In conjunction with the National Oceanographic Partnership Program (NOPP), the Department of Energy (DOE), Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind and Water Power Technologies Office (WWPTO), is issuing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) entitled “Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Environmental Effects Assessment and Monitoring.”
The DOE is working closely with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to support and promote increased understanding of the potential environmental effects of marine and hydrokinetic energy devices. This FOA will support the collection of environmental monitoring and experimental data from MHK devices and analyses of existing data.
NOTE: Letters of Intent are requested, but are not required. Please see the Funding Opportunity Announcement document for more information on Letters of Intent. LETTERS OF INTENT MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EERE EXCHANGE AT https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/. (Letters of Intent submitted by email to Environmental_Assessment_FOA@go.doe.gov will still be accepted).