The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $5,634,871 Cooperative Agreement to the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council (GMFMC) under the Regional Fishery Management Councils federal grant program (CFDA 11.441). The award, effective from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2028, supports GMFMC's work in the conservation and management of fishery resources within the 200-mile U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone in the Gulf of Mexico region. Key activities funded under this...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing a $1,488,000 Project Grant to the University of South Alabama under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469). The grant will fund the development of a framework to optimize the social and environmental benefits of future public access investments in coastal Alabama. The project will involve in-depth field studies on environmental conditions (e.g., coastal habitats, infrastructure) and social...
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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is providing $600,000 in funding through a Cooperative Agreement to the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) under the Office for Coastal Management federal grant program (CFDA 11.473). This funding, awarded on January 1, 2025, will build the capacity of the Grand Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) within MDMR to support the planning of conservation and restoration projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,030,589 Project Grant under the Unallied Science Program (CFDA 11.472) to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission (GSMFC) to conduct offshore sampler trips on for-hire charter vessels targeting reef species. The objective of this 28-month project, which runs from August 1, 2024 to December 31, 2026, is to support GSMFC's At-Sea Sampler Program and gather data on recreational fishing activities in the Gulf of Mexico. As...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $12,000,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation federal grant program (CFDA 11.463) to The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to support the GulfCorps Resilience Collaborative. Through this funding, TNC will deploy young adult conservation corps crews to implement 200 science-guided and community-supported conservation and nature-based restoration projects across approximately 10,000 acres of diverse Gulf of Mexico...
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 $1,900,000 Project Grant award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) is intended to catalyze climate resilience work in underserved and under-resourced communities in coastal Louisiana. The project will: Enhance awareness of pathways for increasing climate resilience in these communities. Provide capacity-building support to at least four under-resourced communities to overcome...
This $1,208,108 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Office for Coastal Management program (CFDA 11.473) supports a regional collaborative planning effort led by the New Orleans Community Support Foundation. The project aims to develop a holistic, adaptive water management vision for the Greater New Orleans region that centers the leadership of Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities. Key deliverables include: A regional...
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a $5,700,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Habitat Conservation Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.463) to The Nature Conservancy. The 3-year award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027, will support efforts to improve stormwater infrastructure and coastal resilience in the Bayou La Batre watershed in South Mobile County, Alabama. Key activities include mapping current stormwater infrastructure, constructing...