OpportunityTitle: Competition for a Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligibility is limited to non-Federal public and private non-profit universities, colleges and research institutions that offer accredited graduate-level degree-granting programs in NOAA-relevant sciences.
Description: OAR invites applications for the establishment of a Cooperative Institute (CI) to: a) discover and initially characterize new marine flora, fauna, and phenomena in support of NOAA and national priorities; (b) advance NOAA and national undersea technology capabilities in partnership with academia, the private sector, and not-for-profit institutions; and (c) enhance the utility of ocean exploration results to stakeholders. This CI will facilitate a long-term collaborative environment between NOAA and the recipient(s) within which broad-based exploration, research, technology development, and education and outreach capabilities that focus on NOAA&apos;s priorities for the global ocean living and non-living marine resources can be developed and sustained.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Work email address
GrantorContactText: Dr. Candice Jongsma  &lt;br/&gt;OAR Cooperative Institutes &lt;br/&gt;1315 East-West Highway, Room 11350  &lt;br/&gt;Silver Spring, MD 20910 &lt;br/&gt;301-734-1177 &lt;br/&gt;