AK-21-01: Winter Ringed Seal Density within Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas Project Areas

This Program Announcement describes the specific projects that may be awarded to the universities or eligible groups identified below. All awards are premised on receipt of an acceptable proposal. This announcement is specifically to announce intent to undertake the following project(s): Winter Ringed Seal Density within Beaufort Sea Oil and Gas Project Areas.Open to: Eligible recipients include the State of Alaska, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education of the State of Alaska, other higher education institutions outside of Alaska, and the North Slope Borough.Eligibility Information: Research projects are required to have a staff member of the applying organization as the Principal Investigator (PI). Cooperative research between interested organizations—i.e., state agencies, public universities, and non-profits in affected states—is always encouraged. Cost Share/Match: Contributions of matching funds towards these efforts, either as cash or in-kind contributions (such as salary, equipment, etc., or a combination of both) is very strongly encouraged. Match cannot include value associated with collection costs for samples previously collected. Match value for instrumentation and other equipment should be adjusted to the period of use within the project relative to the full life cycle for the item. Matching dollars cannot be from other Federal funding sources. Further information can be located at 2 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 200.306. All questions regarding this project, including eligibility, should be directed only to the “Program Announcement and Cooperative Agreement Administration” point-of-contact listed in Section D.

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