ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity G26AS00131

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Geological Survey (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 5, 2026. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $50K, with about 1 award expected and $50K in total estimated funding. 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

Jun 5, 2026Posted
Jul 5, 2026Application deadline

Posted: Jun 5, 2026
Close date: Jul 5, 2026
Award floor: $1
Award ceiling: $49,995
Est. total funding: $49,995
Expected awards: 1
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 Units (CESU) Program. CESU"s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

Can your organization apply?

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.

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research focused on developing the next generation of authoritative, semantically enriched GeoAI-enabled data infrastructures for sharing of hydrology and elevation data and knowledge.

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?

15.808U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data CollectionProgram →

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.

Agency contact (as published)

Geological Survey
rachel_miller@ios.doi.gov
916-278-9331

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice lists 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 $1 – $50k, total estimated program funding is $49,995 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.

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 G26AS00131), 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.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

OpenResearchALN 15.808