Center of Excellence II: 2023-2028

About this grant

The Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act) authorizes the establishment of the "Centers of Excellence Research Grants Program," whose purpose is to establish Centers of Excellence to conduct research on the Gulf Coast Region, as defined at 31 C.F.R. § 34.2. Each Gulf Coast State is eligible to receive funds to award competitive grants (i.e., subawards) to nongovernmental entities and consortia in the Gulf Coast Region, including public and private institutions of higher education, for the establishment of one or more Centers of Excellence. Each Centers of Excellence must focus on science, technology, and monitoring in at least one of the following disciplines: coastal and deltaic sustainability, restoration and protection, including solutions and technology that allow citizens to live in a safe and sustainable manner in a coastal delta in the Gulf Coast Region; coastal fisheries and wildlife ecosystem research and monitoring in the Gulf Coast Region; offshore energy development, including research and technology to improve the sustainable and safe development of energy resources in the Gulf of Mexico; sustainable and resilient growth, economic and commercial development in the Gulf of Mexico; and/or comprehensive observation, monitoring, and mapping of the Gulf of Mexico.