Opportunity Information: Apply for M19AS00002
The FY 2019 Marine Minerals Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number M19AS00002) is a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Department of the Interior cooperative agreement focused on strengthening coastal restoration and resiliency efforts in the Gulf of Mexico by improving what is known about offshore sand and sediment resources. It sits within BOEMs Marine Minerals Program (MMP), which supports work that benefits the public interest by helping identify, evaluate, and responsibly use offshore sediment needed for projects like beach nourishment, barrier island restoration, and other nature-based coastal protection efforts. A central driver in this announcement is the MMP and Gulf States goal of building a Gulf-wide Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) sediment inventory, meaning a coordinated, regionally consistent understanding of where usable sediment exists offshore and what its characteristics are.
The core purpose of the cooperative agreement is to recover and organize legacy geological and geophysical data that already exist but may be scattered across agencies, archived in older formats, or otherwise difficult to access and use for modern planning. By retrieving, standardizing, and assembling these historical datasets, the work is intended to accelerate development of an offshore sediment resource inventory that can support future decision-making and project design. In practical terms, this kind of effort often includes locating older survey records, seismic or sub-bottom profiles, bathymetric data, sediment sample logs, and interpretive reports, then converting them into usable digital formats and documenting them well enough that multiple agencies can rely on them for planning and permitting.
A major objective is coordination: BOEM expects the recipient to work with all five Gulf States and BOEM itself to shape a Gulf-Wide Sediment Inventory program that could later be positioned for funding through a future mechanism, specifically mentioned as something like the RESTORE Act Funded Priorities List. In other words, this award is not just about producing data products; it is also about building alignment among state and federal partners on what a Gulf-wide inventory should look like, how it should be managed, and what a future funded program would require to be successful. The emphasis on Gulf-wide coordination reflects the reality that sediment resources and coastal processes do not stop at state boundaries, and that regional planning can reduce duplication, make restoration projects more efficient, and improve the strategic use of limited sediment supplies.
This opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, which signals substantial involvement by BOEM during the project. Cooperative agreements are commonly used when an agency expects to collaborate closely with the recipient, share expertise, and coordinate activities to meet statutory and programmatic objectives. The legal basis cited is the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), 43 USC 1345, which authorizes BOEM to enter into cooperative agreements with affected states to share information, jointly use expertise, and establish monitoring or coordination arrangements needed to carry out relevant federal and state requirements tied to OCS activities. The announcement makes clear that any award depends on BOEM receiving an acceptable proposal.
In terms of eligibility and competitiveness, this is not an open solicitation. The funding is explicitly available to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP), meaning BOEM is effectively targeting a specific partner to carry out this work rather than inviting broad competition from all potential applicants. While the general eligibility categories listed include state governments and public or state-controlled institutions of higher education, the narrative states that the funding is available to FDEP, and the opportunity anticipates a single award.
Key administrative details include an award ceiling of $150,000, with one expected award. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and falls under the Environment and Natural Resources activity category. The CFDA number listed is 15.424. The opportunity was created on December 17, 2018, with an original closing date of February 4, 2019. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted, collaborative investment meant to unlock the value of existing data and set the stage for a more comprehensive, Gulf-wide offshore sediment inventory that can underpin future coastal restoration and resilience funding and implementation.Apply for M19AS00002
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY 2019 Marine Minerals Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.424.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 17, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 04, 2019. (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 $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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