Post-2005 Hurricane Gulf Coast Sand Studies

The summary for the Post-2005 Hurricane Gulf Coast Sand Studies 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 Minerals Management Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Post-2005 Hurricane Gulf Coast Sand Studies: MMS has received funds to conduct offshore sand studies in support of coastal restoration efforts in the Gulf Coast states of Louisiana, Texas, Alabama, and Mississippi. We anticipate that the funds will be used to investigate available sources of Federal Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sand that can be used to restore portions of coastal areas that were damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. This opportunity is for obtaining geological samples using a vibracore drill in the St. Bernard Shoals area in the OCS offshore Mississippi at sites that will be identified by an on-going study by the U.S. Geological Survey. The areas in this study must be within the Federally-managed OCS and they must be located such that use of the resource as restoration material is economically viable.