Gulf Of Mexico Alliance

THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE WILL CONDUCT A 4-YEAR PROJECT TO REMOVE LARGE MARINE DEBRIS ITEMS, PRIMARILY ABANDONED AND DERELICT VESSELS, FROM COASTAL AND MARINE HABITATS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. THIS WORK WILL BE COMPLETED THROUGH A TIERED APPROACH FOCUSED ON FIRST 96 KNOWN DERELICT VESSELS IN TEXAS, MISSISSIPPI, AND ALABAMA AND THEN NEWLY IDENTIFIED LARGE MARINE DEBRIS ITEMS IN ALL FIVE STATES. GOMA WILL PARTNER WITH THE MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY COASTAL AND MARINE EXTENSION PROGRAM AND GULF STATE NATURAL RESOURCE AGENCIES TO COMPLETE THESE ACTIVITIES. THE REMOVALS WILL BENEFIT NOAA TRUST RESOURCES THROUGH ACTIVE REMOVAL OF MANY TONS OF MARINE DEBRIS, ASSESSMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS PRE AND POST REMOVAL, AND INCREASED AWARENESS OF MARINE DEBRIS IMPACTS.

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) IS PROVIDING $3,926,466 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ESTABLISHED REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS (ROPS) TO COORDINATE THE INTERSTATE AND INTERTRIBAL MANAGEMENT OF OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCES AND TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PRIORITY ACTIONS, INCLUDING TO ENHANCE ASSOCIATED SHARING AND INTEGRATION OF FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL DATA. SPECIFICALLY THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CONDUCT ROBUST STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION ACROSS THE REGION TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND THE ASSOCIATED DATA SHARING. THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE WILL CONDUCT THOROUGH ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AS WELL AS EXISTING INFORMATION AND PARTNER EXPERTISE NEEDED TO SUPPORT IMPROVED ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, ENHANCED COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENC

THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) IS PROVIDING $3,476,716 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE GULF OF AMERICA ALLIANCE REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ESTABLISHED REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS (ROPS) TO COORDINATE THE INTERSTATE AND INTERTRIBAL MANAGEMENT OF OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCES AND TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PRIORITY ACTIONS, INCLUDING TO ENHANCE ASSOCIATED SHARING AND INTEGRATION OF FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL DATA. SPECIFICALLY, THE GULF OF AMERICA ALLIANCE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CONDUCT ROBUST STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION ACROSS THE REGION TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND THE ASSOCIATED DATA SHARING. THE GULF OF AMERICA ALLIANCE WILL CONDUCT THOROUGH ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AS WELL AS EXISTING INFORMATION AND PARTNER EXPERTISE NEEDED TO SUPPORT IMPROVED ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, ENHANCED COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND INCREASED DATA SHARING, AND THEN IMPLEMENT PHASED INITIATION OF PROJECTS RESULTING FROM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS.

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,987,728 TO THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS WITH IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY OF THE GULF OF AMERICA. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO DEMONSTRATE AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO REDUCING NUTRIENT POLLUTION IN THE GULF BY COLLECTING ALGAE FOR USE AS AN ALTERNATIVE FERTILIZER IN CORN AND SOYBEAN FARMING. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED INCLUDE HARVESTING AND REUSING NUTRIENT-RICH ALGAE, MONITORING WATER QUALITY, AND CONDUCTING FIELD STUDIES TO ASSESS EFFICACY OF ALGAL-BASED FERTILIZER APPLICATION FOR INCREASING CROP PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVING SOIL AND PLANT HEALTH, AND SUSTAINING AGRICULTURE. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE AT LEAST A 60% REDUCTION IN PHOSPHOROUS AND NITROGEN CONCENTRATION IN TREATED WATER AND AN ESTIMATED 60% REDUCTION IN TURBIDITY AND AMMONIA IN TREATED WATER DURING HARVESTING OPERATIONS. THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF ALGAE-BASED FERTILIZER ON SOIL HEALTH WILL BE CATALOGED AND A FINANCIAL MODEL TO ASSESS THE COMMERCIAL VIABILITY OF ALGAE-BASED FERTILIZER WILL BE DEVELOPED. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES ARE THE FARMERS AND COMMUNITIES IN ITTA BENA, MISSISSIPPI AND LITTLE ROCK LAKE, MINNESOTA.ACTIVITIES:-SUBRECIPIENT:NO SUBAWARDS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT.OUTCOMES:-

