BOEM FY 19 Renewable Energy Program

The summary for the BOEM FY 19 Renewable Energy Program 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 19 Renewable Energy Program: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to resume and continue the zooplankton sampling efforts conducted at two stations in the Gulf of Maine. The cooperative agreement will monitor the ecology of zooplankton in the Gulf of Maine and how it influences the distribution of the highly endangered North Atlantic right whale. This is not an open request for proposals. Section 1345 of OCSLA authorizes the use of cooperative agreements with affected States to meet the requirements of OCSLA and other Federal laws, including the sharing of information, the joint utilization of available expertise, and monitoring arrangements to carry out applicable Federal and State laws and regulations. BOEM anticipates making one cooperative agreement award in FY 2019 for one proposal submitted under this Program Announcement. The anticipated period of performance is three (3) years. This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the following project: Zooplankton Ecology of the Gulf of Maine Open to: University of Maine, School of Marine Science