This grant, offered by BOEM’s Environmental Studies Program, addresses critical acoustic behavior knowledge gaps in critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales (NARW). Essential for effective passive acoustic monitoring and mitigating impacts from offshore wind development on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf, this initiative supports BOEM’s mandate to ensure minimal environmental impact from OCS operations. The project will utilize digital acoustic recording tags to observe NARW, focusing on the relationship between behavioral states and vocalization patterns, while also considering the context of behaviors like feeding or migration, and mother-calf pairs. The overall goal is to describe NARW acoustic behavior in areas with significant data deficiencies and provide crucial contextual information for conservation and management.
Opportunity ID: 348393
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | M23AS00336 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | NT-23-01: Addressing Key Information Gaps in Acoustic Ecology of North Atlantic Right Whales |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.423 — Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Environmental Studies (ES) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 25, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 25, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2023 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $850,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $850,000 |
| Award Floor: | $800,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Single source Cooperative Agreement with Duke University. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Description: | In support of the rapid development of offshore wind (OSW) on the Atlantic OCS, the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has identified a priority need to address knowledge gaps in the acoustic behavior of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales (NARW). This information is vital to the effectiveness of passive acoustic monitoring required for mitigation. This implements BOEM’s Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act mandate to monitor the marine environment adjacent to U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) operations to ensure minimal impacts to the environment and helps ensure responsible development of OCS energy resources. Information will be gathered using digital acoustic recording tags on the relationship between behavioral state and vocalization features and patterns exhibited by tagged animals. Additionally, the context of the animal’s behavior will be sampled (e.g., feeding vs migrating whales, mother-calf pairs) as acoustic behavior can be context-specific. Lastly, the vast amounts of data that have been collected over the decades and continues to be collected every year needs to be considered in NARW conservation and management. The overall goal of this cooperative agreement is to observe and describe acoustic behavior of NARW where significant data gaps in call rates exist and convey information about the context in which the acoustic behaviors are observed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Dominique Bruce-Morton
Dominique.Bruce-Morton@bsee.gov Email:Dominique.Bruce-Morton@bsee.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 348393 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Foa_M23AS00336 5-25-23.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Dominique Bruce-Morton Dominique.Bruce-Morton@bsee.gov Email: Dominique.Bruce-Morton@bsee.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.423 | M23AS00336 | NT-23-01: Addressing Key Information Gaps in Acoustic Ecology of North Atlantic Right Whales | PKG00281900 | May 25, 2023 | Jun 26, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
348393 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
348393 SF424A-1.0.pdf
348393 SF424B-1.1.pdf
348393 BudgetNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
348393 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
348393 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
Optional forms
348393 SFLLL_2_0-2.0.pdf
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