PURPOSE: THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) IS PROVIDING $1,963,233 IN FEDERAL FUNDING TO THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP THROUGH THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW. THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE LAW PROVIDES FUNDING FOR ESTABLISHED REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIPS (ROPS) TO COORDINATE THE INTERSTATE AND INTERTRIBAL MANAGEMENT OF OCEAN AND COASTAL RESOURCES AND TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PRIORITY ACTIONS, INCLUDING TO ENHANCE ASSOCIATED SHARING AND INTEGRATION OF FEDERAL AND NON-FEDERAL DATA. SPECIFICALLY THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT TO CONDUCT ROBUST STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION ACROSS THE REGION TO UNDERSTAND THE NEEDS ASSOCIATED WITH HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS, RESILIENT COMMUNITIES, AND THE ASSOCIATED DATA SHARING. THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE WILL CONDUCT THOROUGH ASSESSMENTS TO IDENTIFY GAPS AS WELL AS EXISTING INFORMATION AND PARTNER EXPERTISE NEEDED TO SUPPORT IMPROVED ECOSYSTEM HEALTH, ENHANCED COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND INCREASED DATA SHARING, AND THEN IMPLEMENT PHASED INITIATION OF PROJECTS RESULTING FROM STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENTS. IN ADDITION, THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE WILL ENGAGE WITH TRIBES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION THROUGH WORKSHOPS INTENDED TO FACILITATE TRIBAL ENGAGEMENT IN GOMA PRIORITY ISSUE TEAMS AND IDENTIFYING KEY REGIONAL PRIORITIES.

DESCRIPTION:THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,494,998 TO GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS WITH IMPROVING THE WATER QUALITY OF THE GULF OF MEXICO USING NOVEL CONSERVATION PRACTICES ON PRIORITIZED AGRICULTURAL LAND. PROJECT ACTIVITIES INCLUDE SITE-SPECIFIC CONSERVATION PLAN DEVELOPMENT, MONITORING TO DOCUMENT NONPOINT SOURCE POLLUTION REDUCTION, AND OUTREACH AND EDUCATIONAL EFFORTS TARGETING FARMERS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE PROJECT AREA. ANTICIPATED DELIVERABLES INCLUDE WATER QUALITY MONITORING AT SIX SITES, FOR ONE FULL YEAR AFTER CONSERVATION PRACTICES HAVE BEEN UTILIZED. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE A 20% REDUCTION IN NUTRIENTS BASED ON SAMPLING RESULTS AND 30-40% REDUCTION IN SEDIMENT WILL BE ACHIEVED WHILE IMPACTING APPROXIMATELY 18,000 ACRES. DIRECT BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE LOUISIANA FARMERS AND RESIDENTS LIVING DOWNSTREAM FROM THE PROJECT AREA AND WITHIN GULF OF MEXICO COMMUNITIES.ACTIVITIES:.SUBRECIPIENT:SUBAWARD ACTIVITIES INCLUDE WORKING WITH LOCAL AGRICULTURE PARTICIPANTS, MANAGING THE PRACTICES DEMONSTRATION, AND ORGANIZING THE LOCAL OUTREACH EVENTS.OUTCOMES:.

A SYSTEMATIC AND INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CREATING MORE RESILIENT COMMUNITIES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO REGION

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $297,816 FOR GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE TO IMPROVE THE COASTAL RESILIENCE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO WITH NEW PILOT PROJECTS IN ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, AND TEXAS BY IMPROVING STAKEHOLDER ACCESS TO INFORMATION ON REGIONAL SEDIMENT RESOURCES THAT CAN BE USED TO CREATE AND RESTORE HABITAT.

