USGS Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Grant for Coastal Change Research

Opportunity ID: 41983

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: 08HQPA0035
Funding Opportunity Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast CESU
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Assistance Listings: 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Jun 10, 2008
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 20, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 20, 2008
Archive Date: Jul 20, 2008
Estimated Total Program Funding: $35,000
Award Ceiling: $35,000
Award Floor: $35,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 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 Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Additional Information

Agency Name: Geological Survey
Description: The USGS Carolinas Coastal Change Processes Project is a five year effort focused on the region of North and South Carolina. This project will investigate the interactions of shoreline, nearshore, and offshore sediment transport process driving coastal change in the Carolinas using geophysical surveys, oceanographic studies, and predictive models. In support of this project we seek technical assistance for field observational studies to measure physical oceanographic processes and for the development and implementation of numerical models used to hindcast and predict coastal changes.
Observational assistance is sought to measure near-bed (seafloor) bottom boundary layer sediment resuspension processes. The use of acoustic instrumentation is required, mounted on oceanographic quality tripods suitable for these studies and able to carry a number of instrumentation, and the ability to provide calibration of the acoustic equipment in a proven facility. Technical assistance with the numerical modeling is sought to provide a calibration of the model results compared to the observational data.

Award Information
The award will be monetary support to provide direct assistance in the deployment, maintenance, operation, calibration, processing, and interpretation of measured time series data from a multi-frequency acoustic backscatter profiler designed to measure vertical profiles of near-bottom (seafloor) suspended sediment. The applicant will perform qualified calibrations of the multi-frequency acoustic profiler in a proven facility. Funding now available is $35,000. Additional years will be based upon satisfactory progress and the availability of funds.

Link to Additional Information:
Grantor Contact Information: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

FAITH GRAVES

CONTRACT SPECIALIST

Phone 703-648-7356
Email:fgraves@usgs.gov

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date

Folder 41983 Full Announcement-1 -> cesu.usgs funding opportunity.pdf

Packages

Agency Contact Information: FAITH GRAVES
CONTRACT SPECIALIST
Phone 703-648-7356
Email: fgraves@usgs.gov
Who Can Apply: Organization Applicants

Assistance Listing Number Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions
15.808 08HQPA0035 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast CESU PKG00007549 Jun 10, 2008 Jun 20, 2008 View

Package 1

Mandatory forms

41983 SF424-2.0.pdf

41983 Project-1.1.pdf

41983 SF424B-1.1.pdf

41983 SF424A-1.0.pdf


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