The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $32,722,502 Cooperative Agreement under the NOAA Cooperative Institutes program (CFDA 11.432) to the University of Rhode Island on July 1, 2024. The award establishes the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI), which brings together experts from several universities and the non-profit Ocean Exploration Trust to advance NOAA's mission of mapping and characterizing the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone by 2040. Through this...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $14,908,164 Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405) to the University of Rhode Island (URI) for the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI). The OECI brings together experts from URI, the University of New Hampshire, the University of Southern Mississippi, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Ocean Exploration Trust to advance NOAA's mission of...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,396,839 Cooperative Agreement under the Ocean Exploration grant program (CFDA 11.011) to Florida State University (FSU) to develop advanced analytical technology and methodology to characterize deep-sea meiofaunal communities. The project aims to create a transformative, automated system for rapidly processing deep-sea sediment samples and using machine learning for large-scale biodiversity assessments. This will support...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $458,154 Cooperative Agreement under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to The Ocean Foundation. The proposed work will continue the organization's e-tag research program by conducting acoustic, archival and satellite tagging, movement ecology, genetic stock identification, and fisheries modeling. The award will support the continuation of the organization's normal tagging operations, which are not funded by the...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded $121,786 to Rockefeller University under a Cooperative Agreement from August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The award supports collaborations with NOAA laboratories to advance marine environmental DNA (eDNA) science under the Ocean Exploration program (CFDA 11.011). Through this cooperative agreement, Rockefeller University will work directly with NOAA laboratories to deliver products and services focused on discovery and advancing...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $249,299 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) federal grant program (CFDA 11.012) to Seaahead, Inc. The award will fund a 21-month project to: 1) strengthen Seaahead's core functions, programs, and partnerships; 2) translate ocean climate resilience needs for U.S. deep tech leadership; 3) bridge the commercialization gap for ocean startups; and 4) expand diversity, equity, and inclusion...
This $4,301,615 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the NOAA Mission-Related Education Awards program (CFDA 11.008) aims to reimagine the visitor experience at a museum and create a new educational model for K-12 students. Key activities include updating science content and developing permanent hands-on exhibits, creating digital interactives to teach lessons in natural resource allocation and environmental science, developing and...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $404,862 Cooperative Agreement under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) program (CFDA 11.012) to Activate Global Inc., a non-profit organization, to deliver the "Activate Oceans" program. This program integrates the Activate Fellowship and Propellers Ocean MBA to provide comprehensive support, including funding, mentorship, research facilities, and community engagement, to approximately 100 early-stage...
The federal Project Grant award, issued by the Office of Naval Research under the Basic and Applied Scientific Research program (CFDA 12.300), provides $200,000.00 to the Ocean Exploration Trust, Inc. for the development and testing of optical and acoustical imaging systems on remotely operated vehicles, swimmer delivery vehicles, autonomous surface and underwater vehicles. The goal is to better understand complex subsurface conditions to support naval operations. This three-year award,...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) provides $205,175 in funding to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) to support the Interagency Ocean Observation Committee (IOOC) Support Office hosted at the Center for Ocean Leadership. The IOOC Support Office will continue to provide project management and meeting support services to facilitate interagency collaboration on ocean science and technology priorities,...