Closed · M23AS00363 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary

NT-23-10a: Feel the Vibrations: Behavioral Response by Fish and Invertebrates to Particle Motion/Substrate Vibration from Pile-Driving

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

$400K-$450K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 15, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

NT-23-10a: Feel the Vibrations: Behavioral Response by Fish and Invertebrates to Particle Motion/Substrate Vibration from Pile-Driving is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $400,000 -- $450,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 108 other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

$400K-$450K
award range
Closed
application status
15.423
CFDA program
108
other opportunities from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Archived opportunity record

NT-23-10a: Feel the Vibrations: Behavioral Re… is closed (last close August 15, 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 August 15, 2023

Posted Jun 16 Closes Aug 15

Est. Total Funding

$450,000

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Offshore construction activities routinely involve sound and vibration-generating activities, such as pile driving. Little is known about the effects of substrate-borne, vibroacoustic disturbances on marine life living on or in the substrate. BOEM will use the behavioral response information expected from this proposed study to make more informed assessments of the impacts of its activities. The study will include species of ecological and commercial importance. The results will directly inform the animal behavior component of the Center for Marine Acoustic’s (CMA’s) acoustic impact model. Also, the results will inform CMA’s technical papers that inform BOEM’s environmental and biological impact assessments and consultations under the National Environmental Policy Act and Endangered Species Act.The objective of this study is to provide insight about the potential effects of particle motion and substrate-borne vibration from pile-driving activity on demersal fish and invertebrates through a dedicated empirical behavioral response study.The proposed study will assess the behavior of demersal fish and invertebrates during actual pile driving (preferred) or simulated pile-driving activity (acceptable). The study will include a control group to assess baseline behavior without pile-driving activity. Measurements will be made of the vibroacoustic field (must include particle motion and substrate vibration), using appropriate tools for each type of vibroacoustic wave. The study output will provide appropriate context for assessing the cause of any observed changes in behavior by including measurements and documentation of other relevant disturbances and environmental factors. The objectives will be achieved through one or more field studies, with the intention of examining a vibroacoustic field that is representative of offshore construction pile driving.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 3 doors

NT-23-10a: Feel the Vibrations: Behavioral Re… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (3 doors: State governments; Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education; Others (see official listing text)). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Environment (ENV). 12 other Bureau of Ocean Energy Management listings share this eligibility-code string (11% of 109).

Code 00
State governments
Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

Christy Tardiff christy.tardiff@bsee.gov

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