Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise (GLCOE)

Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise (GLCOE)

Mission

The Great Lakes region is a uniquely challenging environment for oil-spill preparedness and response. The activities of the GLCOE aim to provide responders with innovative tools, cutting-edge strategies, and advanced training to support a safe Marine Transportation System in the Great Lakes region and strengthen America’s energy security. Congress mandated that the U.S. Coast Guard establish the Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise (GLCOE) through Section 807 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282).

Purpose

The GLCOE’s purpose is to operationalize innovative ideas that improve freshwater and icy water oil spill responses. 

Location

1. Lake Superior State University – Sault Ste. Marie, MI 

i. Proximity to critical crude oil transportation infrastructure in the Great Lakes, such as submerged pipelines and high-traffic navigation locks 

ii. An institution of higher education with adequate aquatic research facilities, capabilities, and expertise in Great Lakes aquatic ecology, environmental chemistry, fish and wildlife, and water resources

iii. Center for Freshwater Research and Education; open to public 

2. NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory – Ann Arbor, MI 

Hosts key partners within the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research – CIGLR 

a. 10 universities, 2 NGOs, and 3 businesses 

b. Lead Collaborator – University of Michigan 

The Great Lakes region is a uniquely challenging environment for oil-spill preparedness and response. The activities of the GLCOE aim to provide responders with innovative tools, cutting-edge strategies, and advanced training to support a safe Marine Transportation System in the Great Lakes region and strengthen America’s energy security. Congress mandated that the U.S. Coast Guard establish the Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise (GLCOE) through Section 807 of the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-282).

Each Fiscal Year, the Great Lakes Oil Spill Center of Expertise releases a funding opportunity to both federal and non-federal applicants. The maximum funding for each project is $250,000, and there are multiple themes each year.

For more information, please visit the Funding Opportunities page. 

Project Archive

A comprehensive list of projects that describe the scope, theme, and final deliverables.

 

Quarterly Project Portfolio

Each quarter the GLCOE releases a Project Portfolio that describes current, ongoing projects. 

Coming Soon!

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