steering Committee (JSC), which will include representatives from each agency with expertise related to oil and gas, offshore wind and marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy technologies. The JSC will provide input to OESI on its technology roadmaps, annual plans, and review and approve its major deliverables. The complete funding opportunity description is included under the Related Documents tab.

Multi-door applicant board · 2 Grants.gov types

Grants.gov prints 2 distinct applicant types for Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Filter fit against the official announcement before drafting. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). Inside Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.

Code 06: Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 25: Others (see official listing text)

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

Christy Tardiff christy.tardiff@bsee.gov

What to do next

Operation and Maintenance of the Ocean Energy… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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