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$621,548 3.12% Thriving Communities (2 awards) 6 Gulf Research Program Annual Report 2018 | $1,692,415 8.51%
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Distribution on the map reflects this. Healthy Ecosystems Grants 3 Topic: Integration of Monitoring and Evaluation into Environmental Restoration Projects to Improve Outcomes in the Gulf of Mexico Total Awards: 5 projects totaling $3,574,994 DEVELOPING AN INTEGRATED MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING ECOSYSTEM SERVICE OUTCOMES FROM SEAGRASS RESTORATION IN THE GULF OF MEXICO Award Amount: $365,699 Project Director: Sarah Lester (Florida State University)
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I hope this project will improve the targeting of limited restoration funds and more comprehensive evaluations of restoration projects in the Gulf." -- Sarah Lester, Florida State University THE EFFICACY OF MARSH TERRACES IN ENHANCING AND RESTORING GULF COASTAL WETLANDS Award Amount: $852,387 Project Director: Brian Davis (Mississippi State University) Project Team Affiliations: Mississippi State University in cooperation with Ducks Unlimited and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Overview: Some of the greatest rates of coastal wetland loss in North America occur along the U.S.
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However, the various efforts undertaken by different entities have not yet been adequately assessed to learn about their success over time and inform future restoration efforts. This project aims to synthesize unpublished data from past seagrass restoration projects at more than 250 sites along the Florida coast into a single database, conduct on-site visits of selected projects, and convene a workshop involving researchers and restoration practitioners in order to determine best practices for seagrass restoration design and monitoring.
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However, an oil spill can involve a complex mix of interacting substances and environmental 10 Gulf Research Program Annual Report 2018 |
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Our project will enable more rapid, cost-effective, and accurate assessment of the public health effects of oil spills, ultimately leading to better protection of public health and more efficient use of resources." -- Weihsueh Chiu, Texas A&M University "Urban Institute has a long history of work in communities including New Orleans, but this project's partnerships allow us to move past the numbers and to connect directly with citizens about their concerns for their homes and families in the face of change. This makes our study more relevant to policy makers and stakeholders." Capacity Building Grants 2 -- Carlos Martin, Urban Institute Topic: Advancing Scientific and Environmental Literacy in Children and Youth Total Awards: 9 projects totaling $3,223,907 BUILDING SEA-LEVEL RISE AND FLOOD RESILIENCE CAPACITY IN THE NORTHERN GULF THROUGH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS Award Amount: $391,536 Project Director: Renee Collini (Mississippi State University)
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grade students from the surrounding area will be provided with a series of We wish to assist in developing immersive educational experiences in the estuary and pine savanna involving critical thinking exercises and hands-on engagement with the work being done the mental tools needed to make by natural resources managers at the reserve. well-informed, scientifically conscious decisions." -- Ayesha Gray, Grand Bay National ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH YOUTH COUNCIL PROMOTING SCIENCE-BASED Estuarine Research Reserve LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP FOR UNDERSERVED HOUSTON AREA YOUTH Award Amount: $443,906 Project Director: Elena Craft (Environmental Defense Fund)
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MAGNOLIA BAYOU: A CATALYST FOR CHANGE IN DOWNTOWN BAY ST. LOUIS, MISSISSIPPI Award Amount: $98,080 Project Director: David Perkes (Mississippi State University Gulf Coast Community Design Studio)
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This project aims to educate 9th–12th grade coastal Louisiana students on the science behind the challenges coastal communities are facing and empower them to use that science to develop community resilience plans addressing the challenges. The project team will develop an environmental science curriculum focused on the Gulf Coast and a toolkit that students can use to guide them through a resilience planning process.
