The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $600,000 Cooperative Agreement titled "SHELFBREAK OCEAN ACOUSTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES ON THE SOUTHERN MID-ATLANTIC BIGHT" to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography on Aug 27, 2024. The award, funded under BOEM's Environmental Studies Program (CFDA 15.423), supports scientific research and environmental monitoring to understand and mitigate potential impacts from offshore energy and...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $125,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA #15.424 - Marine Minerals Activities) to The Research Foundation For The State University Of New York, doing business as Stony Brook University, for a comparative study of marine mineral resource management practices in the context of wind energy development among countries in the North Atlantic region. The award, effective from September 25, 2024 to October 1, 2026, will fund research to identify,...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $582,778 Cooperative Agreement to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) to conduct a field study on the behavioral and physiological effects of pile driving from offshore renewable energy construction on key Atlantic fisheries species. The three-year project, spanning December 2023 to December 2026, will provide data and analysis to support BOEM's marine environmental assessments and decision-making related to offshore energy...
This Cooperative Agreement award of $450,000.00 from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) under the BOEM Environmental Studies (ES) program (CFDA 15.423) provides funding to the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography to conduct an offshore survey of Guam's World War II submerged battlefield. The award, with a performance period from September 24, 2024 to September 23, 2026, will support scientific research and environmental monitoring to characterize and...
The federal Project Grant award from the Office of Naval Research (CFDA 12.300 - Basic and Applied Scientific Research) in the amount of $1,483,000.00 supports research on "SUBSURFACE DUCTS AND MID-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION FLUCTUATIONS ON THE WASHINGTON SHELF" at the University of California San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research aims to advance scientific understanding and develop innovative technologies related to ocean dynamics, acoustic propagation, and...
This federal Cooperative Agreement award of $6,000,000.00 was granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) under the Department of Defense's Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering program (CFDA 12.630). The award supports the development and testing of advancements in spectral wave measurements and nearshore process methods to provide risk-based guidance. The research will be conducted by the University of California San Diego (UCSD) Scripps Institution of...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $349,897 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Florida (UF) under the BOEM Environmental Studies (CFDA 15.423) program. The award will fund a 5-year project to develop artificial intelligence, open data, and accessible visualization tools for monitoring protected birds in the northern Gulf of Mexico. The project aims to leverage advanced technologies to enhance environmental monitoring capabilities and support responsible offshore...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $313,949.40 Cooperative Agreement under the BOEM Environmental Studies Program (CFDA 15.423) to the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) on October 1, 2024. The funding supports research on national Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil spill occurrence rates. ABS has subcontracted a portion of the work to its subsidiary, ABSG Consulting Inc., to provide technical and analytical support for this study. The BOEM Environmental Studies Program funds...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $210,000 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.423 - BOEM Environmental Studies) to the University of Colorado (CU) to develop and demonstrate continuous radio-frequency (RF) tracking technologies for ocean applications and unmanned ocean vehicles. The award supports CU's work, including: Developing mathematical models of satellite-based RF positioning systems to predict positioning accuracy of transmitter tags on the Earth received by low-Earth...
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) awarded a $298,668 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) under the Alaska Coastal Marine Institute (CFDA 15.421) program. The funding supports scientific research and studies related to understanding marine, coastal, and human environments affected by offshore energy and mineral exploration in Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The research focuses on key areas such as fate and effects of contaminants, marine...