Closed · M22AS00287 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary
AT-22-07: Exploring the Connectivity Among Offshore Wind Turbines
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $400K-$800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 18, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
AT-22-07: Exploring the Connectivity Among Offshore Wind Turbines is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $400,000 -- $800,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $400K-$800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.423
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - AT-22-07: Exploring the Connectivity Among Offshore Wind Turbines - is cataloged under number M22AS00287 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 May 17, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $400,000 -- $800,000. The agency has projected $800,000 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 18, 2022. 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
$400,000 -- $800,000
Close Date
July 18, 2022
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., EDT, on the listed application due date.
Posted
May 17, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$800,000
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Offshore wind turbines along the U.S. Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) introduce hard substrate into an environment that is usually composed of soft sediment. These structures also provide vertical habitat through the entire water column. As has been observed for all artificial structures introduced in the marine environment, marine growth is rapid, and a complex habitat is formed. Specifically for wind facilities, researchers in Belgium have observed a rapid succession of marine life over a ten-year period (Kerckhof et al. 2019). Besides the reef effect from encrusting organisms, fish species are often attracted to these structures. One concern raised is whether the proximity of structures is additive and, as such, results in a restructuring of the ecosystem at larger scales than just the immediate vicinity of the turbine. In other words, is there connectivity between the turbines for mobile species such as fish? Although the Gulf of Mexico has thousands of oil and gas structures, and in some locations, there are clusters or large groupings of structures, changes to the environment have focused on alterations at individual structures. In the Pacific, oil and gas structures are studied in relation to nearby natural reefs for comparisons. Unlike solitary oil and gas wells or artificial reefs created with a single vessel, offshore wind facilities are composed of large groups of structures (100s of structures) within close proximity. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is an additive effect on fish from multiple structures in an offshore wind facility. Is there connectivity for some species between turbines and does this result in a larger impact to ecosystems than if impacts are localized to an individual turbine? Answering this question will improve our understanding regarding the ecosystem interactions with offshore wind facilities on fish resources.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 06, 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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