NSF Org:	OCE Division Of Ocean Sciences
Recipient:	REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Initial Amendment Date:	July 8, 2009
Latest Amendment Date:	September 30, 2009
Award Number:	0902275
Award Instrument:	Standard Grant
Program Manager:	James Holik OCE  Division Of Ocean Sciences GEO  Directorate for Geosciences
Start Date:	July 15, 2009
End Date:	June 30, 2010 (Estimated)
Total Intended Award Amount:	$0.00
Total Awarded Amount to Date:	$52,656.00
Funds Obligated to Date:	FY 2009 = $52,656.00
ARRA Amount:	$52,656.00
History of Investigator:	Richard Ricketts (Principal Investigator) ricketts@d.umn.edu
Recipient Sponsored Research Office:	University of Minnesota Duluth 1049 UNIVERSITY DRIVE 209 DARLAND DULUTH MN  US  55812-3011 (218)726-7582
Sponsor Congressional District:	08
Primary Place of Performance:	University of Minnesota Duluth 1049 UNIVERSITY DRIVE 209 DARLAND DULUTH MN  US  55812-3011
Primary Place of Performance Congressional District:	08
Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):	LPCTM8BS8NF3
Parent UEI:
NSF Program(s):	OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTATION
Primary Program Source:	01R00910DB RRA RECOVERY ACT
Program Reference Code(s):	0000, 6890, OTHR
Program Element Code(s):	541300
Award Agency Code:	4900
Fund Agency Code:	4900
Assistance Listing Number(s):	47.050

ABSTRACT

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).

A request is made to fund additional and back-up instrumentation for the
R/V Blue Heron, an 86 foot Coastal vessel owned by the University of Minnesota and operated by the Large Lakes Observatory as part of the University-National Oceanographic Laboratory System (UNOLS) research fleet. The request includes one item/system:
1) Mooring releases, a spare deck box to trigger the releases and additional floatation

Broader Impacts: The acquisition, maintenance and operation of shared-use instrumentation allows NSF-funded researchers from any US university or lab access to working, calibrated instruments for their research, reducing the cost of that research, and expanding the base of potential researchers. The addition of a shared use mooring release system will enhance the ability of R/V Blue Heron to complete mooring experiments in the Great Lakes. This is the only UNOLS ship that operates in these waters.

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