November 18, 2024 — The Responsible Offshore Science Alliance (ROSA) has released a Request for Proposals (RFP). Funding for projects awarded from the ROSA Regional Research Program for this RFP are being provided by the Empire Wind 1 project, which is being developed by Equinor, LLC, as included in the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) New York 4 solicitation for awarded Offshore Wind Renewable Energy Certificates. These regional research dollars, totaling $3,442,500 are intended to identify and fund hypothesis-driven science that follows a research plan, to leverage ongoing research and coordination activities, and to deliver timely results to inform fisheries and offshore wind planning, management, and assessment.
Please see the full Request for Proposals here.
Research Topic Areas
ROSA is offering funding toward the following research topic areas:
- Supporting fisheries access by enhancing our understanding of the ability of existing fisheries to operate within or near offshore wind farms and to foster the development of industry-supported innovations in gear technology, fisheries and stock enhancement, and other non-compensatory mitigation strategies.
- Advancing the current state of knowledge on the potential of offshore wind development to impact the survival, transport, settlement, and distribution of commercially important fish and invertebrate larvae.
- Exploring the use of available data and/or conceptual frameworks to inform regional fisheries monitoring and cumulative assessments through data integration, evaluation, and analysis.
Application Process
Applicants should submit their concept papers to ROSA by December 20, 2024 by 5pm ET to info@rosascience.org. ROSA will accept questions about the RFP until December 4, 2024 by 5 pm ET. Any changes or updates to this RFP, and answers to questions received, will be posted on ROSA’s website at https://www.rosascience.org/regional-rfp/.