Opportunity Information: Apply for M20AS00176
GM-20-01B (Funding Opportunity Number M20AS00176) is a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) cooperative agreement opportunity focused on understanding how commercially conducted seismic surveys, specifically the use of seismic airguns, may affect adult, free-swimming fish on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico. The core aim is practical and fishery-oriented: observe whether exposure to airgun activity leads to measurable behavioral changes in fish, how long any changes persist, and then interpret those findings in terms of real-world implications for commercial and recreational fisheries. The behaviors of interest include shifts in location, changes in depth, and alterations in schooling behavior, with special emphasis not just on whether fish react, but on the duration of the response.
This announcement is not a typical open call where anyone can submit a proposal on any related topic. Instead, it functions as a targeted program announcement describing a specific BOEM-intended project: "Assessing the Impact of Seismic Airguns on Commercially and Recreationally-Important Fish in the Gulf of Mexico." Awards are contingent on BOEM receiving an acceptable proposal aligned with this defined scope. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning BOEM scientists are expected to have substantial involvement in elements of study development and/or execution rather than acting solely as a pass-through funder. In other words, applicants should anticipate collaboration and coordination with BOEM staff during the project.
Eligibility is limited to Coastal States and their public or state-controlled universities that are part of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The listed eligible applicant categories include state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as allowed under the announcement, but the emphasis is clearly on Gulf Coast CESU participants. A key requirement is that the Principal Investigator must be a staff member of the applying organization. While the opportunity is limited in who can apply, BOEM explicitly encourages cooperative research arrangements among relevant organizations such as state agencies, public universities, and non-profits in affected states, which signals that multi-institution teams are welcomed as long as the formal applicant and PI meet the stated requirements.
Cost sharing is not strictly described as mandatory, but it is described as "very strongly encouraged" and can take the form of cash or in-kind contributions, including salary support, equipment, or similar resources. The announcement also sets boundaries on what can count as match. Applicants cannot claim match based on costs tied to samples that were collected before the project, and any match value for equipment should be prorated to reflect only the portion of the equipment's useful life that is actually used for the project. If ship time is offered as match, BOEM expects written documentation that reasonably supports the valuation for project-relevant costs. Another important constraint is that matching funds cannot come from other federal sources. The announcement points applicants to the federal cost share standards at 2 CFR 200.306 for additional detail.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary environmental funding opportunity (CFDA 15.423) with an award ceiling of $260,000. The opportunity was created on 2020-08-03 and had an original closing date of 2020-09-04. Because it is framed as an intent to undertake a specific project rather than an open solicitation, prospective applicants are directed to route questions, including questions about eligibility, only to the designated "Program Announcement and Cooperative Agreement Questions" point of contact referenced in Section G of the full announcement.Apply for M20AS00176
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "GM-20-01B Assessing the Impact of Seismic Airguns on Commercially and Recreationally-important Fish CA" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.423.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-08-03.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-09-04. (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 $260,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others.
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