Funding / Regional Ocean Partnerships
Regional Ocean Partnerships
Awards Funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
The focus is on coordinating interstate and intertribal management of ocean and coastal resources and implementing priority actions, including data sharing and integration, identified by established regional ocean partnerships. These partnerships will lead the effort in the four regions where they are established—the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico, and West Coast — and the Integrated Ocean Observing System regional associations will serve as their “equivalent” for data sharing in the other five regions.
See Funded ProjectsProject Examples
Makah Indian Tribe
Will continue building mapping capabilities and will focus on West Coast Ocean Alliance and tribal priorities, including data sovereignty, outreach and education, and data and research needs.
Penobscot Indian Nation
Will enhance cooperation and collaboration among the Penobscot Nation, the Northeast Regional Ocean Council, and other American Indian tribes.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians
Will strengthen the tribe’s capacity and capability to cultivate a collaborative partnership with West Coast Ocean Alliance.
Quileute Indian Tribe
Will improve hypoxia monitoring and prediction along Washington shelf and supply West Coast Ocean Alliance’s critical information needs.
By the Numbers
- For fiscal years 2022 to 2023, $20.5 million was used to fund 13 awards under the regional ocean partnerships provision.
- In 2023, four awards were given to tribal entities, four to existing regional ocean partnerships, and five to the regional associations that represent the Integrated Ocean Observing System.
- In 2024, three awards were given to tribal entities and $9.6 million was made available to four existing regional ocean partnerships and five regional associations that represent the Integrated Ocean Observing System.
