Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2001 10:49:23 -0800 From: DB Jahnke Reply-To: djahnke@skio.peachnet.edu Organization: Skidaway Institute of Oceanography X-Accept-Language: en To: GL PIs Subject: NOAA funding opportunity Kenric Osgood of NOAA has asked that the CoOP Office forward this message along to all appropriate CoOP SSC members and PIs, both present and past. If you fit into more than one CoOP category, you may be on more than one of my email lists, so I apologize in advance for any redundancy. Regards, Debbie Jahnke CoOP Office -------------------------- Announcement of Funding Opportunity to Submit Proposals for the Coastal Ecosystem Research Project in the Northern Gulf of Mexico CLOSES: 3:00pm, EST, March 14, 2001 AGENCY: Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research/Coastal Ocean Program (CSCOR/COP), National Ocean Service (NOS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC). ACTION: Announcement of funding opportunity for financial assistance for project grants and cooperative agreements. The complete announcement of funding opportunity is on the Federal Register and may be accessed through the COP Internet Site (http://www.cop.noaa.gov) under the Funding Announcements heading (http://www.cop.noaa.gov/funding.html). If your are unable to access this information, you may call COP at 301-713-3338 to leave a mailing request. SUMMARY: The purpose of this document is to advise the public that CSCOR/COP is soliciting 1-year and 2-year proposals for modeling, monitoring and retrospective studies of coastal ecosystem research in the Northern Gulf of Mexico (N-GOMEX). Funding is contingent upon the availability of Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have an August 1, 2001, start date. DATES: The deadline for receipt of proposals at the COP office is 3 p.m., EST, March 14, 2001. Note that late-arriving applications provided to a delivery service, on or before, March 13, 2001, with delivery guaranteed before 3 p.m., EST, on March 14, 2001, will be accepted for review if the applicant can document that the application was provided to the delivery service with delivery to the address listed below (see ADDRESSES) guaranteed prior to the specified closing date and time; and in any event, the proposals are received in the COP office by 3 p.m. EST, no later than two business days following the closing date. ADDRESSES: Submit the original and 10 copies of your proposal to Coastal Ocean Program Office (N-GOMEX 2001), SSMC#3, 9th Floor, Station 9700, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. NOAA and COP Standard Form Applications with instructions are accessible on the COP Internet site (http://www.cop.noaa.gov) under the COP Grants Support Section, Part D, Application Forms for Initial Proposal Submission. Forms may be viewed, and in most cases, filled in by computer. All forms must be printed, completed, and mailed to CSCOR/COP with original signatures. Blue ink for original signatures is recommended but not required. If you are unable to access this information, you may call CSCOR/COP at 301-713-3338 to leave a mailing request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical Information: Kenric Osgood, N-GOMEX 2001 Program Manager, COP Office, 301-713-3338/ext 135, Internet: Kenric.Osgood@noaa.gov Business Management Information: Leslie McDonald, COP Grants Administrator, 301-713-3338/ext 137, Internet: Leslie.McDonald@noaa.gov