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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Funding Opportunity: $1 Million for Research on Fishing Community Interactions with Offshore Wind Development</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The Northeast Sea Grant Consortium, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center, announces a research funding opportunity
to improve <b>understanding of fishing community interactions with offshore wind development</b> in the Northeast U.S.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Through this </span>
<span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastseagrant.com%2Finitiatives%2Foffshore-wind-interactions-2024&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cccaa73776d66464f807708dc12b6a71d%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638405822895980481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oEo0fcKg%2F3dZLP7mY2nipUDVKWRWD0s1k2vc%2BPxOEdQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/offshore-wind-interactions-2024" shash="KTwYHVtMPuYgAMcpcxpQy9GYjsYWeSrRA6kpcWHm/Bu+0o1U0zM7q/Mpb2xV82Sf3CyrKgIkT+jQENry+6w0jilUHCOGJUZ/miqJO0MjRVIMz3+3toCVU1qemmxFyFt7d9SVlN5TjVgrIUqp5aUFrJuiCr24/2JmhWzcpfZ0ux4="><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Request
for Proposals (RFP)</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, the Northeast Sea Grant Consortium and NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries Science Center are continuing to advance a regional approach and seek to enhance existing and catalyze new human
dimensions research with results that bridge fisheries science, fishing community, and management needs. Approximately $1 million will be available to support projects in three topical research areas:<br>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Offshore Wind Development Planning and Engagement</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Understanding Fisheries and Offshore Wind Development Interactions</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;font-variant-alternates: normal;font-variant-numeric: normal;font-variant-east-asian: normal;font-variant-position: normal">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Monitoring of Offshore Wind Development and Fisheries Interactions</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Budget requests may not exceed $400,000 in federal funds throughout the duration of the project (up to three years). A 25% non-federal match is required.
<b>Letters of intent are due February 15, 2024, by 5:00 p.m. ET</b>, with full proposals due April 1, 2024. An informational RFP webinar will be hosted on January 24, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastseagrant.com%2Finitiatives%2Foffshore-wind-interactions-2024&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cccaa73776d66464f807708dc12b6a71d%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638405822895980481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oEo0fcKg%2F3dZLP7mY2nipUDVKWRWD0s1k2vc%2BPxOEdQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/offshore-wind-interactions-2024" shash="KTwYHVtMPuYgAMcpcxpQy9GYjsYWeSrRA6kpcWHm/Bu+0o1U0zM7q/Mpb2xV82Sf3CyrKgIkT+jQENry+6w0jilUHCOGJUZ/miqJO0MjRVIMz3+3toCVU1qemmxFyFt7d9SVlN5TjVgrIUqp5aUFrJuiCr24/2JmhWzcpfZ0ux4="><span style="font-size:12.0pt">>>
Full RFP details and eligibility information</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastseagrant.com%2Finitiatives%2Foffshore-wind-interactions-2024&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cccaa73776d66464f807708dc12b6a71d%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638405822895980481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=oEo0fcKg%2F3dZLP7mY2nipUDVKWRWD0s1k2vc%2BPxOEdQ%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.northeastseagrant.com/initiatives/offshore-wind-interactions-2024" shash="KTwYHVtMPuYgAMcpcxpQy9GYjsYWeSrRA6kpcWHm/Bu+0o1U0zM7q/Mpb2xV82Sf3CyrKgIkT+jQENry+6w0jilUHCOGJUZ/miqJO0MjRVIMz3+3toCVU1qemmxFyFt7d9SVlN5TjVgrIUqp5aUFrJuiCr24/2JmhWzcpfZ0ux4="><span style="font-size:12.0pt">>>
Register for the January 24</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.0pt">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> RFP webinar</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.northeastseagrant.com%2Fannouncements%2Foffshore-wind-interactions-rfp-2024&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7Cccaa73776d66464f807708dc12b6a71d%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638405822895980481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=bNzwu4xX41jsJFOAevS7gDMryVTNe5jvlcXdHai9JDo%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://www.northeastseagrant.com/announcements/offshore-wind-interactions-rfp-2024" shash="xRE3CQoOMILaY9lH1Nm7hEdau9g2h4i1+uEeEJQKTbEJfm2m1/RwrmdmoSMDdQTXFqBkKhFC78iqid3A1WM7/lD5OeBQvO0NF8ZTTz28wiycSbwAmeBYop+3iyTNKyZ5X9UD8o9uxeGEYV3zdIy5aK9YhWQDOCIqnhidOYwx+ws="><span style="font-size:12.0pt">>>
Read the joint announcement about this funding opportunity</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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