Opportunity Information: Apply for M20AS00165
GM-19-04-01A is a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) discretionary funding opportunity, issued as a cooperative agreement, focused on the investigation of an ancient bald cypress forest in the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is part of BOEM's long-running collaboration with the Louisiana Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) at Louisiana State University (LSU), a partnership created in 1992 to bring regional scientific expertise to the environmental questions that affect outer continental shelf (OCS) decisions. In practical terms, the grant is meant to support applied research that helps BOEM and other decision-makers better understand Gulf environments that intersect with offshore oil and gas activity, renewable energy planning, and marine minerals development.
The opportunity sits within a broader program goal: collecting and sharing environmental information needed for responsible offshore management. BOEM frames this work as addressing local and regional OCS-related environmental and resource issues, strengthening BOEM-State partnerships, and ensuring that decisions about leasing, exploration, and development are informed by credible science. Although the title highlights an ancient bald cypress forest, the larger context is environmental stewardship in the Gulf of Mexico and improving the scientific foundation used in federal and state planning processes.
BOEM emphasizes multiple public benefits expected from funded studies. Projects are intended to stimulate the use of science for problem-solving and natural resource protection, expand educational opportunities in ocean sciences, and support the protection of resources that matter to subsistence and coastal livelihoods. Another central objective is decision support: the research is meant to inform the public and resource managers at local, state, and federal levels who deal with offshore energy and mineral issues. BOEM specifically notes that results may be used and cited in National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) products, including Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments tied to 5-year leasing plans, offshore lease sales, and exploration plans. In other words, the work is not just academic; it is designed to feed directly into regulatory and planning documents that shape offshore activity in the Gulf.
Administratively, awards are managed and coordinated through the CMI Management office at LSU in Baton Rouge, reflecting the cooperative nature of the agreement and the established LSU-BOEM framework for conducting Gulf research. The funding opportunity number associated with this listing is M20AS00165 (with the title also referencing the earlier identifier M19AS00016). The original closing date was July 9, 2020, and the listed award ceiling is $500,000. Eligible applicants include state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities, though the narrative repeatedly signals that BOEM is seeking studies from LSU through the Louisiana CMI structure, consistent with how these cooperative research efforts are typically organized.
Overall, the grant opportunity is best understood as a targeted research solicitation under the BOEM-LSU CMI partnership, supporting environmental investigation in the Gulf (here, an ancient bald cypress forest) with the explicit goal of generating credible, usable science that can improve environmental analysis, strengthen management decisions, and contribute to NEPA documentation related to offshore energy and minerals activities.Apply for M20AS00165
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "GM-19-04-01A-Investigation of Ancient Bald Cypress Forest in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Formerly M19AS00016 2019 LSU CMI" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.422.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-07-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-07-09. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $500,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others.
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