Closed · M23AS00425 · CFDA 15.423 · Discretionary
NT-23-X13: Zooplankton Ecology of the western Gulf of Maine: trends in abundance and diversity
Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $150K-$200K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 7, 2023
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
NT-23-X13: Zooplankton Ecology of the western Gulf of Maine: trends in abundance and diversity is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Ocean Energy Management that offered $150,000 -- $200,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number.
- $150K-$200K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.423
- CFDA program
Opportunity snapshot. This Grants.gov announcement - NT-23-X13: Zooplankton Ecology of the western Gulf of Maine: trends in abundance and diversity - is cataloged under number M23AS00425 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 July 5, 2023. The funding category is Discretionary, delivered as a cooperative agreement.
Award economics. The award range on file is $150,000 -- $200,000. The agency has projected $200,000 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 August 7, 2023. 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
$150,000 -- $200,000
Close Date
August 7, 2023
Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date.
Posted
July 5, 2023
Est. Total Funding
$200,000
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
Offshore renewable energy development currently is underway in the north Atlantic and is in the planning stages in the Gulf of Maine (GoMe). BOEM must evaluate the cumulative effects of offshore wind on marine species, including the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale (NARW). The GoMe currently is designated as critical feeding habitat for NARW, which feed primarily on copepods, specifically Calanus finmarchicus. The objective of this study is to understand the long-term variability of C. finmarchicus and impacts to their populations in the GoMe and north Atlantic.This proposed study will collect and analyze plankton data at Wilkinson Basin and in the Maine Coastal Current. The Wilkinson Basin Time Series (WBTS) and Coastal Maine Time Series (CMTS) stations are strategically located in the western Gulf of Maine to monitor planktonic ecosystem characteristics in the Maine Coastal Current, a regional production driver, and in Wilkinson Basin, the primary overwintering habitat for C. finmarchicus. Observations of summer abundance of C. finmarchicus at the CMTS station show approximately a 30 percent decline from 2008 to 2021, consistent with the WBTS. Data collected in 2022 at both the CMTS and WBTS stations indicate a rebound in C. finmarchicus abundance. Whether this is a singular event or the start of a longer-term increase in C. finmarchicus abundance awaits future observations. Funding for 2023 sampling was provided through the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network, but this funding ends in January 2024. Moving forward, BOEM considers additional funding imperative to continue this long-term data collection to detect climatological or other effects on NARW food availability in this critical habitat area.The study will measure total zooplankton dry weight; abundance of C. finmarchicus life stages (the Calanus Index) and other zooplankton taxa; and changes in biomass, C. finmarchicus abundance, and zooplankton community composition. The study also will conduct DNA metabarcoding analysis and microscopy (for phytoplankton species composition).
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
Deja Bracey Deja.Bracey@bsee.gov
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