Letters of intent (LOI) must be submitted via the online application system. LOIs submitted by other means (including mail, fax, or email) will not be considered.
Capacity Building Grants--Award Year 2016
Letter of Intent
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Letter of Intent Due: July 13, 2016, 5:00 PM ET
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Project Director Information:
Name /Affiliation /
Department /
1. Proposed Title of Project* (up to 25 words):
The title should clearly articulate the importance of the project.
2. Other than the project director, how many key personnel will be involved in this project?
The Project Director is the individual designated by the applicant, who will be responsible for the direction of the project and have primary responsibility for the project and the submission of reports. Key personnel are individuals who share in the responsibility of the direction of the project and/or contribute to the intellectual design or execution of the project in a substantive, measurable way.
(Please enter 0 if there will be no other key personnel.)
2a.i. Please list the name(s), affiliation(s), and expertise/role of the key personnel in the order of their importance to the project.*
Name of Key Personnel / Affiliation of Key Personnel / Expertise/Role of Key Personnel1. / / /
2. / / /
3. / / /
4. / / /
5. / / /
2a. ii. If the number of key personnel exceeds 5, please list the name(s), affiliation(s), and expertise of the remaining key personnel.*
2b. Is the project director or any key personnel involved in other letters of intent for Capacity Building Grants -- Award Year 2016?*
Individuals may be involved as a project director and key personnel, or as key personnel, in up to three letters of intent.
/ Yes/ No
2.b.i. Project Director or Key Personnel's involvement in other letters of intent*
List the names of the key personnel who are involved in other letters of intent for Capacity Building Grants -- Award Year 2016 and the titles of the other proposed efforts. Provide a clear description to explain how the proposed work is not duplicative of other proposed efforts and how the participant will budget his or her time.
3. Synopsis of the proposed project.
In this section, please provide:
(i) an overview of the proposed project and the project’s objectives (up to 250 words);
(ii) its relevance to the RFA (up to 150 words);
(iii) why it is appropriate for Capacity Building Grant funding (up to 150 words); and
(iv) its anticipated outputs and potential outcomes (up to 150 words).
3a. Overview of Proposed Project* (250 words)
The overview should be written in the third person, informative to other persons working on similar issues, and insofar as possible, understandable to a lay reader. It should:
· Describe the importance of the proposed project, including societal impact.
· Describe the objectives of the proposed project and provide sufficient detail about the objectives of the project to allow selection of reviewers.
3b. Appropriateness for Capacity Building Grant Funding* (up to 150 words)
Why is this project appropriate for Capacity Building Grant funding? (See description of grant type on the website.) For example,
· How does your organization seek to advance understanding of how science can serve community needs (e.g., education, scientific literacy) and/or to extend the use of this information to address challenges facing coastal regions?
· How will this project improve the capacity of your organization to advance understanding of how science can serve community needs (e.g., education, scientific literacy) and/or extend the use of such information to address challenges facing coastal regions?
3c. Relevance to RFA* (up to 250 words)
How are the objectives of the proposed project relevant to the RFA? Please address the following questions:
· How will this project seek to nurture ‘cross-boundary’ connections and activities of these organizations to foster ongoing collaboration across geographic, sectoral, socioeconomic, or cultural boundaries, and/or focus areas to address a variety of challenges?
· How will the activities support the development, testing, and/or evaluation of strategies, programs, and approaches for using science to address challenges facing coastal regions?
· How will the proposed project contribute to addressing chronic or emerging challenges in coastal regions that can be exacerbated by offshore oil and gas operations or natural disasters?
3d. Anticipated Outputs and Potential Outcomes* (up to 150 words)
Please describe the following:
· The anticipated outputs of the proposed project, including the novel relationships, insights, actionable information, and other broadly useful products.
· The potential outcomes for specific communities, society, and science.
4. Does the proposed project involve research on human subjects or the use of human subjects data?*
/ Yes/ No
4a. All projects involving human subjects must have approval from an institutional review board (IRB), unless they qualify for an exemption from IRB review, before an award can be made. Where IRB approval is required, proposers should file their proposal with their local IRB at the same time the proposal is submitted to the Gulf Research Program, so that the approval procedure will not delay the award process. A proposal may be submitted to the Gulf Research Program without IRB approval; but if the proposal is selected for funding, award will be made conditional upon IRB approval within 60 days of the notice of conditional award. If a proposed project involving human subjects is exempt from human subjects regulations [see 45 CFR 46.101(b)], the applicant must provide documentation that an IRB (or some authority other than the project director or key personnel) has declared the project exempt from the human subjects regulations. Documentation should include the specific category justifying the exemption.
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