Cooperative Agreement NA15NMF4570195

The National Aquarium, Inc. was awarded a $996,000 Project Grant from the Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The two-year project will engage 700 Baltimore sixth grade students in a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience focusing on STEM and environmental education. It will also collect student data and design interpretive elements and infrastructure to facilitate further...

Apprenticeship in Shellfish Aquaculture Program (ASAP) – Cooperative Agreement Summary The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $438,505 through the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to the New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) for a two-year cooperative agreement running from June 1, 2025, through May 31, 2027. ASAP delivers a comprehensive workforce development pipeline designed to transition high school students into aquaculture careers. The program...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $499,198 Project Grant through the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427) to the Oyster South Company. The grant will fund a 24-month project to assess and monitor environmental, biological, and management factors impacting oyster production among 20 commercial oyster farms across 9 Southern U.S. states. The project will test the effects of oyster...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $738,406 Cooperative Agreement under the Sea Grant Support program (CFDA 11.417) to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (MESC), doing business as the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, for a project period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2027. The purpose of this Cooperative Agreement is to develop a machine learning tool that can predict optimal locations for off-bottom oyster farming along the Alabama coast. To achieve...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation program (CFDA 11.463) to the State of Maryland Department of Natural Resources (MD DNR) to construct approximately 50 acres of oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay. The intent of the reefs is to provide fish habitat, water filtration, and serve as a source of broodstock to sustain the new reefs and bolster nearby oyster harvest areas. This project builds upon...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded a $190,000 Project Grant to the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The Foundation will work with NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries to develop an interactive digital visitor center and virtual 3D trails to engage remote and in-person visitors at the Mallows Bay-Potomac River National Marine Sanctuary in Maryland. This will allow the sanctuary,...

Ankers Subsea LLC received a $300,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the Fisheries Development and Utilization Research and Development Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program (CFDA 11.427). The two-year award, issued on September 1, 2021 and concluding on August 31, 2023, will support Ankers Subsea's Alabama Off Bottom Oyster Wet Storage and Depuration Facility Pilot Project Using Vacuum Air Lift (VAL) Technology. The project aims to test an...

This $147,468 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will fund the Inland Seas Education Association to deliver a Great Lakes watershed field course professional development program. The Association will bring 30 K-12 educators to the Thomas M. Kelly Biological Station in Suttons Bay, Michigan from April 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023 for four-day training sessions emphasizing hands-on experience with regional conservation success stories. Participants will visit...

Summary of Federal Project Grant Award The Virginia Institute of Marine Science received a $598,893 Project Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Ocean Acidification Program (CFDA 11.017), effective September 1, 2025, through August 31, 2028. The project will deliver a decision-support dashboard and vulnerability assessment for the shellfish aquaculture industry in Chesapeake Bay to address ocean and coastal acidification (OCA) impacts. The research team...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $15,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Marine Sanctuary Program (CFDA 11.429) to the Feiro Marine Life Center (FEIRO) in Port Angeles, Washington. The five-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029, will support FEIRO's partnership with the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary (OCNMS) to build the new Marine Discovery Center facility. The planned interpretive center will help make OCNMS more...