Closed · M20AS00214 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary
PC-20-02 The Environmental Status of Artificial Structures Offshore California
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $740K-$750K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 30, 2021
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
PC-20-02 The Environmental Status of Artificial Structures Offshore California is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $740,000 -- $750,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $740K-$750K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.423
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - PC-20-02 The Environmental Status of Artificial Structures Offshore California - is cataloged under number M20AS00214 and tied to CFDA assistance listing 15.423, posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Grants.gov currently shows the opportunity as closed, first posted on June 30, 2021. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $740,000 -- $750,000. The agency has projected $750,000 in total estimated funding for this announcement. Cost sharing is not required, so applicants do not need to commit matching funds to be competitive on this opportunity. Federal award ranges are often upper bounds; actual allocations reflect program appropriations, the strength of the applicant pool, and the evaluation committee's scoring.
Deadline and action path. This opportunity closed on July 30, 2021. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number, so monitoring the parent program page is the most reliable way to catch re-announcements. Every Grants.gov submission requires an active SAM.gov registration and a Unique Entity ID. Review the Eligibility section below carefully, federal eligibility categories (nonprofit, state or local government, tribal, individual, educational institution, small business) have distinct registration and reporting requirements. Pre-application outreach to the listed agency contact is permitted and often welcomed, it helps clarify scope and scoring priorities. Before acting on the deadline or award figures above, verify them directly on the official Grants.gov listing, amendments can change dates and amounts after this page was last refreshed.
Award Range
$740,000 -- $750,000
Close Date
July 30, 2021
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
June 30, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$750,000
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Offshore energy development changes the distribution and abundance of local marine habitats and species via the introduction of artificial substrate. This “artificial reef” effect potentially modifies a variety of local and regional processes, including those that drive the ecological dynamics of managed, sensitive, or non-native species. Artificial reefs may also enhance certain human activities such as fishing or diving. Decision makers must therefore understand how offshore projects that contribute significant amounts of hard substrate into the marine environment may be evaluated, managed, and potentially incorporated into an artificial reef program. In the Pacific OCS Region, habitat issues are of particular importance due to (1) the imminent decommissioning of oil and gas platforms, which may remove potentially important habitat for managed fish species; and (2) the introduction of new artificial habitat from floating offshore wind platforms. Information produced from this study will be used in NEPA and consultation documents when reviewing offshore projects that add marine infrastructure into the environment. The objectives of this study are to (1) Use relevant ecological indicators (e.g., productivity, biodiversity, biomass, etc.) to develop an improved understanding of how local or regional factors influence the variation in environmental status observed in marine infrastructure/facility/obstruction habitats (i.e., de facto artificial reefs) within the Pacific Region, particularly the Southern California Planning Area; (2) Generate a set of environmental criteria to evaluate potential artificial reef effects from future individual projects that may add or leave marine infrastructure in the environment; and (3) Gain insight in determining if existing energy infrastructure affects other uses of the outer continental shelf (OCS).
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category code 25. These codes correspond to applicant types (state/local government, tribal organization, nonprofit, educational institution, individual, small business, etc.) defined in Grants.gov's own eligibility reference. See the current Grants.gov eligibility categories or check the official listing below for this opportunity's exact eligibility statement.
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Agency Contact
Dominique Bruce-Morton Dominique.Bruce-Morton@bsee.gov
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