Project Grant 720BHA23GR00355

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 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $200,000 Project Grant under the Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research Coastal Ocean Program (CFDA 11.478) to the World Resources Institute (WRI). The purpose of this 1-year award, with a performance period from October 1, 2023 to September 30, 2024, is for WRI to build on the previous success of the Ocean Panel in raising the importance of creating a sustainable ocean economy. WRI will work with the 16 Ocean Panel...

This Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405), provides $4,694,663 to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to support research and development across six key areas: passive and active acoustics, molecular tools/omics, optical systems, remote sensing, social science, and data gap mitigation. The project aims to advance data acquisition and analysis...

This Project Grant award of $500,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) will support the Polynesian Voyaging Society's "Access to Indigenous Knowledge and Sharing of Indigenous Knowledge with Proper Protocols" project. The project aims to document and perpetuate traditional Hawaiian wayfinding and seafaring practices, and share this indigenous knowledge through the Waa Honua...

This $13,500,000 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012) supports the development of the "NOAA Innovates: Ocean-Based Climate Resilience Accelerator, Powered by VentureWell." The accelerator will provide entrepreneurial training, mentorship, technology development and commercialization awards, access to testing facilities, and pathways to...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $180,294.16 cooperative agreement to the Consortium For Ocean Leadership, Inc. under the Ocean Exploration federal grant program (CFDA 11.011) for the period of September 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. Through this award, the Consortium For Ocean Leadership, Inc. will provide services to expand NOAA's Ocean Exploration program efforts to engage the ocean exploration community as mandated under 33 U.S.C. 3403. Specifically,...

This $165,488 National Science Foundation project grant supports the 28th and 29th Dissertations Symposium in Chemical Oceanography (DISCO XXVIII and DISCO XXIX). The University of Hawaii at Manoa will organize DISCO XXVIII in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in October 2022. The biennial conference provides recent and soon-to-be Ph.D. graduates in chemical oceanography an opportunity to present dissertation research results and participate in professional development activities. Symposium attendees will...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $299,664 Cooperative Agreement on Sep 1, 2023 under the Climate and Atmospheric Research program (CFDA 11.431) to the Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI), a non-profit organization, to conduct participatory research in three coastal indigenous fishing communities in Fiji. The project aims to: (1) understand existing and future vulnerabilities to climate impacts; (2) identify resilience features of the...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $14,908,164.00 and issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Cooperative Institute (Inter-Agency Funded Activities) program (CFDA 11.405), supports the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute (OECI). The OECI brings together experts from the University of Rhode Island, University of New Hampshire, University of Southern Mississippi, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Ocean Exploration Trust to advance...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $1,870,552.00, was granted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) under the Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 11.012). The purpose of this award is to develop an in-situ system for quantifying ocean acidification and carbon cycle processes in coastal and coral reef ecosystems. The key products and services being delivered include: Combining Sunburst Sensors' existing in-situ measurement...