Gulf of Mexico Alliance

What Gulf of Mexico Alliance does

The Gulf of America Alliance (formerly Gulf of Mexico Alliance) is a non-profit regional ocean partnership organization founded in 2004 and headquartered at 1151 Robinson Street, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Designated as the Regional Ocean Partnership for the Gulf of America, it is led by the five Gulf states and operates a network of over 165 participating organizations spanning state and federal agencies, local communities, academia, non-governmental organizations, and industry. The organization's mission is to enhance the environmental and economic health of the Gulf region through increased regional collaboration, addressing priority issues including Coastal Community Resilience, Data & Monitoring, Habitat Resources, Water Resources, Wildlife & Fisheries, Marine Debris, Education & Engagement, Integrated Planning, and Human Benefits of Nature.

The Alliance's core offerings consist of collaborative programs and platforms rather than commercial products. Its flagship technology is the Gulf Open Data Platform (GOMOD), a regional data sharing platform providing access to Gulf environmental, coastal, and ecological data for stakeholders and researchers. Other core programs include the Gulf Star Program (under the Governors' Action Plan for strategic regional coordination) and the Gulf Conference, described as the nation's largest meeting focused on the Gulf region (with GulfCon 2026 and an All Hands Meeting 2027 scheduled). These initiatives collectively support convening, funding, project coordination, and knowledge sharing across the five-state Gulf region.

The organization's business model is non-profit and grant-funded, with no traditional product pricing model. Revenue derives from federal appropriations, grants (including $2.2 million from NOAA Office for Coastal Management and $125,000 from CITGO in 2024), and member contributions. Customer segments are geographic/horizontal: Gulf Coast state and federal agencies, NGOs and academia, and industry partners. Governance is structured through the Governors' Action Plan and the five Gulf states, with no parent company, no equity ownership, and no subsidiaries.

Name

Gulf of Mexico Alliance

Legal name

Gulf of America Alliance

Website

https://gulfofmexicoalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Gulf of America Alliance (formerly Gulf of Mexico Alliance) is a non-profit Regional Ocean Partnership led by the five Gulf states, coordinating 165+ organizations across government, academia, NGOs, and industry to advance regional environmental and economic priorities through collaborative programs and data sharing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Ocean Partnership and Coastal Environmental Coordination

NAICS

Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Marine & Freshwater Conservation (BPAGAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Coastal & Marine Resources Administration (Oceans, Fisheries, Shorelines) (BPAIAMAI), Oceans, Coastal & Marine Resource Management (BPADALAI)

Keywords

• Regional ocean partnership
• Coastal environmental collaboration
• Gulf data sharing platform
• Multi-state coastal management
• Marine habitat conservation

Headquarters

HQ city

Ocean Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Gulf of America Alliance operates as a Regional Ocean Partnership coordinating environmental and economic priorities across the five U.S. Gulf states. Its core offerings include the Gulf Open Data Platform (GOMOD) for regional data sharing, the Gulf Star Program under the Governors' Action Plan for collaborative project execution, and the Gulf Conference as a stakeholder convening forum. It also administers federal grant funding (such as $2.2 million from NOAA Office for Coastal Management) to advance priority issues including coastal community resilience, habitat resources, water resources, wildlife and fisheries, marine debris, and data and monitoring.

Product overview

The Gulf of America Alliance (formerly Gulf of Mexico Alliance) operates as a Regional Ocean Partnership rather than a traditional product company. The organization's core offerings consist of collaborative programs and platforms including the Gulf Open Data Platform (GOMOD) for regional data sharing, the Gulf Star Program under the Governors' Action Plan for strategic regional coordination, and the Gulf Conference for stakeholder engagement. These programs collectively support priority issue areas including Coastal Community Resilience, Data & Monitoring, Habitat Resources, Water Resources, Wildlife & Fisheries, Marine Debris, and other environmental initiatives across the five Gulf states.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gulf Open Data Platform (GOMOD): Data platform for Gulf regional information sharing.
• Gulf Star
• GulfCon 2026

Products and services

• Gulf Open Data Platform (GOMOD) A regional data sharing platform providing access to Gulf of America environmental, coastal, and ecological data for stakeholders, researchers, and communities across the Alliance network of over 165 participating organizations.
• Gulf Star Program A priority initiative under the Governors' Action Plan focused on regional collaboration to advance Gulf of America environmental and economic health across the five Gulf states.
• Governors' Action Plan A multi-state strategic framework led by the five Gulf states that guides regional priorities and collaborative actions for the Gulf of America Alliance.
• Gulf Conference The nation's largest meeting focused on the Gulf region, hosted by the Gulf of America Alliance to bring together scientists and stakeholders for knowledge sharing and collaboration across priority issues.

Quantifiable outcome

• $2.2 million invested in six new regional projects through NOAA funding

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Environmental Defense Fund — Gulf Program: A national environmental organization running Gulf-focused coastal resilience, fisheries, and habitat work; overlaps the alliance's priority issues while operating at a larger national scale.
• National Wildlife Federation — Gulf Program: Operates Gulf coastal resilience and wildlife/habitat programs across the same five Gulf states, with overlapping priority areas (wildlife, fisheries, habitat) and a comparable multi-state partnership model.
• The Nature Conservancy — Gulf of Mexico Program: A large environmental NGO running Gulf-specific marine conservation and habitat programs with overlapping priority areas (habitat, water, fisheries) — competes for the same federal grants and partner attention in the Gulf region.

Direct peers

• West Coast Ocean Alliance: Regional ocean partnership serving the U.S. West Coast, coordinating across state, federal, and tribal authorities on coastal issues — comparable in mandate, governance, and convening role.
• Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS): A regional ocean observing partnership for the Pacific Islands providing data infrastructure and stakeholder coordination, directly analogous to the GOMOD data platform and alliance model.
• Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (RESTORE Council): The federal-state Gulf ecosystem restoration body that administers Deepwater Horizon settlement funds; operates the same Gulf geography with related coastal restoration priorities, making it the closest direct counterpart for funding and programs.
• Northeast Regional Association of Coastal and Ocean Observing Systems (NERACOOS): A Regional Ocean Partnership / observing system serving the Northeastern U.S. coast with a comparable intergovernmental coordination, data-sharing, and stakeholder convening model analogous to the Gulf of America Alliance.
• Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO): A Regional Ocean Partnership for the Mid-Atlantic U.S., similarly led by member states and focused on coordinated ocean and coastal management — a direct structural peer to the Gulf of America Alliance.

Broad incumbents

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management: The primary federal funding partner and the U.S. national authority on coastal management; sets policy and grant frameworks the alliance operates within, making it the broader incumbent that funds and shapes the alliance's mandate.
• Ocean Conservancy: A national marine conservation organization running Gulf-focused initiatives (including marine debris) — broader in geographic scope but overlapping in priority issues and stakeholder engagement in the Gulf.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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