New Funding Opportunity from Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant Programs

Sea Grant LogoThis notice on a new funding opportunity just in from our good friends at the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium.

The Gulf of Mexico regional Sea Grant programs and their partners (Ocean Research Priorities Plan, NOAA Coastal Storms Program, NOAA Coastal Services Center, and the EPA Gulf of Mexico Program) are pleased to announce a multi-disciplinary funding opportunity.

The following funding areas are addressed in the attached request for proposals:

  • Coastal Storms
  • Ecosystem Services Valuation
  • Sea-Level-Rise Data, Products and Tools

The full funding opportunity description and more detailed guidance can be found on the Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium website.

Pre-proposals are due February 25, 2011 by 4 p.m. Central Time.

The point of contact for each topic and questions on priorities are:

  • Coastal Storms: Tracie Sempier, Coastal Storms Program Outreach Coordinator (tracie.sempier@usm.edu) or 228-818-8829
  • Ecosystem Services Valuation: Robert Stickney, Texas Sea Grant Director (stickney@neo.tamu.edu) or 979-845-3902.
  • Sea Level Rise Data, Products and Tools: Thomas Ruppert, Florida Sea Grant Legal Specialist (truppert@ufl.edu) or 352-392-5870.