Ocean Exploration
Department Of Commerce, National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration
To explore the Earth’s largely unknown oceans in all their dimensions for the purpose of discovery and the advancement of knowledge, using state of the art technologies in evolutionary and revolutionary ways within Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR).
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Helps researchers and organizations explore unknown ocean areas and study their features. Projects can focus on various aspects like biology, geology, or maritime heritage.
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Grant funding for interdisciplinary and innovative projects that enhance ocean exploration and scientific knowledge, particularly of unknown or poorly known ocean areas, and advance the dissemination of ocean environment knowledge.
Who Is Eligible?
Industries: oceanography, marine science, environmental research, technology
Region: United States
Other Criteria: Applicants must be affiliated with an institution (e.g., research institutions, universities, non-profits, potentially for-profit entities), Projects must be interdisciplinary and innovative, Projects focused on ocean exploration and scientific knowledge of unknown or poorly known areas, Projects designed to advance and disseminate knowledge of the ocean environment
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