MBRACE now accepting Gulf-related research proposals
The Mississippi Based RESTORE Act Center of Excellence is currently accepting proposals for both the Core Research Program and Competitive Grants Programs. All applications are due 5 p.m. Jan. 20.
Applicants are encouraged to review the MBRACE聽聽before submitting.
The Competitive Grants Program聽invites applications that address critical research gaps in the north central Gulf of Mexico in two topic areas: (1) water quality and (2) oyster reefs and their sustainability. Specifically, MBRACE is seeking proposals that increasing the understanding of at least one of the following topics:
鈥擲urface water and ground water exchange dynamics in the supratidal zone on coastal Mississippi beaches.
鈥擳ransport and fate of bacteria in Mississippi coastal systems, including source tracking and factors affecting bacterial occurrence and growth in water, beaches and/or sediment, specifically in the nearshore environment.
鈥擠ynamics of freshwater inflow (e.g., timing, duration, quality) and associated sedimentation, urban runoff, altered salinity regimes and effects on estuarine and coastal systems, including but not limited to nutrient loading, bacterial loading, harmful algal blooms and hypoxia.
鈥擵ariables that affect the health and growth of oyster reefs in Mississippi.
鈥擮yster biology and ecology and parameters and locations for optimal clutch deployment and oyster seed deployment to enhance oyster production and reef sustainability.
Visit to view the full RFP. For questions, utilize the 鈥淥ther Questions鈥 Q&A section on the grant-opportunities page which directs to all members of the MBRACE directorate for response.