Project Grant P18AP00518

The Department of the Treasury's Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States (RESTORE) Act Direct Component program awarded a $129,324 Formula Grant to St. Mary Parish, Louisiana to develop a strategic plan for a Coastal Resilience Laboratory in Morgan City. The project aims to support workforce development and job creation in the coastal communities of St. Mary Parish. The Water Institute of the Gulf will serve as the...

This National Science Foundation Project Grant of $284,426 supports the International Research Experience for Students (IRES) program and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) to deliver immersive field and laboratory experiences for graduate students through the study of different cultural horizons on the Caribbean island of Barbuda, Antigua and Barbuda. The University of Nebraska will implement the project from August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2025. Specifically, the grant...

The Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded $4 million under the Comprehensive Plan Component Program (CFDA 87.051) to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on January 22, 2021. The project grant supports the implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive living shoreline initiative through August 30, 2026. As part of the award, $250,000 was provided to the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium (doing business as Dauphin Island Sea Lab) to conduct living...

The Geological Survey of Alabama (GSA) received a $210,092 project grant award from the U.S. Geological Survey under the National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation program. Through this award, GSA will preserve 1,600 fossil specimens by improving labeling, packaging, and digitizing specimens. Specimens will be relocated to a new storage facility with additional cabinets and trays purchased through the funding. Additionally, GSA will digitize six historic geologic and mineral...

The American Society of Overseas Research (ASOR) will extend its popular "Museum in a Suitcase" model through pop-up events and non-governmental organization community engagement in Libya, Tunisia, Morocco, and Algeria. Funded through a $200,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, ASOR aims to increase regional cooperation and further memoranda of understanding for cultural property protection. The award falls under the Cultural...

The U.S. Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council awarded a $3,440,961 Project Grant to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) on December 19, 2024. This grant is funded through the Council's Oil Spill Impact Program (CFDA 87.052), which supports restoration and protection of natural resources impacted by the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Under this grant, MDEQ will implement the Walter Anderson Museum of Art (WAMA) Creative Complex project. The project will construct...

The National Park Service awarded a $541,224.15 Project Grant under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the Alabama Historical Commission. The grant will fund stabilization of the wreck of the Clotilda, which was intentionally burned, sunk, and abandoned in the Mobile River in 1860 after illegally transporting enslaved individuals from Africa. Work will include sonar surveys, marine geological study, biological assessment, and targeted archaeological testing...

This $291,934 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Polar Programs will support a collaborative archaeological project between Western Washington University and the Yup'ik community of Togiak, Alaska. The funding will allow for continued exploration and analysis of the Temyiq Turyuraq archaeological site in Southwest Alaska in partnership with Togiak elders, students, and the local community. Researchers will work to better understand human adaptation and occupation of...

The Society of Black Archaeologists (SBA) received a $618,377 Project Grant award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) under the National Leadership Grants (CFDA 45.312) program. The award, effective January 21, 2025 through July 31, 2026, will enable SBA to identify current opportunities and challenges in preserving place-based Black histories through community engagement, assisting local efforts for access and stewardship, and developing and disseminating best practices for...

The Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $821,786 Cooperative Agreement to the Water Institute of the Gulf, a non-profit research organization located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The funding is provided through NOAA's Habitat Conservation grant program (CFDA 11.463) to support the Institute's partnership with community liaisons to engage Southeast Louisiana's Asian American shrimping and processing communities in developing a climate change...