Closed · M23AS00350 · CFDA 15.424 · Discretionary

The Ecological Characterizations of Marine Minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf

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

$600K-$600K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 29, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

The Ecological Characterizations of Marine Minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $600,000 -- $600,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 108 other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

$600K-$600K
award range
Closed
application status
15.424
CFDA program
108
other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Archived opportunity record

The Ecological Characterizations of Marine Mi… is closed (last close June 29, 2023). 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 June 29, 2023

Posted May 24 Closes Jun 29

Est. Total Funding

$600,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This Cooperative Agreement is to characterize the ecology of the OCS in areas of potential marine mineral resources. BOEM will partner USM to explore hypersaline brine pools in the Gulf of Mexico, measure their water chemistry and associated ecological aspects. This project builds on other Marine Mineral projects and leverages next generation sensors and non-destructive spectroscopy techniques, to better understand the nation’s resources and minimize environmental impact.

Campus applicant desk · Environment

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for The Ecological Characterizations of Marine Mi… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). 28 other Bureau of Ocean Energy Management listings share this eligibility-code string (26% of 109).

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.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Dominique Bruce-Morton dominique.bruce-morton@bsee.gov

What to do next

The Ecological Characterizations of Marine Mi… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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