This federal Project Grant award of $206,500.00 was provided by the Department of Energy's Office of Science Financial Assistance Program (CFDA 81.049) to Loggerhead Instruments Inc., a for-profit manufacturer of advanced acoustic monitoring and sensing technologies. The grant supports the development of integrated marine buoys for real-time passive acoustic monitoring of birds, bats, and whales using neural networks. The project aims to deliver novel artificial intelligence-driven acoustic sensing systems to enhance environmental research and wildlife observation capabilities. The award was granted on July 22, 2024, with a completion date of March 21, 2025. Loggerhead Instruments Inc. has a strong track record of securing federal grants and contracts for developing cutting-edge acoustic monitoring technologies and AI-powered environmental research tools.