GM-22-05: Reevaluating BOEM’s Guidelines for Identifying Submerged Pre-Contact Archaeological Sites in the Gulf of Mexico
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Submerged pre-contact sites on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) are difficult to identify and confirm using traditional mapping technologies and BOEM’s current survey guidelines. BOEM errs on...more


AK-19-02: Alaska Coastal Marine Institute (CMI) - 2023
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The Alaska CMI is a cooperative program between BOEM and the University of Alaska, with State of Alaska participation. It began in 1993 with the goals of updating and expanding our understanding of...more

LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO COUNTER WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING ACTIVITY IN VIETNAM
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Through this Addendum to the Locally Led Development Annual Program Statement (APS) No. 7200AA19APS00007 USAID/Vietnam is making a special call to local actors for the submission of concept papers...more

Leveraging Local Community Partnerships to Combat Nature Crimes
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
The goal of this program is to increase global civil society engagement in the United States’ effort to combat wildlife trafficking and other nature crimes by taking advantage of local...more

NT-23-01: Addressing Key Information Gaps in Acoustic Ecology of North Atlantic Right Whales
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
In support of the rapid development of offshore wind (OSW) on the Atlantic OCS, the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) has identified a priority need to address knowledge gaps in the acoustic...more

GM-23-04: Cultural Heritage and Traditional Knowledge of Vulnerable Coastal Communities
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
This study initiates a collaborative effort between BOEM and the State of Louisiana to identify the effects of coastal land loss and associated archaeological and traditional cultural property (TCP)...more

The Ecological Characterizations of Marine Minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
This Cooperative Agreement is to characterize the ecology of the OCS in areas of potential marine mineral resources. BOEM will partner USM to explore hypersaline brine pools in the Gulf of Mexico,...more

NATIONAL PRIORITIES: EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN WASTEWATER AND SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
In recent years, concern has increased about the occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistant genes (ARGs) that could make it more difficult to treat certain infections...more

Countering Wildlife Trafficking in Latin America
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Wildlife trafficking represents an escalating international conservation and security crisis. Poaching operations have expanded beyond small-scale, opportunistic actions to a coordinated slaughter...more

Grassroots Embattled Environmental Defenders Capacity Building and Small Grants
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
To advance the Biden Administration’s foreign policy priorities to reduce violence against environmental defenders, strengthen environmental governance and the rule of law, protect and advance...more