Opportunity Information: Apply for M22AS00362
PC-22-05: Ancient Landforms off the Washington Coast is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) focused on improving how submerged ancient cultural landscapes are identified, understood, and protected on the US Pacific Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The central purpose is to gather and integrate information that helps BOEM support the states of Washington, Oregon, and California, along with west coast Tribal Nations and other public stakeholders, in refining models that estimate where underwater ancient landforms and related cultural resources are likely to be preserved. In practical terms, the project is designed to strengthen the scientific and cultural foundation that BOEM can rely on when making decisions about offshore activities, especially as offshore renewable energy development expands and creates new planning and compliance needs.
A key part of the opportunity is the emphasis on consultation and best practices for working with Tribes, with particular attention to the Quinault Indian Nation and other appropriate Washington Tribes. The study is meant to develop a proactive approach to consultation that goes beyond minimal procedural requirements and instead supports early, meaningful engagement. The intent is to ensure Tribal knowledge and perspectives can help inform the identification of submerged landforms, submerged traditional cultural properties, and other culturally significant areas that may not be obvious from technical datasets alone. This consultation component is not presented as an add-on; it is treated as essential to understanding what areas could matter most from an Indigenous cultural and historical standpoint, and how BOEM should account for them when evaluating future offshore projects.
On the technical side, the project aims to combine Indigenous knowledge with remote-sensing and bathymetry data to build or improve a model depicting the preservation potential of submerged ancient cultural landforms and associated archaeological resources. Bathymetry (seafloor depth and shape data) and related remote-sensing tools can reveal underwater geomorphology such as paleochannels, terraces, drowned shorelines, or other landforms that once existed on dry land during periods of lower sea level. By integrating these datasets with information contributed through consultation, BOEM is seeking a more complete and realistic picture of where intact archaeological deposits or cultural landscapes could persist offshore Washington, and potentially how those insights can generalize to the broader US Pacific coast.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial federal involvement during the project, such as collaboration on study design, methods, data coordination, review of deliverables, and alignment with BOEM program needs. The opportunity is categorized under the Environment funding activity area and is associated with CFDA number 15.423. The opportunity lists eligibility that includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and other eligible applicants, but the description states it is intended to be a single-source cooperative agreement with Oregon State University, meaning BOEM anticipated awarding to that institution without a competitive multi-award field.
Administratively, the opportunity number is M22AS00362, with a funding opportunity title of PC-22-05: Ancient Landforms off the Washington Coast. It was created on 2022-06-15, and the original closing date was 2022-07-26. The award ceiling is $550,000, and the posting indicates an expected award (single source) consistent with the stated intent.
Overall, the grant is about building a stronger, more defensible approach to identifying and protecting submerged cultural resources on the Pacific OCS by pairing advanced seafloor mapping and remote-sensing analysis with respectful, proactive Tribal consultation. The resulting best practices and preservation potential modeling are meant to help BOEM and partners anticipate sensitive areas early and make better-informed decisions as offshore renewable energy planning and other ocean uses move forward along the Washington coast and the wider Pacific region.Apply for M22AS00362
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "PC-22-05: Ancient Landforms off the Washington Coast" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.423.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2022-06-15.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-07-26. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $550,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Others.
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