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Coastal Marine Institutes
  • Goals
  • Participants
  • Budgets
  • Program Direction
  • Project Stats
  • CMI Highlights
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Goals
  • Strengthen relationships with States where OCS oil and gas activities take place
  • Equal cost-sharing partnership
  • Address MMS and State information needs
  • Improve information flow to local communities and State
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Participants
  • Louisiana State University
  • University of California at Santa Barbara
  • University of Alaska at Fairbanks
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Budget Allocations
  • Up to $2M/yr to GOM CMI
  • Up to $1M/yr to Alaska CMI
  • UCSB CMI winding down - $150K/yr
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Program Direction
  • Setting the agenda
    • Annual guidance letter to CMI
    • Annual Studies Plan
    • Interactions with MMS staff
  • Letters of intent
    • MMS/TSC (focus on mission relevance)
  • Proposals
    • MMS/TSC, peer review
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Project Stats
  • GOM CMI – 91 projects ($21.4 million)
  • Alaska CMI – 44 projects ($13.5 million)
  • California CMI – 36 projects ($6.4 million)
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Highlights
  • Close working relationship
  • Responsive to MMS needs
  • Building a capability for the future
  • http://cmi.lsu.edu/
  • http://www.sfos.uaf.edu/cmi/
  • http://www.coastalresearchcenter.ucsb.edu/cmi/