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The effort will be based around an existing online platform, WeatherBlur, which connects students and classroom educators with science experts to collaborate on developing project research questions, collecting field data, sharing results, and discussing actions students can take in their local communities to address the challenges on which their projects focused. "Through this project, students in the Gulf Coast and coastal Maine are engaging with each other, environmental health experts, and local community stakeholders to develop research questions, collect field data, share results, and develop action projects that will help their local communities thrive." -- Christine Bevc, RTI International YOUTH-LED, COMMUNITY-BASED CITIZEN SCIENCE PROJECTS IN THE GULF REGION Award Amount: $294,912 Project Director: Ellen (Stevie)
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INFORMING THE LOOP CURRENT CAMPAIGN: DATA COMPILATION TO IMPROVE UNDERSTANDING, SIMULATION, AND PREDICTION OF THE LOOP CURRENT SYSTEM Award Amount: $647,813 Project Director: Barbara Kirkpatrick (Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System Regional Association) 16 Gulf Research Program Annual Report 2018 |
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PASSIVE GULF OF MEXICO LOOP CURRENT OBSERVATIONS FROM HF RADAR ACROSS THE YUCATAN STRAIT Award Amount: $844,263 Project Director: Anthony Knap (Texas A&M University–College Station) Project Team Affiliations: Texas A&M University–College Station in cooperation with CODAR Ocean Sensors and Rutgers University Overview: This project will procure, install, and operate high frequency radar systems to measure surface currents at two locations in the Yucatan Channel region of the Gulf of Mexico: Isla Contoy and Puerto Morelos.
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Project Team Affiliations: University of South Florida in cooperation with University of Delaware Overview: This project will procure, deploy, and operate a single-point, real time ocean dynamics mooring northwest of the Dry Tortugas to measure temperature, salinity, and currents at different depths. Collaboration Grants 2 Topic: Seed Grants for Gulf Research Program Early-Career Research Fellows to Collaborate on Projects That Take Their Research in Previously Unexplored Directions Total Awards: 4 projects totaling $412,724 ASSESSMENT OF COUPLED HUMAN-INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEMS ADAPTATION TO EVOLVING FLOODING AND STORM SURGE HAZARDS UNDER SEA-LEVEL RISE Award Amount: $80,000 18 Gulf Research Program Annual Report 2018 |
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IS GULF OF MEXICO MARINE BENTHIC ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE GEOCHEMICALLY COUPLED TO RIVERINE-DERIVED MINERAL DELIVERY? Award Amount: $125,379 Co-Project Directors: Jordon Beckler (2016 Early-Career Research Fellow; Florida Atlantic University Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute)
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The goal is to increase the understanding of the processes that affect hydrocarbon cycling and degradation in marine environments and to improve the capabilities to predict the ecosystem and human health risks of oil residues after oil spills. 20 Gulf Research Program Annual Report 2018 |
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BRUCE BARBER KIM BASSOS-HULL Award Amount: $33,106 Award Amount: $8,863 Affiliation: Gulf Shellfish Institute Affiliation: Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium Purpose: To support the recovery of a research project Purpose: To replace equipment lost during Hurricane Irma impacted by Hurricane Irma that is examining the that is used to support the long-term monitoring of animal relationships among filter-feeding bivalves, water quality, movements in Sarasota Bay and adjacent Gulf of Mexico and seagrass distribution. waters.
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ARAN MOONEY JENNY OAKLEY Award Amount: $46,500 Award Amount: $7,119 Affiliation: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Affiliation: University of Houston–Clear Lake Purpose: To replace equipment used in coral reef research Purpose: To assist with the replacement of a research vehicle that was lost during Hurricane Irma. used in river monitoring research that was destroyed during Hurricane Harvey.
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Awards Made: $621,548 Awards Made: $10,365,081 To Be Awarded in 2019 THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTS 5 SAFER OFFSHORE ENERGY SYSTEMS Topic: Enhancing Coastal Community GRANTS 4 Resilience and Well-Being in the Gulf of Mexico Topic: Advancing Safety Culture in the Offshore Oil Region and Gas Industry Awards Available: $10 million Awards Available: $10 million Existing Grant Awards Existing Grant Awards in 2018 by Grant Category Active/Completed in 2018 Total Active/# Completed Total $ Amount: $32,554,730 There were 41 existing grant awards totaling $32,554,730 from previous Thriving Communities Capacity Building years that were active in 2018, 12 (13 active/4 completed) (12 active/2 completed)
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