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ECOSYSTEM-BASED MANAGEMENT (EBM) TOOLS NETWORK UPDATE- FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES CANADIAN GEOSPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURE REQUEST FOR LETTERS OF INTENT The Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure is soliciting letters of intent for projects that will ultimately account for, build, and draw upon distributed sources of location-based or geospatial information over the Internet. Projects will address specific issues within one or more of four priority areas: public health, public safety and security, environment and sustainable development, and matters of importance to Aboriginal people. Projects should assess and make use of the policies, standards, technologies, services, and data sets that comprise the Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (CGDI), and they should facilitate information sharing in support of decision making. Furthermore, projects funded through this Announcement of Opportunity (AO) will build capacity within user groups, and also promote, expand, and increase the use of the CGDI. Proposals will be accepted from government departments or agencies (local, provincial/territorial, or federal), Crown corporations, academic institutions, private-sector organizations, non-government organizations, and Aboriginal communities and organizations. Under this AO, the largest ever offered by GeoConnections, proponents may apply for support in the following areas: strategic planning, capacity building, user needs assessments, thematic data, data standards, regional atlases, and geospatial decision support systems. GeoConnections may support initiatives that consist of related projects in more than one of these areas. Multi-year funding is available. Letters of intent are due July 6, 2007; October 12, 2007; and February 1, 2008 although later dates may vary. See the Announcement of Opportunity for more details. NOAA SPECIAL PROJECT AND PROGRAM REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOAA is seeking proposals for the FY2007 Broad Agency Announcement Request for Extramural Research, Innovative Projects, and Sponsorshipsspecial projects and programs associated with NOAAs strategic plan and mission goals not normally funded through competitive discretionary programs. Proposals should address one or more of the following five mission goal descriptions contained in the NOAA Strategic Plan: 1. Protect, Restore, and Manage the Use of Coastal and Ocean Resources Through an Ecosystem Approach to Management; 2. Understand Climate Variability and Change to Enhance Societys Ability to Plan and Respond; 3. Serve Societys Needs for Weather and Water Information; 4. Support the Nations Commerce with Information for Safe, Efficient, and Environmentally Sound Transportation; and 5. Provide Critical Support for NOAAs Mission. Summary Description of Mission Goal 1 (Protect, restore and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through ecosystem-based management): Coastal areas are among the most developed in the Nation. More than half the population lives on less than one fifth of the land in the contiguous United States. Furthermore, employment in near shore areas is growing three times faster than population. Coastal and marine waters support over 28 million jobs and provide a tourism destination for nearly 90 million Americans a year. The value of the ocean economy to the United States is over $115 billion. The value added annually to the national economy by the commercial and recreational fishing industry alone is over $48 billion. U.S. aquaculture sales total almost $1 billion annually. With its Exclusive Economic Zone of 3.4 million square miles, the United States manages the largest marine territory of any nation in the world. Funded proposals should help achieve the following outcomes: A. Healthy and productive coastal and marine ecosystems that benefit society; and B. A well-informed public that acts as a steward of coastal and marine ecosystems. Proposals will be accepted until September 28, 2007. See the Synopsis and Full Announcement for more details FISHAMERICA FOUNDATION RESEARCH GRANTS The FishAmerica Foundation Research Projects Committee funds research projects freshwater fisheries habitat restoration, and non-habitat marine and estuarine enhancements that have regional or national implication (not local) with a preference for national model projects. The average research grant is $15,000. Funds are provided for research in the following areas: 1. Fisheries management; 2. Water quality studies; 3. Habitat studies; 4. Stock enhancement studies; 5. Economic impact studies related to sport fishing; 6. Tagging. They do not fund salaries, administration, overhead or travel or monitoring for conservation projects. Additional guidelines may exist when applying for funding through specific FishAmerica Foundation partnership with other organizations and governmental agencies. Applications are accepted year-round. The review period is nine to twelve months. See www.fishamerica.org/grants/index.html for more details. Potential applicants with specific questions about the application process are also encouraged to contact the foundation at (703) 519-9691 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS The US National Science Foundation Division of Earth Science Instrumentation and Facilities Program (EAR/IF) supports meritorious requests within and across Earth science disciplines. EAR/IF will consider proposals for: 1) Development of New Instrumentation, Analytical Techniques or Software that will extend current research and research training capabilities in the Earth sciences; 2) Development of Cyberinfrastructure for the Earth Sciences (Geoinformatics) that will enable transformative advances in Earth science research and education through novel application, development or adaptation of information technologies. Planned research uses of requested instruments must include basic research on solid-Earth and surface-Earth processes. Proposals for development of new instrumentation, analytical techniques, or software are due July 11, 2007 or February 13, 2008. Geoinformatics proposals are due July 11, 2007. See the Funding Announcement for more details. _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
