Funding Opportunity: Planning for Actionable Science in the Gulf of Mexico

OneNOAA Science Seminar Series

Title: Funding Opportunity: Planning for Actionable Science in the Gulf of Mexico  
Webinar 1 of 3 announcing RESTORE Science Program Funding Opportunity.  Next two webinars are on Aug. 21 at 1pm ET, and Aug 25 at 4pm ET.

Speaker: Julien Lartigue, Director, NOAA RESTORE Science Program

Sponsor: NOAA RESTORE Science Program and NOAA's National Ocean Service Science Seminar Series. Points of contact: Andrew.Lade@noaa.gov and for webinar questions, Tracy.GIll@noaa.gov

Remote Access: Register at
https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/restorescience/event/registration.html
After registering, you will get a confirmation email with a link to the webinar. If you have not used Adobe connect before, it is best to test your ability to use (and to download) Adobe Connect, before the webinar, by visiting: 
https://noaabroadcast.adobeconnect.com/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm Audio is over the computer, so adjust the volume on your computer speakers or headset. Users should use either google, IE or Edge on Windows or Safari if using a Mac. Questions will be addressed in the chat box.

Abstract: The NOAA RESTORE Science Program invites you to join a webinar on our current funding opportunity which will support teams of managers, researchers, and other stakeholders to plan a research project that informs a specific management decision impacting natural resources in the Gulf of Mexico. This funding opportunity lays the foundation for the co-production of actionable science in two ways. One way is by focusing on the creation of partnerships between natural resource managers and researchers. The second way is by providing those partnerships with funding to jointly scope and design a research project that informs a future natural resource management decision. NOAA is making approximately $2.5 million available through this competition to fund approximately 20 projects for 12 months each. As these planning projects conclude, the Science Program plans to release a second competition for funding to execute and apply actionable science in the Gulf of Mexico. Each webinar is expected to last approximately 30 minutes, and will begin with a 12-minute overview of the funding competition followed by questions from participants. A recording of the webinar will be placed here on the Science Program’s website by September 1. After the competition is publicly released on August 11, an overview of the competition along with frequently asked questions can be found on the Science Program’s website.

Bio: Julien Lartigue is the Director of NOAA RESTORE Science Program. Julien uses his experience working at academic institutions across the Gulf States and with federal and state agencies to connect the research and information needs of resource managers to the problem-solving capacity within the research community. As a long-time resident of the Gulf Coast, he is committed to the conservation and wise-management of the region’s natural resources and the future of its coastal communities. Julien has a BA in Biology from Swarthmore College and holds a PhD in Marine Sciences from the University of South Alabama.

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(Julien Lartigue, Director, NOAA RESTORE Science Program)