Gulf of Me xic o Oyste r Aquac ultur e Small Gr ants Pr ogr am (2019) T he GSMF C was pr ovide d anothe r $480,000 in funding for pr oje c ts r e late d to oyste r aquac ultur e in the Gulf r e gion thr ough the NOAA Offic e of Aquac ultur e . In the fir st r ound (2017) we funde d six pr oje c ts whic h var ie d wide ly in the ir foc us and in the se c ond r ound (2018) we funde d se ve n. T he thir d r ound is vir tually ide ntic al in pr ior itie s and foc us, and is inte nde d to fur the r e xplor e spatial planning and siting, r e gulator y c onstr aints, and pr oduc tion c halle nge s but in a c onsor tia appr oac h, le ve r aging multiple par tne r s ove r a longe r time span. T he RF P was r e le ase d in F e br uar y with pr oje c ts antic ipate d to be gin August 1, 2019.
T he RF P pe r iod e nde d last we e k F r iday and a total of pr e pr oposals we r e r e c e ive d totaling $ , , in r e que sts. T he pr e pr oposals we be r e vie we d ove r the ne xt thr e e we e ks and a fe w pr oje c ts will be se le c te d to r e que st full pr oposals. F ollowing an additional r e vie w, a c ombination of NOAA and Commission staff will make the final de c isions for funding. It is e xpe c te d that the NOAA offic e of Aquac ultur e will c ontinue funding off- bottom oyste r pr oje c ts in the futur e and the Commission is happy to c ontinue to administe r this valuable e ffor t in the r e gion.
Mar ine Aquac ultur e Pilot Pr oje c ts Small Gr ants Pr ogr am (2019) T he GSMF C, in c onjunc tion with our siste r Commissions and the NOAA Offic e of Aquac ultur e , an RF P was r e le ase d on Mar c h 1, 2019 se e king pilot pr oje c ts. In the Gulf, $450K is available to fund de monstr ation pr oje c ts r anging fr om offshor e pe n and c age c ultur e , finfish and bivalve hatc he r ie s in suppor t of offshor e , and star tup e nte r pr ise s for a var ie ty of c ultur e d pr oduc ts inte nt on moving for war d with offshor e aquac ultur e . T he RF P c lose s Apr il 15 and the pr oposals will unde r go a r e vie w. F inal de c isions will be made and we antic ipate the se pr oje c ts to be gin July 1, 2019 and r un for one ye ar e ac h.
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