BOEM FY 2017 Marine Gas Hydrate Research Activities - Methane Hydrate Resource Assessment

The summary for the BOEM FY 2017 Marine Gas Hydrate Research Activities - Methane Hydrate Resource Assessment grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

BOEM FY 2017 Marine Gas Hydrate Research Activities - Methane Hydrate Resource Assessment: The Resource Evaluation Division of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (Scripps) at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). No other applications are requested at this time. This cooperative agreement is to conduct research that meets the goals of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Resource Evaluation Division (RED) program for methane hydrate resource assessment.This is not an open solicitation for proposals.â¿¢ The total amount of funding available for Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego is not to exceed $100,000 for the identification of gas hydrate-bearing sediments using controlled source electromagnetic data acquisition in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.This requires substantial involvement by BOEM scientists in various aspects of study development and/or study conduct. Selected Research Topics This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the following project(s): Identification of gas hydrate-bearing sediments using controlled source electromagnetic data acquisition offshore the state of Louisiana in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico No other proposals are requested at this time, although additional opportunities may be announced in the future.