THIS ACTION PROVIDES FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $279,353 FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE TO SUPPORT THE INTERACTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE DECISION-SUPPORT TRE

GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE FOCUS AREA 2 PROPOSAL: ADMINISTRATION & COORDINATION

GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE ROP PROPOSAL - "GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE REGIONAL OCEAN PARTNERSHIP ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION - FOCUS AREA 2"

GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE'S FOCUS AREA 2 ROP PROPOSAL: "GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE ADMINISTRATION AND COORDINATION"

INDUSTRY BENCHMARKING: EXPERTS WILL BE ASKED TO IDENTIFY SYSTEM-SPECIFIC INDICATORS ADDRESSING THREE OF THE FIVE PROGRAMMATIC PRIORITIES INCLUDING:

THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE (GOMA) IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO REDUCE BARRIERS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER GROWTH THROUGH NETWORKING, MENTORING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE. TO SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS, GOMA HAS IDENTIFIED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS A WAY TO ENGAGE EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS.THIS PROJECT WILL SUPPORT GOMA S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN PAID INTERNSHIPS AT GOMA S PARTNER STATE AGENCIES. PARTICIPANTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ACROSS THE FIVE GULF STATES (ALABAMA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND TEXAS) WILL GAIN MENTORING AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCE IN COASTAL MANAGEMENT CAREERS. INTERNSHIP TOPICS MAY INCLUDE COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, DATA SHARING, HABITAT RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, AND WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES.

GULF COAST ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE PLAN (GCARP) IMPLEMENTATION, PHASE II

IMPLEMENTATION GULF COAST ADAPTATION

THIS PROJECT REQUEST IS IN RESPONSE TO THE NOAA BAA TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, OR SPONSORSHIPS THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED THROUGH NOAAS COMPETITIVE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS. THIS REQUEST DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NOAAS LONG-TERM MISSION GOAL #3: HEALTHY OCEANS AS WELL AS LONG-TERM MISSION GOAL #4: RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES. THIS REQUEST ALSO ADDRESSES NOAA RESTORE SCIENCE PROGRAMS GOAL TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE AND COORDINATION NECESSARY FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF ECOSYSTEM. THE GULF OF AMERICA CONFERENCE (AKA GULFCON) IS A COMBINATION OF THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THE GULF REGION: THE ANNUAL GULF ALLIANCE ALL HANDS MEETING, THE ANNUAL GULF OF [AMERICA] OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE MEETING, AND THE STATE OF THE GULF SUMMIT HOSTED TRIENNIALLY BY HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. BY COMBINING ALL THREE, GULFCON ENCOURAGES RESEARCHERS TO CONSIDER THE APPLICATION OF THEIR RESULTS TO PRACTICAL USE AND ENCOURAGES NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS TO PARTNER WITH THE ACADEMIC COMMUNITY TO SOLVE EVOLVING ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES. LOOKING ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF DISCIPLINES, WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT OIL SPILLS, THEIR IMPACTS, AND COASTAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IS THAT SCIENCE AND RESEARCH CAN ADVANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES AND IMPROVE HOW WE APPROACH RESTORATION. THE 2026 GULFCON IS THE THIRD IN A SERIES AND WILL INCLUDE OVER 1,000 PEOPLE, ENCOMPASSING STATE AND FEDERAL NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGERS, SCIENTISTS, AND GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS AS WELL AS SCIENTISTS, RESEARCHERS, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. THE COMBINED CONFERENCE WILL HAVE KEY FEATURES SUCH AS ORAL AND POSTER PRESENTATIONS, DEMONSTRATIONS, AND EXHIBITS.

