BOEM 2017 Renewable Energy

Funding Opportunity ID: 292444 Opportunity Number: M17AS00011 Opportunity Title: BOEM 2017 Renewable EnergyOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EnergyEnvironmentCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.408Eligible Applicants: State governmentsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-MMSAgency Name: Department of the InteriorBureau of Ocean Energy Management Posted Date: Mar 13, 2017Close Date: May 12, 2017 Last Updated Date: Mar 13, 2017Award Ceiling: $300,000Award Floor: $100,000Estimated Total Program Funding: $500,000Expected Number of Awards: 3Description: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Office of Renewable Energy is offering cooperative agreement opportunities to develop information to better understand the interactions of offshore renewable energy development and the marine environment. Specifically, the cooperative agreements will be issued to: (1) develop a method for performing statistical cost-benefit analyses of site geotechnical investigation plans; (2) validate and calibrate an autonomous whale detection buoy including detection and classification of existing data and characterization of buoy detection range; and (3) install automated receivers to track nanotagged birds and bats near operating offshore wind turbines near Block Island, RI...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Energy Environment Source Type: funding