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Opportunity Summary:

The CSCOR FY09 NGOMEX and CRES opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number NOS NCCOS 2009 2001466) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) notice from the National Ocean Service (NOS), specifically the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and its Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research (CSCOR). It was initially released through the July 2008 NOAA Omnibus solicitation (originally published July 11, 2008) and later re-noticed to clarify funding limits for one part of the Northern Gulf of Mexico work. The core purpose of the announcement is to solicit competitive research proposals under two separate but thematically related programs focused on coastal ecosystem science that can be translated into improved management and decision making.

A key clarification in the notice is aimed at the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX), specifically its "Modeling the Causes of Hypoxia" component. NOAA states that funding for this component will not exceed $1,000,000 per project per year, and it anticipates making only one award under that specific component. Project lengths for this work are expected to run 3 to 5 years. Aside from this cap and the expectation of a single award for that component, NOAA indicates that all other solicitation requirements remain unchanged.

Program 1 under this opportunity is the Coral Reef Ecosystem Studies (CRES) effort within the Regional Ecosystem Prediction Program, described as "From Science to Conservation: Linking Coral Reefs, Coastal Watersheds and their Human Communities in the Pacific Islands." These projects are also expected to be 3 to 5 years in duration. The intent is to build on existing scientific tools and methods, such as biophysical models and coupled watershed and hydrodynamic models, and place them within a broader social, cultural, and economic context. The emphasis is on regional scale work in the Pacific Islands that is interdisciplinary, integrated, and team-based, with multiple investigators collaborating to produce innovative forecasts and predictive capabilities that can support more effective coastal ecosystem management.

Program 2 is NGOMEX, which NOAA presents as having two distinct research components. The first, "Modeling the Causes of Hypoxia," uses a regional ecosystem prediction approach to improve models that evaluate how the northern Gulf of Mexico hypoxic zone is associated with contributing drivers and causative factors. The second, "Modeling the Impacts of Hypoxia," takes an ecosystem stressors approach and is geared toward understanding how hypoxia affects ecologically and commercially important living resources in the northern Gulf of Mexico ecosystem. Like the coral reef program, the NGOMEX projects are framed as multi-year efforts (3 to 5 years) intended to strengthen scientific understanding in ways that are relevant to management and resource decisions.

The award mechanisms listed for this opportunity include grants and cooperative agreements, and the activity category falls under environment, natural resources, and research and development. NOAA anticipated up to seven total awards across the overall announcement, although the notice makes clear that for the "Modeling the Causes of Hypoxia" element within NGOMEX, the agency expected only one project to be funded, and that project would be subject to the $1,000,000 per year cap. Funding is explicitly contingent on the availability of Fiscal Year 2009 federal appropriations, with NOAA anticipating final funding recommendations around February 2009 and project start dates generally targeted for the July 1, 2009 to August 1, 2009 window.

Eligibility is broad and includes institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribal governments, commercial organizations, and federal agencies that have the legal authority to receive financial assistance. Several conditions are highlighted: NCCOS/CSCOR will not pay salaries for federal full-time employees (FTEs), though it may support other project costs such as travel, equipment, supplies, and contracted personnel tied to the proposed work. Researchers must be employees of an eligible applicant entity, and proposals must be submitted through that entity. Non-NOAA federal applicants must provide certifications or documentation showing they have specific legal authority to receive Department of Commerce funds for the research. The program also allows foreign researchers to participate as collaborators, as long as the proposal is led and submitted through an eligible organization that meets the stated requirements. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated.

In terms of timing, the notice reflects that deadlines were set at 3 p.m. Eastern Time, with different due dates by program in the original announcement (October 9, 2008 for CRES and October 20, 2008 for NGOMEX). NOAA later extended the solicitation period to allow more time for submissions, moving the proposal receipt deadline to November 20, 2008 for both electronic and paper applications, while keeping the rest of the requirements the same. The CFDA listing associated with this opportunity is 11.478 (Center for Sponsored Coastal Ocean Research, Coastal Ocean Program). For background, NOAA directs readers to NCCOS/CSCOR information hosted on its coastal ocean program website, and provides a point of contact for access issues related to the full announcement.

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