batch_auto_20260713 202607131256465730 BOEM ESP geoESPIS ESPIS@boem.gov Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Digital Curation: Streamlining Access to Research Across Gulf of Mexico Communities Center for Bayou Studies Nicholls State University In this project, Nicholls researchers, BOEM officials, undergraduate and graduate students, and local community members worked together to develop a searchable repository of research, particularly BOEM-sponsored studies, called the Gulf Coast Cultural Research Repository (GCCRR). The idea was to offer easier access to more than two decades of research commissioned by BOEM related to the Gulf of America region and to connect that body of studies to other relevant research about the region. This coded repository would provide an efficient method for BOEM and other agencies to conduct research and write reports, particularly environmental impact statements. The repository would also provide communities, industries, and scholars with high-quality information to generally further their understanding of the region and for decision-making. 400000 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475 M20AC10018 10.67297/9A1E77 https://boem.gov/awardpages/100343