Proposal Submission Guidelines

GCOOS Requirements for Sub-Awards Related to Our IOOS Award

Please note: We are NOT currently accepting any new proposals.

GCOOS is a certified Regional Coastal Observing System (RCOS) — a non-federal observing organization certified as meeting federal standards for data gathering and management. This certification means that our data has the full backing of the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Core funding for GCOOS operations comes from a series of competitive five-year grants awarded by IOOS that support the administration and implementation of the regional observing system.

As part of that implementation, GCOOS provides sub-awards to Principal Investigators through a competitive process.

GCOOS Year 3 Sub-Award Budget Submission Process

Principal Investigators submitting Year 3 sub-award funding proposals to GCOOS should work with the sponsored programs office at their institutions to submit the proposal package electronically to the TAMU Sponsored Research Services Office.

Each sub-award package must include the following:

Additional Inclusions:

  • TAMU form for institutional commitment
  • Principle Investigator resume (2-page)
  • Fringe and/or IDC rate memo or link to institutional page in cases where rates are greater than 38%
  • Data management plan (1 page) — template coming soon

Other documents that might be requested:

Points of Contact

GCOOS

Jorge Brenner
GCOOS Executive Director
jorge.brenner@gcoos.org
Mobile: 361-696-1776

TAMU Office of Sponsored Research Services

Lyndal Arceneaux
Senior Proposal Administrator II
Texas A&M University
larceneaux@tamu.edu
Office: 979-862-2465