Opportunity Information: Apply for M17AS00009
The BOEM FY 2017 Environmental Studies Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number M17AS00009) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Through its Environmental Studies Program, BOEM is seeking research that supports the public interest in safe, responsible, and environmentally sound energy and mineral development on the United States Outer Continental Shelf. A core purpose of this particular project is to generate information that BOEM can use in its environmental reviews and decision-making, especially work tied to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and to strengthen the agency's ability to consult with affected parties by clarifying how environmental change is impacting cultural resources and communities.
The specific project being advanced under this announcement is titled "Archaeology and Coast in Crisis: Traditional Cultural Properties at Risk." The study focuses on the human and cultural consequences of sea-level rise and coastal erosion, particularly where those processes are causing the loss of archaeological sites and other cultural properties. BOEM is looking for research that identifies which local communities, descendant communities, and Tribal groups have been affected by this kind of site loss, and that builds clear baseline background information on those groups. In practical terms, that means documenting who is impacted, how they are connected to affected places and resources, what has already been lost, and why those losses matter socially, culturally, and historically.
Beyond documenting impacts, the study is expected to provide insight into change over time: how sea-level rise and erosion have affected these communities and cultural sites in the past, and how those effects are likely to continue into the future. This future-looking component is important because it helps BOEM anticipate potential impacts tied to ongoing coastal change and incorporate that understanding into planning, analysis, and consultation processes. The research is therefore positioned to be both descriptive (establishing baselines and histories of impact) and analytical (supporting forward-looking evaluation of risk to traditional cultural properties and associated archaeological resources).
Funding for FY 2017 was anticipated at roughly $150,000, with the possibility of additional funding in later fiscal years depending on appropriations and availability. While the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $600,000 and anticipates a single award, the immediate FY 2017 amount described for this effort is substantially lower, indicating a potential multi-year or phased approach if later funds are provided. The instrument is a cooperative agreement, which signals that BOEM expects substantial involvement from agency scientists and staff in shaping the study, its methods, and/or its execution, rather than simply providing funds and receiving a final report.
Eligibility is limited and targeted. Applicants must be public, state-controlled institutions of higher education, and more specifically state academic institutions adjacent to the project area. Institutions that are part of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) are encouraged to participate and will apply relevant CESU overhead rates. The announcement is framed as an intent to undertake this defined project, and it explicitly notes that no other proposals are being requested at this time, although BOEM may release additional opportunities in the future. Key administrative details include a posting/creation date of February 21, 2017 and an original closing date of April 7, 2017, with the activity category aligned to environmental work under CFDA 15.423.Apply for M17AS00009
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "BOEM FY 2017 Environmental Studies Program" 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 Feb 21, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 07, 2017. (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 $600,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the name of this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is part of the BOEM FY 2017 Environmental Studies Program and advances a specific project titled "Archaeology and Coast in Crisis: Traditional Cultural Properties at Risk."
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is M17AS00009.
3. Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), through BOEM's Environmental Studies Program.
4. What type of funding instrument is being used?
The instrument is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
5. What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the announcement, BOEM expects substantial involvement from agency scientists and staff in shaping the study, its methods, and/or its execution, rather than only providing funding and receiving a final report.
6. What is the overall purpose of BOEM's Environmental Studies Program in this context?
The research is intended to support the public interest in safe, responsible, and environmentally sound energy and mineral development on the United States Outer Continental Shelf.
7. What is the core purpose of this specific project?
A core purpose is to generate information BOEM can use in environmental reviews and decision-making, especially work tied to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The project is also intended to strengthen BOEM's ability to consult with affected parties by clarifying how environmental change is impacting cultural resources and communities.
8. What topic or problem is this project focused on?
The study focuses on the human and cultural consequences of sea-level rise and coastal erosion, particularly where these processes are causing the loss of archaeological sites and other cultural properties, including traditional cultural properties.
9. What kinds of cultural resources are specifically mentioned?
The announcement specifically references archaeological sites, cultural properties, and traditional cultural properties at risk due to sea-level rise and coastal erosion.
10. What kinds of communities is the research expected to address?
The research is expected to identify local communities, descendant communities, and Tribal groups that have been affected by the loss of sites and cultural properties associated with sea-level rise and coastal erosion.
11. What does BOEM want the research to document about affected groups?
In practical terms, the study should document who is impacted, how they are connected to affected places and resources, what has already been lost, and why those losses matter socially, culturally, and historically. It should also build clear baseline background information on those groups.
12. Is the project only about documenting impacts, or is it also forward-looking?
It is both. The project is expected to document impacts and also provide insight into change over time, including how impacts occurred in the past and how they are likely to continue into the future.
13. Why is the future-looking component important to BOEM?
The announcement indicates it helps BOEM anticipate potential impacts tied to ongoing coastal change and incorporate that understanding into planning, analysis, and consultation processes.
14. How will the results be used by BOEM?
The information is intended to support BOEM's environmental reviews and decision-making (especially NEPA-related work) and to strengthen consultation with affected parties by improving clarity on how environmental change is impacting cultural resources and communities.
15. How much funding is available?
Funding for FY 2017 was anticipated at roughly $150,000, with the possibility of additional funding in later fiscal years depending on appropriations and availability.
16. What is the award ceiling listed for this opportunity?
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $600,000.
17. How many awards does BOEM anticipate making?
The announcement anticipates a single award.
18. Does the FY 2017 funding amount suggest a multi-year approach?
Yes. The description notes that the immediate FY 2017 amount is substantially lower than the award ceiling, which indicates a potential multi-year or phased approach if later funds are provided.
19. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public, state-controlled institutions of higher education, and more specifically state academic institutions adjacent to the project area.
20. Are any specific groups encouraged to participate?
Institutions that are part of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) are encouraged to participate.
21. What does the announcement say about overhead rates for CESU participants?
It states that CESU institutions will apply relevant CESU overhead rates.
22. Is BOEM requesting proposals beyond this defined project?
No. The announcement is framed as an intent to undertake this defined project, and it explicitly notes that no other proposals are being requested at this time.
23. Could BOEM release other related opportunities later?
Yes. The announcement notes that BOEM may release additional opportunities in the future.
24. What is the CFDA number and activity category?
The activity category is aligned to environmental work under CFDA 15.423.
25. When was the opportunity posted?
The posting/creation date listed is February 21, 2017.
26. What was the original closing date for this opportunity?
The original closing date was April 7, 2017.
27. What geographic area is referenced by the program purpose?
The Environmental Studies Program purpose described in the announcement references energy and mineral development on the United States Outer Continental Shelf.
28. What is the central "public interest" goal described in the announcement?
The announcement frames the research as supporting safe, responsible, and environmentally sound energy and mineral development, while also improving BOEM's ability to evaluate and consult regarding impacts to cultural resources and communities amid environmental change.
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