Fish living in Gulf of Mexico marshes exposed to last year’s oil spill have undergone cellular changes that could lead to developmental and reproductive problems, a group of researchers reported Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) awarded $112.5 Million over the next three years to eight research consortia (RFP I) to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the Gulf of Mexico.

Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative Funds Eight Research Teams, Additional Grant Competition to be Announced Soon

A new report released today The Gulf of Mexico at a Glance: A Second Glance, will provide coastal managers, planners, policy officials, and others with a reference to support regional decision-making and communications about the importance of healthy Gulf coastal ecosystems to a robust national economy, a safe population, and a high quality of life.

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Request for Proposals: Selection of Research Consortia (RFP-I) submissions were due on July 11.

An NIH-funded network of researchers will evaluate potential harmful effects of the Deepwater Horizon disaster on reproduction and birth outcomes, the cardiorespiratory system, and behavior and mental health.

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) today awarded US$1.5 million in funds to 17 scientists doing research on the aftermath of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Short term funding made available in these grants will allow researchers to collect crucial summer data, tiding them over until more of BP’s funds become available in the fall.

The deadline for submission of proposals to the Gulf Research Initiative (GRI) Request for Proposals: Short-Term Continuing and Emergent Observations and Sampling (RFP-III) was June 17, 2011. Yesterday, June 30, the GRI announced the 17 awarded grants that will support the time-sensitive research occurring in the Gulf of Mexico.

Funding Supports Short-Term Continuing and Emergent Observations and Sampling of the Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill on the Gulf of Mexico

Regulations and procedures in themselves are not enough to ensure safety during oil-drilling operations, conclude SINTEF researchers who have studied the accident investigation reports from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board announced today that up to $1.5 million in grants will be available to provide funds for the acquisition of samples and critical observations of effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

BP succeeded in sinking the oil from its blown well out of sight — and keeping much of it away from beaches and marshes last year — by dousing the crude with nearly 2 million gallons of toxic chemicals. But the impact on the ecosystem as a whole may have been more damaging than the oil alone.