Description
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Office of Ocean and Polar Affairs (OPA) announces an open competition for a U.S. institution, company, or organization to conduct ocean mapping, seabed exploration, habitat and resource characterization, and data management and analysis in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). The project aims to explore the continental shelf in the legal sense, as defined in Article 76 of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention, with depth ranges from less than 200 meters to more than 5000 meters.
• The project requires a 15-page proposal, with additional information allowed as an appendix.
• The proposal should include a Project Monitoring and Evaluation Plan, with a 1-page narrative and a tracker.
• The proposal should also include a logic model, monitoring indicator tracker, and timeline, which do not count towards the 15-page limit.
• The applicant should submit all the information requested in the provided templates, but is not required to use the exact templates.
• Any collaboration or support from another U.S. government agency would not be reimbursed by the funding provided by this award.