Assessment of oyster reefs in the Great Wicomico River, VA
- Posted
- June 26, 2025
- Closed
- August 11, 2025
- Award ceiling
- $100,000
- Program funding
- $300,000
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 12.630
- Archives
- September 10, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 12.630 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $191.6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $221.4M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 627
Top recipients: Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation, University of California San Diego, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, Rochester Institute of Technology, Morgan State University
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
Our objectives are to monitor and document the status of the new 2025 adaptive management, rehabilitation, and new construction reefs using criteria established by the Chesapeake Bay Program’s Sustainable Fisheries GIT Chesapeake Bay Oyster Metrics Report. According to the GIT metrics, an oyster sanctuary reef should achieve the target thresholds of 50 oysters/m2, 50 grams dry weight/m2, and a minimum of two-year classes.
The reefs should undergo a physical assessment for density, biomass (dry weight), shell accretion, and size-frequency distribution. An assessment of other attached fauna for density and biomass is also desired. The data from the assessments will be used to inform adaptive management decisions and designs of other oyster restoration projects in the Chesapeake Bay.
There are approximately 18.24 acres across 7 reef sites (Reefs 1&2, 3, 4, 9, 10&11, 13, and 16) in the network that will need to be assessed. The work is anticipated to include Years 1, 3, and 5 monitoring in 2026, 2028, and 2030.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).
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