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ClosedDeadline extended (was May 21, 2022)Research announcementOpportunity G22AS00324

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Geological Survey (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was June 10, 2022. Individual awards are listed as up to $332K. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).

Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.

Key facts

  1. Apr 25, 2022Posted
  2. Jun 10, 2022Application deadline
Posted
Apr 25, 2022
Close date
Jun 10, 2022
Award floor
Not specified
Award ceiling
$332,000
Est. total funding
Not specified
Original deadline (extended)
May 21, 2022
Expected awards
Not specified
Cost sharing
Not required
Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category
Discretionary

Who can apply

  • Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

Funding Opportunity Description:  Long Term Monitoring of Sediment Resources of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National ParkThe USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research is sediment resources and channel substrates of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park.

The purpose of this research opportunity is to conduct research and monitoring on the magnitudes and trends in fine sediment (sand) storage in the Colorado River ecosystem (CRE) in Grand Canyon National Park. This involves a) tracking the effects of individual high-flow experiments (HFEs), and monitoring the cumulative effect of successive HFEs and intervening operations, on sandbars and sand conservation; b) investigating the interactions between dam operations, sand transport, and eddy sandbar dynamics; and c) monitoring changes in channel bed sediment composition, including submerged aquatic vegetation, to discern channel sand storage, and to support physical habitat suitability modeling within other projects.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

Reported obligations under ALN 15.808

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$125M
FY25$54.7M
FY26$60M est.
Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.808. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 15.808

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 747 grant awards had funding actions under U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection, with 55 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

  1. TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES$39.2M
  2. UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$17.5M
  3. UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES, INC.$8.83M
  4. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA$7.15M
  5. UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$5.66M
Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Geological Survey
fgraves@usgs.gov
703-648-7376

Places named in the notice

Colorado

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $332k.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity G22AS00324), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

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