Timeline Template (4).xlsx

This is a timeline template file in Excel format for the Seabed Mapping, Exploration, and Characterization in the Pacific federal grant opportunity. The template serves as a planning tool for applicants to the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs (OPA) competitive grant program under CFDA 19.017 (Environmental and Scientific Partnerships and Programs). The grant solicits applications from eligible U.S. institutions, companies, and organizations to conduct ocean mapping, seabed exploration, habitat and resource characterization, and data management and analysis activities in Pacific Island Countries. The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement, which represents 36 percent of awards under the 19.017 program; recent Cooperative Agreement awards in the environmental and scientific partnerships portfolio have ranged from $1.5 million to over $60 million in annual payments. Applicants should use this timeline template to document project milestones, deliverables, and scheduling for their proposed seabed mapping and exploration activities in the Pacific region.