Announcement of Funding Opportunity to Submit Proposals for the South Florida Ecosystem Research and Monitoring Program (SFP)

Résumé

The purpose of this notice is to advise the public that CSCOR/ COP is soliciting 1-year and 2-year proposals to support coastal ecosystem studies in South Florida including Florida Bay, Florida Keys, the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), and adjacent coastal waters. It will provide support for research and monitoring activities for the South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Prediction and Modeling Program (SFERPM), the South Florida Living Marine Resources Program (SFLMR), and the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). The overall goal of this Announcement is to fund high priority research and monitoring needed to predict the impacts of Everglades restoration on the South Florida coastal ecosystem. Funding is contingent upon the availability of Federal appropriations. It is anticipated that projects funded under this announcement will have a March 1, 2002 start date.