Opportunity Information: Apply for M22AS00289
PC-22-04, "Tag you're it! Habitat Use of Whales of the U.S. West Coast and Hawai'i," is a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) funding opportunity focused on improving how the federal government understands where protected whale species spend time and how they move through key ocean areas. The underlying driver is the rapid rise in interest in offshore energy activities on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, especially floating offshore wind. BOEM notes that, following the 2005 Energy Policy Act, it has already received multiple unsolicited applications for floating wind turbine projects off Washington, Oregon, and both northern and central California. With new offshore industries expanding, the central environmental management problem is predicting and reducing unintended impacts on marine wildlife before large-scale construction and operations occur.
The project itself is designed to collate and analyze existing telemetry datasets collected from protected cetaceans along the U.S. West Coast and around Hawai'i. In practical terms, this means pulling together tag-derived tracking information that already exists (rather than launching a new, tag-deployment field campaign) and using it to characterize habitat use: where whales travel, where they concentrate, how they use different oceanographic regions, and how those patterns may shift across time and space. BOEM frames this as a foundational step for more accurate environmental assessments tied to offshore wind energy development and oil and gas decommissioning activities, since both can introduce noise, vessel traffic, seabed disturbance, and operational footprints that may overlap with sensitive species or high-use areas.
A major goal is decision support. By turning scattered telemetry records into coherent, analyzable products, the work is expected to help BOEM anticipate where development-related activities could pose higher risk and where mitigation might be most useful. That can translate into better siting decisions, better timing restrictions (for example, avoiding seasons when animals are most likely to be present), and stronger project conditions aimed at reducing exposure to disturbances. The emphasis on analysis of existing datasets also suggests an intent to produce results relatively quickly and cost-effectively, which matters when permitting and planning timelines are moving fast.
Administratively, this announcement is not a broad, open call for proposals. It is a program announcement describing a specific intended award and explicitly states that it is planned as a single-source Cooperative Agreement with Oregon State University. In other words, BOEM is signaling its intent to fund a particular implementing organization for this specific project, contingent on receiving an acceptable proposal. While it is single-source, the announcement still encourages cooperative research, meaning the lead applicant can form teams and issue subcontracts to other groups such as non-profit organizations, private universities, private companies, or public/state-controlled institutions of higher education. The structure requires that the applying organization provide the Principal Investigator from its own staff. Federal entities can participate as partners, but if they do, their tasks and budgets must be broken out separately; non-federal partners are incorporated through the lead applicant's proposal and budget.
Key opportunity details listed in the source information include: Funding Opportunity Number M22AS00289; funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement; activity category is Environment; CFDA number 15.423; eligible applicant types include state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as described in the announcement; the agency is BOEM; the posting was created July 7, 2022; and the original closing date was August 15, 2022. The award ceiling is $300,000, and the announcement indicates an expected single award consistent with the single-source intent described in the narrative.Apply for M22AS00289
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PC-22-04: Tag you’re it! Habitat Use of Whales of the U.S. West Coast and Hawai'i" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.423.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-07-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-08-15. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: State governments, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others.
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FAQs: PC-22-04 "Tag you're it! Habitat Use of Whales of the U.S. West Coast and Hawai'i" (BOEM)
What is the focus of this BOEM funding opportunity?
This opportunity (PC-22-04, titled "Tag you're it! Habitat Use of Whales of the U.S. West Coast and Hawai'i") focuses on improving federal understanding of where protected whale species spend time and how they move through key ocean areas along the U.S. West Coast and around Hawai'i. The work is intended to support environmental planning and management as offshore energy activities expand on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.
Why is BOEM pursuing this work now?
BOEM ties this work to rapidly increasing interest in offshore energy activities, especially floating offshore wind. BOEM notes it has received multiple unsolicited applications for floating wind turbine projects off Washington, Oregon, and northern and central California. As new offshore industries expand, BOEM emphasizes the need to predict and reduce unintended impacts on marine wildlife before large-scale construction and operations occur.
What is the project expected to do?
The project is designed to collate and analyze existing telemetry datasets collected from protected cetaceans along the U.S. West Coast and around Hawai'i. In practice, it means assembling existing tag-derived tracking information (rather than conducting new field tagging) and analyzing it to characterize habitat use across time and space.
Does this opportunity fund new whale tagging or field deployments?
Based on the description provided, the emphasis is on collating and analyzing existing telemetry datasets and tag-derived tracking information that already exists, rather than launching a new tag-deployment field campaign.
What kinds of questions will the telemetry analysis help answer?
The analysis is intended to support habitat-use characterization, such as where whales travel, where they concentrate, how they use different oceanographic regions, and how those patterns may shift over time and across locations.
How does this relate to offshore wind development?
BOEM frames the work as a foundational step for more accurate environmental assessments related to offshore wind energy development. By understanding whale movements and high-use areas, BOEM aims to better anticipate overlap between development activities and sensitive species, supporting improved siting and mitigation.
How does this relate to oil and gas activities?
The description notes relevance to oil and gas decommissioning activities as well. Offshore activities can introduce noise, vessel traffic, seabed disturbance, and other operational footprints that may overlap with protected species or high-use areas, and the telemetry-based habitat-use products are intended to improve BOEM decision-making in that context.
What is meant by "decision support" in this announcement?
"Decision support" refers to producing coherent, analyzable products from scattered telemetry records so BOEM can anticipate where development-related activities could pose higher risk and where mitigation could be most useful. The description connects this to better siting decisions, potential timing restrictions (such as avoiding seasons with higher animal presence), and stronger project conditions to reduce exposure to disturbances.
Is this an open competition?
No. The announcement is described as a program announcement for a specific intended award and explicitly states it is planned as a single-source Cooperative Agreement with Oregon State University, contingent on receiving an acceptable proposal.
Who is the intended award recipient?
The announcement states the project is planned as a single-source Cooperative Agreement with Oregon State University, contingent on an acceptable proposal.
How many awards does BOEM expect to make under this announcement?
The narrative indicates a single-source intent and the opportunity information indicates an expected single award consistent with that intent.
What is the funding instrument for this opportunity?
The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is M22AS00289.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award ceiling listed is $300,000.
What is the activity category?
The activity category is Environment.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 15.423.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The agency is the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
When was the opportunity posting created?
The posting was created on July 7, 2022.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was August 15, 2022.
Who is eligible to apply (based on the listing)?
Eligible applicant types listed include state governments, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and other eligible entities as described in the announcement.
If this is single-source, can other organizations still be involved?
Yes. Even though the award is planned as single-source, the announcement encourages cooperative research. The lead applicant can form teams and issue subcontracts to other groups such as non-profit organizations, private universities, private companies, or public/state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Who must provide the Principal Investigator (PI)?
The structure requires that the applying organization provide the Principal Investigator from its own staff.
Can federal entities participate in the project?
Yes. Federal entities can participate as partners, but if they do, their tasks and budgets must be broken out separately.
How are non-federal partners incorporated into the project?
Non-federal partners are incorporated through the lead applicant's proposal and budget (for example, through teaming and subcontracts) as described in the announcement summary.
What geographic area does the project cover?
The project covers protected cetaceans along the U.S. West Coast and around Hawai'i, and it is motivated by offshore energy interest on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf.
What is the environmental management problem BOEM is trying to address?
BOEM highlights the need to predict and reduce unintended impacts on marine wildlife before large-scale construction and operations occur, particularly as offshore wind and other offshore industries expand.
Why emphasize existing datasets rather than collecting new data?
The description suggests that focusing on analysis of existing telemetry datasets can produce results more quickly and cost-effectively, which matters when permitting and planning timelines are moving fast.
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