THIS PROJECT REQUEST IS IN RESPONSE TO THE NOAA BAA TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, OR SPONSORSHIPS THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED THROUGH NOAA'S COMPETITIVE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS. THIS REQUEST DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NOAA'S LONG-TERM MISSION GOAL #3: HEALTHY OCEANS AS WELL AS LONG-TERM MISSION GOAL #4: RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES. THIS REQUEST ALSO ADDRESSES NOAA RESTORE SCIENCE PROGRAM'S GOAL TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE AND COORDINATION NECESSARY FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGEMENT OF THEGULF OF MEXICO ECOSYSTEM. THE GULF OF MEXICO CONFERENCE (AKA "GOMCON") IS A COMBINATION OF THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THE GULF REGION: THE ANNUAL GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE ALL HANDS MEETING, THE ANNUAL GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE (GOMOSES) MEETING, AND THE STATE OF THE GULF SUMMIT HOSTED TRIENNIALLY BY HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. BY COMBINING ALL THREE, GOMCON ENCOURAGES RESEARCHERS T

THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE (GOMA) WILL SUPPORT GOMA'S UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED GROUPS IN PAID INTERNSHIPS AT GOMA'S PARTNER STATE AGENCIES. THE GOMA IS IN A UNIQUE POSITION TO REDUCE BARRIERS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR CAREER GROWTH THROUGH NETWORKING, MENTORING, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING, AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE. TO SUPPORT UNDERREPRESENTED AND UNDERSERVED GROUPS, GOMA HAS IDENTIFIED INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AS A WAY TO ENGAGE EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS AND STUDENTS. PARTICIPANTS FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS ACROSS THE FIVE GULF STATES (ALABAMA, FLORIDA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, AND TEXAS) WILL GAIN MENTORING AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN COASTAL MANAGEMENT CAREERS. INTERNSHIP TOPICS MAY INCLUDE: COASTAL COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, DATA SHARING, HABITAT RESTORATION AND MANAGEMENT, WATER RESOURCES, AND WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES. INTERNS WILL ASSIST STATE AGENCY STAFF IN CONDUCTING FIELD WORK FOR ESTABLISHED PROJECTS AND ASSIST WITH NECESSARY DATA ANALYSIS TASKS BACK IN TH

2019 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE CONFERENCE

THIS PROJECT REQUEST IS IN RESPONSE TO THE NOAA BAA TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH, EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND INNOVATIVE PROJECTS, OR SPONSORSHIPS THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED THROUGH NOAA'S COMPETITIVE DISCRETIONARY PROGRAMS. THIS REQUEST DIRECTLY ADDRESSES THE NOAA'S LONG-TERM MISSION GOAL #3: HEALTHY OCEANS AS WELL AS LONG-TERM MISSION GOAL #4: RESILIENT COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIES. THIS REQUEST ALSO ADDRESSES NOAA RESTORE SCIENCE PROGRAM'S GOAL TO SUPPORT THE SCIENCE AND COORDINATION NECESSARY FOR BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGEMENT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO ECOSYSTEM. THE GULF OF MEXICO CONFERENCE (AKA "GOMCON") IS A COMBINATION OF THREE MAJOR CONFERENCES THAT HAPPEN ON A REGULAR BASIS IN THE GULF REGION: THE ANNUAL GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE ALL HANDS MEETING, THE ANNUAL GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEM SCIENCE (GOMOSES) MEETING, AND THE STATE OF THE GULF SUMMIT HOSTED TRIENNIALLY BY HARTE RESEARCH INSTITUTE. BY COMBINING ALL THREE, GOMCON ENCOURAGES RESE

2017 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEMS SCIENCE CONFERENCE

2016 GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL AND ECOSYSTEMS SCIENCE CONFERENCE SUPPORT

THIS ACTION APPROVES AN AWARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $25,000 TO THE GULF OF MEXICO ALLIANCE TO ASSIST THE GULF OF MEXICO HURRICANE RECOVERY PROGRAM. THE FUNDS WILL ASSIST THE HURRICANE AFFECTED AREAS IN TEXAS AND FLORIDA WITH IMPROVING WATER QUALITY, RESTORING HABITAT, RECOVERY OF WILDLIFE OR FISHERIES, AND INCREASING RESILIENCE.

GULF STAR FUNDING TO SUPPORT LEVERAGED APPLICATION OF THE GULF COAST VULNERABILITY ASSESSSMENT