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In early April, a consent decree addressing civil claims against BP arising from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill was approved by the court. As part of the consent decree, BP will be paying $5.5 billion in Clean Water Act penalties of which 80% will be deposited in the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Trust Fund. The … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program is planning to announce its next funding competition between mid-April and mid-May of 2016. This competition will focus on two of the Science Program’s ten long-term research priorities: Comprehensive understanding of living coastal and marine resources, food web dynamics, habitat utilization, protected areas, and carbon flow Decision-support tools to assist … Continue reading
The science and restoration programs working in the Gulf of Mexico understand the need for stakeholders to remain informed of future funding opportunities in the region. To this end, they have collectively developed a three year calendar consolidating currently planned funding opportunities. This calendar will enable stakeholders to remain informed about opportunities and grant applicants … Continue reading
At the upcoming 2016 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science (GOMOSES) conference, the Science Program will display a poster as part of the Gulf programs section of the Tuesday, February 2, 5:15 – 7:30 PM poster session. During the session, several of the Gulf of Mexico science and restoration programs established following the … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program will be participating in the partners open house being hosted by the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council ahead of their next public meeting on December 9 in Biloxi, Mississippi. The open house will run from 9:00 – 10:00 AM and be held in the lobby of the Mississippi Coast Coliseum … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program has completed its first funding competition and awarded approximately $2.7 million to seven research teams. These teams and their projects were selected following a rigorous and highly competitive process which included a review by a panel of outside experts. Each of the research teams will be addressing one or more … Continue reading
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released the final version of the science plan for the NOAA RESTORE Science Program. The plan establishes ten long-term research priorities which will guide how the program invests its funds and explains how prior needs assessments for the Gulf of Mexico region and earlier stakeholder input were … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program released its first federal funding opportunity (FFO-2015) on December 17, 2014 (click here for full announcement). The program is seeking proposals that will produce timely and high-quality scientific results that may be used to develop management strategies to support the sustainability of the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem, including its fisheries. … Continue reading
The NOAA RESTORE Science Program will be hosting six virtual engagement sessions in November where the program will provide a short overview of it’s recently released science plan, explain the public comment process for the plan, answer questions, and and ask participants a couple of questions about the plan which are listed below. Attendees are … Continue reading
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released for public comment a draft version of the science plan for the NOAA RESTORE Science Program. The plan establishes ten long-term research priorities which will guide how the program will invest its funds and explains how prior needs assessments for the Gulf of Mexico region and … Continue reading