Breaux Act Newsflash - Coastal Restoration and Enhancement Through Science and Technology Program (CREST) RFP

COASTAL RESTORATION AND ENHANCEMENT THROUGH
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM
CREST
Request for Proposals
October 1, 2007

http://www.gulfcrest.org/index.htm

I. General information

Background
The Coastal Restoration and Enhancement through Science and Technology
program (CREST) was established in 2001 as an alliance of academic
institutions within southern Louisiana and Mississippi. Current members of
CREST are: Louisiana State University, Louisiana State University
Agricultural Center, Louisiana Universities Marine Consortium, Loyola
University, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University,
Southeastern Louisiana University, Southern University at New Orleans,
Tulane University, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, University of New
Orleans, and the University of Southern Mississippi.
The aim of the alliance is to create a cooperative program to help
policymakers, planners and coastal resource managers use the latest
science and best technologies to ensure sustainable and productive coastal
habitats and communities.

Funding
Funding for the CREST program is administered by the Louisiana
Universities Marine Consortium, LUMCON, using funds provided by the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Response and
Restoration.

It is anticipated that approximately $700,000 will be available.

Deadline for submission
The initial request is for pre-proposals only. Electronic versions of all
pre-proposals submitted under this RFP must be sent to Doug Daigle, CREST
Office, at dougdaigle@gmail.com so as to arrive by 1:00 pm on Monday,
November 26, 2007. Hard copies are required at the end of the next week.
Please note that signatures are required on hard copies of pre-proposals.
The mailing address is: Doug Daigle, CREST Office, 3153 Energy, Coast and
Environment Building, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 70803.

Questions about this RFP
Specific questions concerning the program and scientific aspects of this
RFP may be sent to Doug Daigle at the above address (email:
dougdaigle@gmail.com; phone 225-578-0069). Details of the CREST program
are available at: http://www.gulfcrest.org.

Contact Doug Daigle for the rest of the RFP

Reminders - in Summary

Deadlines
Pre-proposals must be submitted electronically as pdf files to Doug Daigle
(dougdaigle@gmail.com) at the CREST Office no later than 1 pm on November
26, 2007. In addition, ten hard copies, including one full copy complete
with signatures and nine anonymous copies, must be sent to the CREST
Office by 5 pm on December 03, 2007.

Deadline for receipt of electronic pre-proposals at CREST Office 11.26.07
Deadline for receipt of hard copies of pre-proposals at CREST Office
12.03.07
Pre-proposals sent out for review by local panel 12.04.07
Full proposals requested from PIs of relevant pre-proposals 01.10.08
Deadline for receipt of electronic full proposals at CREST Office 02.25.08
Proposals sent out for review by out-of-state experts 03.03.08
Deadline for receipt of hard copies of proposals at CREST Office 03.03.08
Reviews forwarded to expert panel 04.15.08 Expert panel convenes and
forwards recommendations 05.15.08
Panel recommendations reviewed by Executive Board 05.15.08
Final decisions on funding and notification of awardees 05.31.08
Negotiation and finalization of awards 05.31.08

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