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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,963,233 Cooperative Agreement to the Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) Regional Ocean Partnership under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. The grant funding will support GOMA's efforts to conduct robust stakeholder collaboration across the Gulf region, assess ecosystem health and community resilience needs, and implement projects to enhance data sharing and integration between federal and non-federal partners. The award also...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $124,926 cooperative agreement to Tulane University under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology (Gulf Coast Ecosystem RESTORE) program. The two-year project, running from September 2021 through August 2023, will support research examining natural resource decision-making related to riverine inflows in the northern Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, Tulane University will conduct...

The Gulf Coast Small Business Incubator Capacity Enhancement Project was awarded $691,528 under the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE Act) Formula Grant program by the Department of the Treasury. The primary objective of the RESTORE Act program is to provide funding for ecological and economic restoration of the Gulf Coast region through the Direct Component program. Under this award, the Mississippi Department...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $2,499,999 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) provides funding to the University of South Alabama (USA) to implement initiatives focused on improving water quality, habitat restoration, environmental education, and community resilience in the Gulf of Mexico region. The key activities to be performed under this award include developing and administering a competitive subaward...

The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 awarded the University of South Florida a $1,499,759 cooperative agreement under the Geographic Programs - Gulf of Mexico Program (CFDA 66.475) to restore the health and productivity of the Gulf of Mexico by reducing runoff and nutrient discharges from an urban storm water pond into Tampa Bay. Funded activities include stakeholder outreach, installation of bio-infiltration systems, and experimental and modeling studies assessing reductions in runoff...

This Cooperative Agreement award, totaling $4,885,000, was provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012). The award supports the Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System (GCOOS) in enhancing and expanding its regional association's equitable data service delivery to underserved coastal communities in the Gulf of Mexico. The project aims to leverage GCOOS's existing infrastructure,...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $126,663 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration provides funding to support research and monitoring activities under the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Science, Observation, Monitoring, and Technology program. Specifically, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and its parent organization the University of Texas System will carry out assessments of ecosystem recovery in the Bahia Grande estuarine complex, located within the Laguna...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417), provides $299,638 to Louisiana State University (LSU) to support the following key activities: Update and enhance the Optimal Debris Financial Management Simulation Tool, which assists local governments in Louisiana and Mississippi-Alabama in planning for and responding to the financial costs of debris removal from tropical natural...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $7,552,593 Cooperative Agreement under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC). The objective of this award is to provide coordination and administrative support for research focused on improving the accuracy and precision of recreational fishing effort and released catch estimates for offshore fishing trips. As an interstate compact representing the five U.S. Gulf Coast...

This Project Grant award from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Meteorologic and Hydrologic Modernization Development program (CFDA 11.467) provides $277,637.00 to the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (Tees) to continue development of tsunami inundation mapping activities for the Gulf Coast region. During the award period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024, the project will focus on producing two sets of inundation maps...