The Coastal Marine Institute Program (CMI), in cooperation with the Minerals Management Service (MMS) is now soliciting pre-proposals for research projects on the economic, social, or environmental consequences of outer continental shelf oil and gas development, with special emphasis on the Southern California region. Proposed projects that address any relevant research topic will be considered (see below).

Eligibility: Any researcher with PI status in the UC system is eligible to apply.

Duration: Projects may be 1 year or longer (multi-year awards require full justification).

Funding: Approximately $1 million will be available for funding in this solicitation cycle. Proposed projects are required to match requested funds 1:1 from non-federal sources such as the State or the private sector.

Proposal Process: The funding process involves solicitation of a pre-proposal, followed by a Request for Proposals for proposed projects deemed to be scientifically sound and which address the most important local research needs of MMS. Full proposals are peer-reviewed and funding decisions are made by a Technical Steering Committee composed of MMS and UC scientists.

The Pre-Proposal: The pre-proposal must identify the research issue, its importance to MMS and the state of California, and contain a brief (no more than 2 pages) outline of the proposed approach. In addition, the proposal must contain a preliminary budget (prepared by your budget officer), sources, and amount of matching funds, and a 1 page CV for each PI.

Deadline: Pre-proposals must be received by 5pm January 31, 2000.

Submit Pre-Proposals to:
Dr. Russell J. Schmitt, Program Director
Marine Science Institute
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106
Fax: (805) 893-3777
schmitt@lifesci.uscb.edu

More Information
RFPs, research topics, project areas and other information is available on the CMI website: http://128.111.226.115/CMI