Marine Minerals Activities
CFDA 15.424 · Federal Grants & Funding
Total Funding
$24.4M
Awards
27
Recipients
16
States
12
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026
Yearly Funding Trend
| Fiscal Year | Obligations | Awards | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $19.7M | 19 | |
| 2025 | $4.7M | 8 | -76.3% |
Award Type Mix
| Type | Obligations | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| $0 | 0 | |
| $0 | 0 |
Top 27 Awards under CFDA 15.424
Largest individual obligations for Marine Minerals Activities.
| Award | Recipient | Awarding Agency | Place | FY | Obligation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ASST_NON_M13AC00012_014 ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND RECOVERY OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN DREDGED RIDGE-SWALE HABITATS AND IN THE SOUTH-ATLANTIC BIGHT | UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Florida | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | GAINESVILLE, FL-03 | 2024 | $4,551,706 |
ASST_NON_M19AC00015_014 ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION AND RECOVERY OF BIOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES WITHIN SAND SHOAL HABITATS WITHIN THE GULF OF MEXICO MM-19-01 | UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTE Louisiana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | LAFAYETTE, LA-90 | 2024 | $4,170,125 |
ASST_NON_M23AC00013_014 TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY GEOTECHNICAL SURVEYS OFFSHORE UPPER TEXAS | TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | TX-25 | 2024 | $3,000,000 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00007_014 INVENTORY OF RESTORATION QUALITY SEDIMENT TO IMPROVE COASTAL RESILIENCY IN LOUISIANA | COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA Louisiana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | BATON ROUGE, LA-90 | 2024 | $2,811,500 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00020_014 THE GLO OFFSHORE SEDIMENT INVENTORY PROJECT WILL UTILIZE $2,000,000 IN FEDERAL FUNDS TO EXPAND DATA COLLECTION INTO PORTIONS OF THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF ALONG TEXAS CENTRAL AN… | TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | AUSTIN COUNTY, TX-25 | 2025 | $2,500,000 |
ASST_NON_M16AC00020_014 TEXAS OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF GEOPHYSICAL PROCESSING WORKFLOWS FOR SAND RESOURCE EVALUATION | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | AUSTIN, TX-90 | 2024 | $880,453 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00008_014 SANDBRIDGE HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES FISH DISTRIBUTION ON A DREDGED SHOAL | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | DE-00 | 2024 | $806,479 |
ASST_NON_M24AC00005_014 SAND AND GRAVEL RESOURCE IDENTIFICATION FOR MULTI-USE CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN LONG BAY, NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA, WITH ADDITIONAL ATTENTION TO GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION. | NATURAL RESOURCES SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT South Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | SC-07 | 2024 | $750,000 |
ASST_NON_M14AC00012_014 THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO EXTEND THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE AT NO ADDITIONAL COST. | NATURAL RESOURCES SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT South Carolina | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | SC-06 | 2024 | $629,848 |
ASST_NON_M23AC00006_014 THE ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF MARINE MINERALS ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF | THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Mississippi | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | MS-04 | 2025 | $599,999 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00018_014 CONTINUING MISSISSIPPI OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY LINKING LATE QUATERNARY STRATIGRAPHIC EVOLUTION OF THE MID SHELF MS CO-OP2 | THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Mississippi | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | MS-04 | 2025 | $499,999 |
ASST_NON_M14AC00003_014 M14AC00003 | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | NEWARK, DE-00 | 2024 | $399,989 |
ASST_NON_M14AC00006_014 M14AC00006 | UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Massachusetts | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | AMHERST, MA-02 | 2024 | $399,562 |
ASST_NON_M19AC00019_014 ALABAMA OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY | GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMA Alabama | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | CITY OF TUSCALOOSA, AL-07 | 2024 | $342,000 |
ASST_NON_M22AC00020_014 EVALUATION AND PRIORITIZATION OF SAND AND GRAVEL RESOURCES TO SUPPORT COASTAL RESILIENCE PROJECTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NEW JERSEY COAST. | NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION New Jersey | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | TRENTON, NJ-90 | 2024 | $300,000 |
