Gulf Research Program

The National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a non-governmental, non-profit organization chartered by the US Congress in 1863 at the request of President Lincoln. The Academy has two missions: to honor the nation’s top scientists, engineers, and health professionals with membership, and to serve the nation with independent, expert advice.

In 2013, with $500 million in criminal settlement funds from the companies involved in Deepwater Horizon, the Gulf Research Program (GRP) was created. The studies, projects, and activities conducted by the GRP will advance and apply science, engineering and, public health knowledge to reduce risks from offshore oil spills and will enable the communities of the Gulf to better anticipate, mitigate, and recover from future disasters.