Deadline: 21-Oct-22
The Department of Commerce has announced the applications for Ocean Technology Transition (OTT) Project to reduce the Research to Operations transition period for ocean observing, product development, and data management technologies for the ocean, coastal and Great Lakes.
The U.S. IOOS Office is seeking to fund projects, subject to the availability of funds, which advance new or existing technology-based solutions that address long standing and emerging coastal observing, product development, and data management challenges. The projects will be focused on those technologies for which there are demonstrated operators who commit to integrated, long term use of those technologies and open data sharing. A Transition Manager for the project should be identified and a Transition Plan will be a Year One deliverable.
Objectives
The overarching purpose of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS®) is to address regional and national needs for information, to gather reliable data on key coastal, ocean, and Great Lakes variables to ensure timely and sustained dissemination and availability of these data, and overall to contribute to the Blue Economy. IOOS is a national, regional, and private-sector partnership working to enhance the nation’s ability to collect, disseminate, and use ocean information.
Areas of Interest
Specific areas of interest under this funding opportunity include, but are not limited to:
- sensors for physical, biological, or chemical parameters
- use of cloud-based technologies and platforms
- novel autonomous vehicles/platforms
- HAB sensors and sensor platforms including deployment of sensors on new platforms
- novel data management, analytics, and integration to improve service delivery to customers
- sensors for ocean acidification related measurements
- high frequency radar use impact and metrics, development, and improvement
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $7,500,000
- Award Ceiling: $1,200,000
- Award Floor: $400,000
- Expected Number of Awards: 5
Eligibility Criteria
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- City or township governments
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342720