ASST_NON_M23AC00014_014 ASSESSING FUTURE SAND NEEDS AND SUPPLY IN THE COASTAL MID-ATLANTIC | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | DE-00 | 2025 | $299,765 |
ASST_NON_M19AC00006_014 LOUISIANA OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY | COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANA Louisiana | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | BATON ROUGE, LA-90 | 2025 | $291,717 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00010_014 ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERAL RECOVERY FROM SAND USED FOR BEACH NOURISHMENT - 2020 | THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Virginia | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | BIG STONE GAP, VA-09 | 2024 | $250,000 |
ASST_NON_M22AC00001_014 ASSESSING PRESENT AND FUTURE SAND RESOURCE NEEDS AND SUPPLY IN COASTAL DELMARVA | UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE Delaware | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | NEWARK, DE-00 | 2025 | $217,156 |
ASST_NON_M22AC00008_014 TEXAS OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY RECONCILING CORE DATA BASES AND DETAILED ANALYSIS OF RECENT ACOUSTIC REFLECTION DATA ON THE TEXAS SHELF | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | TX-25 | 2025 | $211,612 |
ASST_NON_M20AC00003_014 NY BIGHT FISH, FISHERIES, AND SAND FEATURES DATA REVIEW | RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY New Jersey | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ-06 | 2024 | $174,064 |
ASST_NON_M24AC00024_014 A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MARINE MINERAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN THE CONTEXT OF WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT WITH COUNTRIES IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC REGION | THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK New York | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | NY-01 | 2024 | $125,000 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00009_014 ARCTIC MARINE MINERAL EXPLORATION RAMEN LASER SPECTROSCOPY VALIDATION | UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON Washington | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | SEATTLE, WA-07 | 2024 | $93,662 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00006_014 GOM OFFSHORE SEDIMENT INVENTORY PROCESSING OF INDUSTRY GAND G DATA FOR INCLUSION INTO MMIS | UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | AUSTIN, TX-90 | 2025 | $49,996 |
ASST_NON_M21AC00000_014 MICROFOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE ANALYSIS IN SUPPORT OF THE MISSISSIPPI OFFSHORE SEDIMENT RESOURCES INVENTORY | UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA Alabama | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | AL-07 | 2024 | $47,931 |
ASST_NON_M22AC00017_014 INVESTIGATION OF LEGACY DATA IN WESTERN MISSISSIPPI SOUND AND NORTHERN CHANDELEUR SOUND | THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Mississippi | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | MS-04 | 2024 | $11,993 |
ASST_NON_M24AC00018_014 BUILDING COASTAL RESILIENCE ON THE UPPER TEXAS COAST: SEDIMENT RESOURCE CHARACTERIZATION AND DECISION SUPPORT FOR MULTIPLE-USE SCENARIOS AND MANAGEMENT | TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE Texas | Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management | TX-25 | 2024 | $0 |
Top 27 awards shown, ranked by obligated amount. Dates reflect performance period; last-modified dates match USAspending.gov. Complete listings include all transaction history going back to FY2024.
Spending by State
| State | Funding | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | $7.3M | 3 |
| Texas | $6.6M | 6 |
| Florida | $4.6M | 1 |
| Delaware | $1.7M | 4 |
| South Carolina | $1.4M | 2 |
| Mississippi | $1.1M | 3 |
| New Jersey | $474K | 2 |
| Massachusetts | $400K | 1 |
| Alabama | $390K | 2 |
| Virginia | $250K | 1 |
| New York | $125K | 1 |
| Washington | $94K | 1 |
Top Recipients
| Recipient | Total | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICETX | $5.5M | 3 |
| UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDAFL | $4.6M | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT LAFAYETTELA | $4.2M | 1 |
| COASTAL PROTECTION & RESTORATION AUTHORITY OF LOUISIANALA | $3.1M | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY OF DELAWAREDE | $1.7M | 4 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENTSC | $1.4M | 2 |
| UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTINTX | $1.1M | 3 |
| THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPIMS | $1.1M | 3 |
| UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTSMA | $400K | 1 |
| GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ALABAMAAL | $342K | 1 |
| NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONNJ | $300K | 1 |
| THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYVA | $250K | 1 |
| RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITYNJ | $174K | 1 |
| THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORKNY | $125K | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTONWA | $94K | 1 |
| UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMAAL | $48K | 1 |
Agencies Administering This Program
Source: USAspending.gov · All Programs