Gulf of Mexico Alliance
Building Partnerships for a Healthier Gulf
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Esri's Clinton Johnson keynotes for GOMA virtual professional development workshop |
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The Gulf of Mexico Alliance Education and Engagement Team is pleased that Clinton Johnson, Esri's Racial Equity Team lead, is the keynote speaker for the January professional development workshop. "Fully Serving the Underserved" is scheduled over two days, January 12-13, 2021.
Mr. Johnson will focus on understanding real-world challenges faced by diverse communities and finding creative solutions.
Interest is high and space is limited. Register now to secure your attendance. Thank you Equinor for your support.
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Cooperative effort extends Gulf Star monitoring project in Louisiana coastal waters |
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The Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) Water Resources Team is extending a 2017 Gulf Star nutrient reduction project with funds from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). These funds are to accelerate progress on reducing nutrients and improving water quality in 12 states that drain into Mississippi/Atchafalaya River watersheds. The states are members of the Hypoxia Task Force.
The Task Force mission is to understand and address hypoxia (low oxygen waters) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, which is influenced by excess nutrients—nitrogen and phosphorus—in the Mississippi/Atchafalaya Rivers. EPA's funding supports these efforts to reduce nutrients and improve water quality in the major northern Gulf of Mexico watershed.
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Five year NFWF report shares results of investment in fisheries monitoring and technology |
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Starting in 2013, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund provided $45.5 million to the states of Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi. The objective to enhance fishery independent and dependent monitoring, and improve management decisions expected to restore fishes. As these projects neared completion, NFWF and state representatives reviewed project results, discussed successes, and explored opportunities to maintain and support these efforts into the future.
In December 2019, partners convened a workshop to review project outcomes and discuss next steps with managers and fisheries scientists from NOAA, the states of Louisiana and Texas, and the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission. This report captures the findings and recommendations of that workshop.
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Tool Time with Dave recordings available |
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Our regular All Hands Tools Cafe' went virtual this year with the "Tool Time with Dave" series. Eight programs showcased more than 24 tools from our partners around the Gulf and beyond.
If you missed a program or would like to watch one again, you can find them and companion documents on the dedicated webpage. Thank you Esri for your support of our programs.
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Virtual conference preview planned for April 2021 |
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Please mark your calendars for The Gulf of Mexico Conference (GoMCon) “preview” on April 14th, 2021!
GoMCon combines the annual Gulf of Mexico Alliance (GOMA) All Hands Meeting, the annual Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystems Science (GoMOSES) Conference, and the triannual State of the Gulf Summit. The event is free.
For more information and to register, please visit the GoMCon website.
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Bays and Bayous Symposium now virtual |
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The Bays and Bayous Symposium 2020 scheduled for December 1-3, 2020 is now virtual and free to all participants. The Symposium focuses on coastal research, extension and education in the northern Gulf of Mexico.
The theme of the symposium is “Sound Science, Sound Policy: A 2020 Vision for the Future.” The program for the Bays and Bayous Symposium is now online.
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Selected virtual events for December include:
Gulf TREE Train the Trainer
December 8, 2020
RESTORE Council Public Webinars
November 30, December 1, 3, 7, and 8, 2020
NRDA Alabama TIG 2020 Public Meeting
December 15, 2020
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To support our varied partner network, we are sharing Deepwater Horizon-related restoration updates on the restoration page of our website.
This was a busy month for program updates:
- NOAA Restore Science Program
- NAS Gulf Research Program
- RESTORE Act Center of Excellence Louisiana
- NRDA Louisiana Trustee Implementation Group
- NRDA Alabama Trustee Implementation Group
- NRDA Florida Trustee Implementation Group
- NRDA Mississippi Trustee Implementation Group
- NRDA Regionwide Trustee Implementation Group
- NRDA Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Group
- The RESTORE Council
- RESTORE Mississippi
- RESTORE Louisiana
- National Fish and Wildlife Federation
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The Gulf of Mexico Alliance maintains a funding opportunities web page of programs. Below are our selected opportunities this month.
EPA Office of Water Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021 National Wetland Program Development Grants Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible applicants for projects that develop or refine state, tribal, or local government wetland programs as a whole, or individual components of those programs. The deadline is January 12, 2021.
EPA Office of Water Fiscal Year 2020 – Fiscal Year 2021 Tribal Wetland Program Development Grants
The primary focus of these grants is to develop/refine tribal wetland programs. The deadline is January 15, 2021.
FEMA Fiscal Year 2020 Hazard Mitigation Assistance Grants
This notice covers FEMA’s application period for the Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Hazard Mitigation Assistance (HMA) Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) for the Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) grant program and the new Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) pre-disaster mitigation grant programs. FEMA’s two competitive mitigation grant programs provide states, local communities, tribes and territories (SLTTs) funding for eligible mitigation activities to strengthen our nation’s ability to build a culture of preparedness by reducing disaster losses and protecting life and property from future disaster damages. The deadline is January 29, 2021.
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November 2020
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