Cooperative Agreement NA16NOS0120018

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 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012) provides $1,199,427 to the Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association (GLOS) to develop a low-cost observing network capable of gathering high-frequency water level data and establishing the methodology to relate that data to coastal hazards in the Great Lakes region. The 3-year project aims to fill critical...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $5,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to Louisiana State University (LSU). The 5-year project, starting September 1, 2023, aims to acquire, install, test, and operate a total of eight high frequency radar (HFR) systems along the northern Gulf of Mexico coast. This system will provide real-time information on the surface current...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012), provides $40,157,012 in funding to the University of Delaware over a 5-year period beginning September 1, 2024. The project aims to enhance coastal and ocean observations, data services, and community engagement to improve climate resilience, particularly for underserved and overburdened communities. Key...

The Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), in partnership with MassChallenge and the Roux Institute of Northeastern University, will launch the OceanVista Accelerator program under a $500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program. The OceanVista Accelerator will leverage the Gulf of Maine's maritime economy, regional knowledge, and infrastructure to support innovative, data-driven solutions...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $10,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012) to the Great Lakes Observing System Regional Association (GLOS), a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The purpose of this award is to enhance the regional ocean observing capabilities and data services provided by GLOS, which serves as the Integrated Ocean Observing System...

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...

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 $556,139 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Weather and Air Quality Research grant program (CFDA 11.459) aims to improve the Global Ocean Reanalysis (GLORE) system. The key objectives are to: Upgrade GLORE to replace the outdated Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) as NOAA's Climate Prediction Center's real-time ocean monitoring tool. Enhance GLORE's ocean and sea ice data assimilation capabilities to advance...

This $900,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management (CFDA 11.473) program will build the capacity of the Texas General Land Office's (GLO) federally-approved Coastal Management Program. Specifically, the funding will be used to enhance the modeling that feeds into the Texas Coastal Resilience Master Plan, a comprehensive statewide planning effort that prioritizes natural infrastructure restoration...