FY 2015 Marine Minerals Branch (MMB)

Funding Opportunity Number: M15AS00011 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.424Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-MMSClosing Date: Aug 24, 2015Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jul 23, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) through the Marine Minerals Branch (MMB) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to conduct research to serve the public interest in offshore sand resources, beach nourishment, coastal recovery, and coastal resiliency, and to meet the goals of the MMB. This funding is available to the Delaware Geological Survey. The MMB anticipates making one (1) cooperative agreement award(s) in response to this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Work performance under this award must be completed within 18 months from the date of award of the cooperative agreement. ��� The purpose of this announcement is to declare the intent to foster increased understanding of the processes affecting distribution of sediments in OCS waters adjacent to Delaware and neighboring states (i.e., New Jersey, Maryland, and Virginia).

Source: Grants.gov - July 24, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding