Great Ships Initiative

$6.3 Million committed in FY2020–FY2025

Agency: Maritime Administration, Transportation, Department of
Assistance: Cooperative Agreements
CFDA number: 20.818
What it does: The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC) is a collaboration whose objective is to end the problem of ship-mediated invasive species in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System. The near term objective is to significantly accelerate research, development and implementation of ballast water treatment system for ships that operate in the Great Lakes.
Who benefits: Eligible beneficiaries include those entities defined in OMB A-102 and OMB Circular A-122.
Who applies: Applicants must have the following capabilities and resources: A current EPA-approved Quality Management Plan (QMP). The facilities and equipment for conducting biological analyses to determine concentrations of living organisms in three size-classes (less than 10 microns, between 10 and 50 microns, greater than 50 microns) at the levels of the proposed USCG discharge standard. A mix of personnel available for engineering support and for conducting biological analyses according to standard protocols. The ability to write and follow a rigorous quality assurance plan that maximizes the production of credible results.
Authorized by: Defense Authorizations Act of 2011

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Great Ships Initiative

$6.3 Million committed in FY2020–FY2025

Agency: Maritime Administration, Transportation, Department of
Assistance: Cooperative Agreements
CFDA number: 20.818
What it does: The Great Waters Research Collaborative (GWRC) is a collaboration whose objective is to end the problem of ship-mediated invasive species in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System. The near term objective is to significantly accelerate research, development and implementation of ballast water treatment system for ships that operate in the Great Lakes.
Who benefits: Eligible beneficiaries include those entities defined in OMB A-102 and OMB Circular A-122.
Who applies: Applicants must have the following capabilities and resources: A current EPA-approved Quality Management Plan (QMP). The facilities and equipment for conducting biological analyses to determine concentrations of living organisms in three size-classes (less than 10 microns, between 10 and 50 microns, greater than 50 microns) at the levels of the proposed USCG discharge standard. A mix of personnel available for engineering support and for conducting biological analyses according to standard protocols. The ability to write and follow a rigorous quality assurance plan that maximizes the production of credible results.
Authorized by: Defense Authorizations Act of 2011