BOEM FY 2016 Marine Minerals Program-CESU Study

Funding Opportunity Number: M16AS00014 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.424Eligible Applicants State governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-MMSClosing Date: Jun 08, 2016Award Ceiling: $300,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 09, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) through the Marine Minerals Program (MMP) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to conduct research to serve the public interest in offshore sand resources, coastal restoration, coastal resiliency, and to meet the MMP and Gulf Statesâ¿¿ goal of a Gulf-wide Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sediment inventory. This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the following project: Mississippi Offshore Sediment Resources Inventory: Late Quaternary Stratigraphic Evolution of the Inner Shelf This Program Announcement describes a cooperative agreement that may be awarded to the University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Marine Science via the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU). This is not an open solicitation for proposals. All awards are premised on receipt of an acceptable proposal.

Source: Grants.gov - May 9, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding