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New FY 2016 Research Funding Opportunity Available for National Hypoxia Programs

NCCOS has created a funding opportunity for Fiscal Year 2016 for two, national competitive hypoxia programs: the Northern Gulf of Mexico Ecosystems and Hypoxia Assessment Program (NGOMEX), and the Coastal Hypoxia Research Program (CHRP).

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Applications for the funding maybe submitted via the Grants.gov website through January 22, 2016 for the NGOMEX program and through February 5, 2016 for the CHRP program.NCCOS shares specific announcements of Federal Funding Opportunities herein as a courtesy to our research community. This page does not replace requirements and official information posted on Grants.gov.

Robotic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles such as gliders are new ways to better track and map dead zones. Credit Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University
Robotic Autonomous Underwater Vehicles such as gliders are new ways to better track and map hypoxic zones, also known as dead zones. Credit: Geochemical and Environmental Research Group, Texas A&M University.

Please visit the Grants.gov websitefor complete information (Funding Opportunity Number: NOAA-NOS-NCCOS-2016-2004640).Interested parties may also check the NCCOS Funding Opportunities webpage.