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<span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Roboto Condensed";color:#293E7D;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnjseagrant.org%2Frequest-for-proposals-for-addressing-new-jerseys-highest-priority-research-and-monitoring-needs-for-environment-wildlife-and-fisheries-associated-with-o%25EF%25AC%2580shore-wind%2F&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C0648396561b44be0d81a08dcada58ccf%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638576173752923878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=m28wZrdDkr1hGl0bkch71qxyzUk5Kn5h7IE0PnndpLA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://njseagrant.org/request-for-proposals-for-addressing-new-jerseys-highest-priority-research-and-monitoring-needs-for-environment-wildlife-and-fisheries-associated-with-o%EF%AC%80shore-wind/" shash="TrKMfmmWi6ggPORD7uRS/G897HkZ9wBXgjyIQQAKyY5HTsNL1f3ZskiZVbP62T32tkrewP6DH1nNv1Mb0gaG2cBOL5lkT91n7HODJmZhzgBumcM0+Op3NstZWh7JtQLlVbA4/9mo/ywfrtqgrzAVAadKr4ne9BRylqZnMyF95d4="><span style="color:#1C85C7">New
Jersey Offshore Wind Research and Monitoring Initiative Request for Proposals </span>
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<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium (NJSGC) in conjunction with The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has released a Request for Proposals (RFP).
This research-grant based RFP, funded through the state’s Offshore Wind Research & Monitoring Initiative (RMI), promotes regional research and monitoring efforts to assess the impacts of offshore wind development on coastal and marine resources during the
pre-construction, construction, operation, and decommissioning phases. <a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffknycf6ab.cc.rs6.net%2Ftn.jsp%3Ff%3D001j4yWqk6Y3wut_FvSv_F9AYw0W0Le0zG1-upX92-wfRl2oxfxnHj_QjUixOpxoFFHUZi5oQgBuZkxzHkPnWiVZ77ju1XaVl0p5AlUai8nlqozM9lZC_MAlyQEULewEdRQ91qJOBJrbX_bLp5Eu3iZ73qt5aqSDkrLsui_M2iZzV5gNux-kS2d63Jh5dIA_f4dBha7RzOSzqc4Wp7HGruWi17eJyBM3UliVWJNt46F3sP5Dh5FNzHN-IOBLxbIyDjU%26c%3DcBOS0TE972u73CdtPFX6O2GItXQ_0Rc0sz15i9zcmlN0-epMs2gNrA%3D%3D%26ch%3D4PZpR2eKH_vpLcQaJqt7Fe5wjrNzOqo0w_4coJnTahsNvK-Qt7AhEw%3D%3D&data=05%7C02%7Csemco%40whoi.edu%7C0648396561b44be0d81a08dcada58ccf%7Cd44c5cc6d18c46cc8abd4fdf5b6e5944%7C0%7C0%7C638576173752923878%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rSD3UqnkoXhNHjc0hhhBMK%2BatgYu1l1q28E4HzV4ufg%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://fknycf6ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001j4yWqk6Y3wut_FvSv_F9AYw0W0Le0zG1-upX92-wfRl2oxfxnHj_QjUixOpxoFFHUZi5oQgBuZkxzHkPnWiVZ77ju1XaVl0p5AlUai8nlqozM9lZC_MAlyQEULewEdRQ91qJOBJrbX_bLp5Eu3iZ73qt5aqSDkrLsui_M2iZzV5gNux-kS2d63Jh5dIA_f4dBha7RzOSzqc4Wp7HGruWi17eJyBM3UliVWJNt46F3sP5Dh5FNzHN-IOBLxbIyDjU&c=cBOS0TE972u73CdtPFX6O2GItXQ_0Rc0sz15i9zcmlN0-epMs2gNrA==&ch=4PZpR2eKH_vpLcQaJqt7Fe5wjrNzOqo0w_4coJnTahsNvK-Qt7AhEw==" shash="fVKn3MfG0tx3bfN1LNAsJYVQaSQFIyEezdo+zMIEyB3uFYIx5jFeet8rQqas866tJYXXRPFBFdDrKABVo++KHPziIEa6OPnGnHuiVMcJthjFd7ADISPaA89Uh8D0YfNbrltOHnAoBLXk8IYuF0y5OWYTLIAie43utg8ULUqgtnM=" target="_blank" title="Original URL: https://fknycf6ab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001j4yWqk6Y3wut_FvSv_F9AYw0W0Le0zG1-upX92-wfRl2oxfxnHj_QjUixOpxoFFHUZi5oQgBuZkxzHkPnWiVZ77ju1XaVl0p5AlUai8nlqozM9lZC_MAlyQEULewEdRQ91qJOBJrbX_bLp5Eu3iZ73qt5aqSDkrLsui_M2iZzV5gNux-kS2d63Jh5dIA_f4dBha7RzOS"><span style="color:#1C85C7">Please
see the full Request for Proposal here.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">The goal of this funding is to execute a robust Research and Monitoring Initiative to support the responsible implementation of offshore wind energy in the waters off New Jersey’s coastline. The Initiative
employs the best available science and is consistent with mandates to protect and responsibly manage New Jersey’s marine and coastal resources.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">With this solicitation, the RMI seeks to award funding for projects in the following focus areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Non-extractive methods for surveying wildlife and habitat ($500,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Technological innovations in data collection, analysis, and management ($500,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Fishery sustainability and socioeconomic impacts of offshore wind activities ($750,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Identifying and reducing offshore wind noise impacts on marine wildlife ($750,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Characterization of benthic ecosystems and primary productivity ($1,000,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Assessing bird and bat abundance, migration patterns, and risk exposure associated with offshore wind ($500,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#222222;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;box-sizing: border-box">
<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif">Proposals that address other high priority research needs identified by the RMI. These high priority research needs include projects on data management, environmental change, benthic systems, birds, bats, fish and
invertebrates, sea turtles, marine mammals, and fisheries ($750,000)<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Lato",sans-serif;color:#222222">Applicants should contact New Jersey Sea Grant Consortium by August 28, 2024 by 5pm EST with their intention to submit a proposal by sending a Letter of Intent to Julie Lang at <a href="mailto:jlang@njseagrant.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:jlang@njseagrant.org"><span style="color:#1C85C7">jlang@njseagrant.org.</span></a> Please
contact Dr. Peter Rowe at <a href="mailto:prowe@njseagrant.org" target="_blank" title="mailto:prowe@njseagrant.org"><span style="color:#1C85C7">prowe@njseagrant.org</span></a> with any questions or concerns.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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