GM-20-01B Assessing the Impact of Seismic Airguns on Commercially and Recreationally-important Fish CA

The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of fishes’ response to commercial seismic surveys on the U. S. OCS.

The major objective is to measure the potential changes in behavior of free-swimming adult fish when exposed to seismic airguns and record the duration of any behavioral

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change.

Such behavioral changes may include changes in location, depth, and/or schooling, and the duration of any behavioral change.

The results should be framed in terms of potential impacts to the fishery.
Agency: Department of the Interior

Office: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Estimated Funding: $260,000





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Additional Information of Eligibility:
This Program Announcement describes the specific projects that may be awarded to the universities or eligible groups identified.

All awards are premised on receipt of an acceptable proposal.

This is not an open solicitation for proposals.

This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the following project(s): Assessing the Impact of Seismic Airguns on Commercially and Recreationally-Important Fish in the Gulf of Mexico Open to: Coastal States and their Public and State Controlled Universities in the Gulf Coast CESU The award will be a cooperative agreement (see Eligibility Information below).

This involves substantial involvement by BOEM scientists in various aspects of study development and/or study conduct.

Eligibility Information Research projects are required to have a staff member of the applying organization as the Principal Investigator (PI).

Cooperative research between interested organizations—i.e., state agencies, public universities, and non-profits in affected states—is always encouraged.

Cost Share/Match: Contributions of matching funds towards these efforts, either as cash or in-kind contributions (such as salary, equipment, etc., or a combination of both) is very strongly encouraged.

Match cannot include value associated with collection costs for samples previously collected.

Match value for instrumentation and other equipment should be adjusted to the period of use within the project relative to the full life cycle for the item.

Written documentation for the assessed match for ship time (if applicable) shall provide a fair assessment of costs relevant to the project.

Matching dollars cannot be from other Federal funding sources.

Further information can be located at 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200.306.

All questions regarding this project, including eligibility, should be directed only to the “Program Announcement and Cooperative Agreement Questions” point-of-contact listed in Section G.

Full Opportunity Web Address:
https://www.grants.gov/

Contact:


Agency Email Description:
Paula.Barksdale@bsee.gov

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Date Posted:
2020-08-03

Application Due Date:


Archive Date:
2020-10-06



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