Opportunity Information: Apply for M19AS00014
The Environmental Studies Program 2019 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number M19AS00014) is a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) cooperative agreement intended to support ecosystem-focused research that advances the public interest in safe, environmentally responsible energy development on the United States outer continental shelf. Issued by the Department of the Interior under BOEM, the award is framed as applied environmental science tied directly to an active offshore development context, with the goal of producing monitoring data and analysis that can inform management decisions, impact avoidance, and practical mitigation.
The specific project BOEM is announcing is titled "Impacts of Sedimentation and Drivers of Variability in the Boulder Patch Community, Beaufort Sea." The work is centered on the Boulder Patch, a distinctive seafloor habitat community in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area, and it is connected to monitoring and impact evaluation during the Liberty Development Project. In plain terms, the cooperative agreement is designed to examine what drives long-term change and natural variability in this community over time, while also isolating how project-related disturbances, especially sedimentation associated with construction (including island construction activities), may affect habitat condition and ecological function. Alongside monitoring and attribution of drivers, the effort also includes testing potential mitigation approaches aimed at replacing or compensating for habitat that could be lost or degraded as a result of development activities.
A key point of this announcement is that it is not an open call for proposals. Rather than inviting broad competition, BOEM is using its authority under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), specifically 43 USC 1345, which allows the agency to enter cooperative agreements with affected states and partners to meet statutory requirements. The stated rationale is to support information sharing and joint use of available expertise, which fits the cooperative agreement model where there is typically substantial involvement by the federal agency in planning, coordination, and execution compared to a standard grant.
Eligibility for this particular announcement is effectively limited to two named university partners operating through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network: the University of Texas at Austin (via the Gulf Coast CESU) and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (via the North and Western Alaska CESU). While the general eligible applicant categories listed include state governments and public/state-controlled institutions of higher education, BOEM explicitly states that no other proposals are requested at this time, indicating the agency is targeting a specific partner arrangement for a single award.
Administratively, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary, with a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument type and an environmental funding activity category under CFDA 15.423. The opportunity was created on May 7, 2019, with an original closing date of July 9, 2019. BOEM anticipated making one award with an award ceiling of $750,000. Overall, the opportunity functions as a focused, partner-directed research and monitoring effort tied to a defined offshore development area, aimed at improving understanding of sedimentation impacts, long-term ecological drivers, and feasible mitigation options for the Boulder Patch community in the Beaufort Sea.Apply for M19AS00014
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Environmental Studies Program 2019" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.423.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 07, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 09, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $750,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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