Closed · M22AS00426 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary
AT-22-X15: Marine Species Surveys in Support of Massachusetts Offshore Wind Development
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $450K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 19, 2022
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
AT-22-X15: Marine Species Surveys in Support of Massachusetts Offshore Wind Development is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $450,000 -- $500,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $450K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.423
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - AT-22-X15: Marine Species Surveys in Support of Massachusetts Offshore Wind Development - is cataloged under number M22AS00426 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 August 19, 2022. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $450,000 -- $500,000. The agency has projected $500,000 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 September 19, 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
$450,000 -- $500,000
Close Date
September 19, 2022
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., EDT, on the listed application due date.
Posted
August 19, 2022
Est. Total Funding
$500,000
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The purpose of this study is to provide funding through a cooperative agreement to continue the 10-year time series of aerial survey data within and surrounding the Massachusetts and Rhode Island offshore wind energy leases. Additional aerial and/or passive acoustic monitoring (PAM) surveys may occur contingent upon future funding. These surveys will contribute to providing the data needed to detect any changes in habitat utilization of large pelagic marine species by comparing the time series of data pre-construction to post construction data that may be collected. Surveys are currently funded through August 2022 after which a new cooperative agreement would be required to continue these important surveys. The surveys provide an essential baseline understanding of the distributions and abundances of North Atlantic Right Whales and other large whales, sea turtles, and birds in the Massachusetts and Rhode Island wind energy leases. This research will help further characterize species’ usage of the MA Offshore Wind Energy Area in order to assist the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal government in assessing the location and configuration of future offshore wind energy development. Under the National Environmental Policy Act, BOEM and other federal agencies are required to review environmental assessments of offshore development and construction plans to identify and mitigate potential effects of development on marine species. This time series of consistent survey effort provides the information on the abundance and distribution of marine mammals and turtles in the survey area that are needed for these assessments. This information can also help wind energy developers plan the timing of activities, such as turbine construction, to minimize impacts on protected species.
Eligibility
Grants.gov lists this opportunity under eligibility category codes 00, 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.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Najma Shaikh Najma.Shaikh@bsee.gov
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