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Upcoming Dates, Funding, and Jobs

Below are lists of upcoming HAB-related dates (events, conferences, etc…), funding opportunities, and HAB-related job openings.

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Upcoming Dates

Funding Opportunities

  • Ecology & Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)
    NOAA is soliciting proposals to advance the understanding of the fundamental processes underlying the causes and impacts of HABs.
    NCCOS/CRP expects to fund 3 to 6 projects at the level of $200,000 to $1,000,000 per year per proposal, up to 5 years in duration.
    Required Letters of Intent due: October 18, 2023
    Full Applications due: January 31, 2024
    Informational Webinar: October 5, 2023 – 11:00 AM AK time. Register here
  • Social, Cultural, and Economic Assessment of Harmful Algal Blooms (SEAHABs)
    NOAA soliciting proposals that assess the social, cultural and economic impacts of HAB events. Research funded through this opportunity may guide future research on the impacts of HAB events and inform the selection of management strategies and methods most appropriate to a specific HAB event and ongoing issues.
    NCCOS/CRP expects to fund 3 to 5 projects, for up to three years, at the level of $300,000 to $400,000 per year per proposal.
    Required Letters of Intent due: October 13, 2023
    Full Applications due: January 17, 2024
    Recording of informational webinar here.

Job Openings

  • Alaska Dept of Environmental Conservation
    The DEC Environmental Health Lab is currently hiring for:
    Environmental Health Biological Analysis Manager – the position is key to client satisfaction due to timely and defensible testing results, as well as meeting deliverables for multiple grants and agreements
    Location: Anchorage, AK
    Closes: 10/2/2023