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Tuesday, September 7, 2021. 3:00 PM. Webinar: Funding Opportunity: Integrated Research on Coastal and Ocean Acidification and Harmful Algal Blooms. Halle Berger, NOAA. Sponsored by NOAA. Register here. (Must have Adobe Connect)

Abstract: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is announcing a new 2022 Federal Funding Opportunity for projects that address the growing need to understand interactions between ocean acidification and harmful algal blooms and their cascading impacts to coastal ecosystems, communities, and economies to inform management decisions. NOAA's National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science and Ocean Acidification Program are making $1.5 million available through this competition to fund 3 to 5 projects for one year. If more funds become available for this program, the selected projects are expected to be funded at the level of $300,00 to $500,000 per year per proposal. Projects are expected not to exceed 3 years in duration. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Fiscal Year 2022 Federal appropriations. The deadline for a letter of intent, which is required to submit a full application, is October 14, 2021. The deadline for full applications is January 19, 2022. This webinar will serve to introduce the Federal Funding Opportunity and answer any questions the community has. The full Federal Funding Opportunity is here: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=335480

Bio(s): Halle Berger is a 2021 Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellow serving as a Coastal Stressors Program Coordinator with the NOAA Ocean Acidification Program and National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science Competitive Research Program. She is working on building a research community to address the overlapping challenges between harmful algal blooms and ocean acidification. Halle is also currently a PhD Student at the University of Connecticut. Her research assesses the vulnerability of important shellfisheries to changing ocean conditions.