OpportunityTitle: 2015 Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX); Glider Application to Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Monitoring: Pilot Study and Transition to Operations
Description: The purpose of this document is to advise the public that NOAA/NOS/NCCOS/CSCOR is soliciting research applications under the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX) for projects expected to last 2 years in duration. Research applications will propose pilot studies to test application of gliders to measure dissolved oxygen in the large hypoxic zone (&#147;dead zone&#148;) along the northern Gulf of Mexico continental shelf and, within 2 years, complete a comprehensive plan to transition to operations the deployment of gliders for hypoxic zone monitoring east and west of the Mississippi delta, to complement shipboard and fixed (mooring/platform) observing system monitoring. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2015 Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have a September 1, 2015 start date. Total funding for this research: approximately $125,000 per year for awards expected to last 2 years. One to two proposals are expected to be funded at the level of approximately $50,000 - $125,000 per year per proposal.Electronic Access: The following web site furnishes supplementary information:Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research &#150; Ecosystem Stressors Research and Hypoxia and Nutrient Pollution Programs: http://coastalscience.noaa.gov/about/centers/cscorApplications should be submitted through Grants.gov, http://www.grants.gov.
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GrantorContactText: Alan Lewitus,  &lt;br/&gt;Program Manager for CSCOR,  &lt;br/&gt;Phone: 301-713-3338