The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation’s Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund announced round 2 for $99.2M of funding for 25 new oil spill restoration projects in AL, FL, LA, MS and TX.
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NAS study on monitoring Gulf of Mexico restoration
The National Academy of Science Gulf Research Program will sponsor an ad hoc committee and report under the auspices of the National Research Council will inform monitoring and evaluation of restoration activities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative news
GOMRI announced last week the awards for RFP-IV consortia and new RFP-V opportunity for small teams research; deadline for RFP-V “letter of intent” pre-proposals is Dec. 15, 2014.
NOAA RESTORE Science Program news
NOAA released a draft version of the science plan for the NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program for public comment; electronic comments submitted via e-mail (noaarestorescience@noaa.gov) and written comments may be mailed to Dr. Becky Allee; NOAA OCM – Gulf Coast; Bldg. 1100, Rm 232; Stennis Space Center, MS, 39529.
Texas Centers of Excellence
Texas released “notice on selection process for Centers of Excellence” at https://www.restorethetexascoast.org/. As announced, pursuant to RESTORE Act and Treasury statutory and regulatory requirements, “Texas is posting a Request For Grant Applications (RFGA) on the Texas Electronic State Business Daily and on the Texas e-Grants system. The RFGA will set forth the process by which grant applications must Read More
GCER Council updates
The Gulf Coast Restoration Council has been collaborating with Gulf coast state entities to host webinars open to the public in order to update participants on the status of programs and plans. You can view the webinar and a summary presentation for the Oct. 16 webinar with MS here– http://www.restore.ms/archived-webinar/
Guide to NRDA Phase III Early Restoration Program projects
Deepwater Horizon oil spill NRDA Trustees guide to projects and planning contained in the Final Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement.
FL Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program
The Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) seeking public feedback. FIO is the designated Florida Gulf Coast Entity to receive funds from the RESTORE Act for administering Florida’s Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program (CERGP), section 1605 of the RESTORE Act. As required by the Treasury’s RESTORE Act Rulemaking, FIO is seeking public comments on its Read More
RESTORE Act Regulations
Treasury announced RESTORE Act Rule is in effect, enabling restoration programs to apply for funding in the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Trust Fund (currently $800M from Transocean settlement); release at http://www.treasury.gov/press-center/press-releases/Pages/JL2663.aspx.
GOMRI conference abstracts due
ABSTRACTS DUE OCT. 3 for posters and oral talks for 2015 Gulf of Mexico Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference hosted by the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative.