During the month of October, the Federal Renewable Ocean Energy Working Group met to discuss updates to the National Ocean Policy and current topics relating to renewable energy. The Interagency Working Group on Facilities and Infrastructure also met to discuss the status of the federal ocean fleet. Several interesting presentations occurred during October, including […] Read more
N00014-17-S-B016 National Oceanographic Partnership Program Amendment 0001 The purpose of Amendment 0001 to BAA N00014-17-S-B016 is to notify potential offerors of a technical issue regarding Letter of Intent submissions and to update the deadlines and response dates for Topic 3. The deadlines and response dates for Topics 1 and 2 remain unchanged. If you have […] Read more
In September, representatives from the NOPP office attended the OCEANS 17 MTS/IEEE OES Conference in Anchorage, Alaska. Staff will also be attending the American Geophysical Union 2017 Fall Meeting in December, and the 2018 Ocean Sciences Meeting in February of next year. Please stop by our booth for new NOPP literature and information about the program. Representative […] Read more
The NOPP office welcomed two new staff members this month: Charna Meth as Program Manager, and Carolyn Groves as Program Coordinator. In August, representatives from the NOPP office attended the Ecological Society of America 2017 Annual Meeting in Portland, Oregon, and the American Fisheries Society 2017 Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. Staff will be attending three more […] Read more
On July 14th, the NOPP Program was excited to publish the 2018 Broad Agency Announcement (BAA #N00014-17-S-B016). The BAA solicits research proposals within three ocean research and technology topics of mutual and emerging interest to numerous federal agencies. The BAA may fund up to $18.5 million for research projects lasting up to five years. The three […] Read more
This month, the NOPP Office attended the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation’s Capitol Hill Oceans Week (CHOW). Over the three-day conference, panels discussed: the role of social media in communicating science; the past, present, and future of NOAA programs from the perspective of previous NOAA administrators; conversation with emerging environmental leaders on how to create actionable […] Read more
The NOPP Excellence in Partnering Award was presented to 58 collaborators of the “National Marine Sanctuaries and Sentinel Sites for a Demonstration Marine Biodiversity Network (MBON)” at the 2017 MBON All Hands Meeting on May 26, 2017 in Washington, D.C. The award ceremony was hosted by Reginald Beach, a NOPP Committee Member, and the Director […] Read more
During the month of May, the NOPP office was privileged to support: NOPP Committee meeting where members continued to refine language of the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA).To be the first to receive the BAA funding announcement, subscribe to our mailing list below. Review panel for a NOPP BAA project. National Marine Sanctuaries as Sentinel Sites […] Read more
Another month has flown by here at the NOPP Office. This month, we were privileged to support: NOPP Committee meeting, which continued to refine Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) language, establish timelines, and funding capabilities for all agencies involved. Stay tuned for the upcoming BAA out this year. IWG-FI Committee continued its tracking of the location […] Read more
The official end of winter marks the conclusion of another busy month for the NOPP Office coordinating and supporting: Ocean Research Advisory Panel (ORAP) teleconference webinar. The panel continued its discussion on ocean policy priorities and recommendations for the current administration. The NOPP Committee March meeting revolved mainly around refining research topic language and establishing […] Read more
