In conjunction with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), and in coordination with partnering agencies, the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) is releasing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

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to support regionally focused, coordinated research efforts to increase understanding of the environmental impacts of offshore wind development as well as to advance and validate technical readiness of tools for monitoring and minimizing impacts.

This FOA will support work across three Topic Areas:
1 Development of methodologies and evaluation of offshore wind impacts on wildlife in U. S. Atlantic waters; 2 Development of methodologies and evaluation of offshore wind impacts on the ecology of commercially fished species in US Atlantic waters; and 3 Environmental baseline studies and environmental monitoring technology development and validation focused on U. S. waters off of the U. S. West Coast, in preparation for future floating offshore wind development.

DOE anticipates issuing a single award of up to $ 7. 5 million for Topic Area 1, a single award of up to $ 3. 5 million for Topic Area 2, and 3–4 awards ranging from $750,000 to $2 million for Topic Area 3. Additional cost share of 30% is required for Topic Areas 1 and 2 and 20% is required for Topic Area 3. To view the complete FOA Document, visit the EERE Program Information Center (EPIC) at https://epicweb.ee.doe.gov, EERE’s online application portal.

To apply to this FOA, applicants must register with and submit application materials through EPIC.