BOEM FY 2014 Louisiana Coastal Marine Institute

Funding Opportunity Number: M14AS00003 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.422Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-MMSClosing Date: Apr 07, 2014Award Ceiling: $690,000Expected Number of Awards: 6Creation Date: Feb 20, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The Environmental Studies Program (ESP) of the BOEM is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity through Louisiana Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) to Louisiana State University (LSU) ¿ and other units within the LSU system that have the ability to conduct research in topics that serve the public interest of safe and environmentally sound energy production and meet the goals of the BOEM. BOEM manages the exploration and development of oil, natural gas and other minerals and renewable energy alternatives on the nation¿s outer continental shelf. BOEM seeks studies from LSU that will provide public benefit in several ways. It will stimulate the application of science to problem solving and protection of natural resources. It will promote educational opportunities in the ocean sciences. It will lead to protection of natural resources of value to subsistence lifestyles. The research will inform the public and resource managers at the local, state and federal level who make decisions about issues relating to offshore oil, ...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding