GoMRI Announces Availability of New Funding for Short-Term Continuing and Emergent Observations and Sampling on Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Grants Will Support Observations and Sampling in the Gulf of Mexico in July – September 2011
BP-Sponsored Gulf Of Mexico Research Initiative Announces Availability Of Research Funding
Research Board Requests Proposals to Establish Consortia to Study Effects of Deepwater Horizon on the Gulf of Mexico
GoMRI Research Board Announces Request for Proposals (RFP-I for Research Consortia) for BP’s $500 Million Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative
GoMRI has created a selection process that includes an open Request for Proposals, peer review of the submissions, selection of the Research Consortia to study the five research themes, and award of funds during the summer of 2011.
Dispersants Fail to Biodegrade Following Use in Gulf Oil Spill
While the methane levels from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill may have returned to normal, the chemical dispersants used during the disaster in the Gulf of Mexico may be here to stay.
Three Gulf Research Institutions to Receive First Round of $500 Million Funding
BP today announced significant progress in its half-billion dollar pledge to the Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI). Three research institutions in the Gulf region will receive a total of $25 million in fast-track funding for high-priority studies of the distribution, composition and ecological interactions of oil and dispersant.
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance Announce Implementation of BP’s $500 Million Independent Research Initiative
BP and the Gulf of Mexico Alliance today announced plans for the implementation of BP’s $500 million Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GoMRI) to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon incident and the potential associated impact on the environment and public health.