The U.S. Geological Survey’s Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) offers a cooperative agreement for Universities to conduct research on geographic information science applications in the Rocky Mountains CESU. Projects include electronic topographic map design, data integration, ontology creation, user-centered design for Web maps, and more. The collaborative agreement aims to support The National Map and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure. Funding of about $102,435 for the initial year is available, with opportunities for renewal. This grant encourages student training and aims to establish research collaborations between federal agencies, universities, and partner institutions.
Opportunity ID: 41969
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 08HQPA0030 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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 09, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 18, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 18, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $102,435 |
| Award Ceiling: | $102,435 |
| Award Floor: | $102,435 |
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. All potential applicants who are in the Rocky Mountains CESU network are invited to apply.
Applications will be accepted from any Rocky Mountains CESU university member institution that has the ability to conduct research consistent with the CEGIS research interests as defined in the "Funding Opportunity Description" section. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Center of Excellence for Geospatial Information Science (CEGIS) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a cooperative agreement opportunity to Universities that have the ability to conduct research on geographic information science applications in the Rocky Mountains CESU. CEGIS primarily conducts research and develops solutions in support of The National Map and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI). Current research projects include (but are not limited to) design of an electronic topographic map, automated data integration and generalization, creating an ontology for The National Map, user-centered design for Web map services, and representation of geospatial data, phenomena, and processes as multi-resolution raster data, http://cegis.usgs.gov/. For a successful cooperative agreement, the partner University must have complementary research interests and be able to address these and other potential research topics. CEGIS specifically is seeking collaborative opportunities with Universities for a broad range of research and development efforts related to The National Map and the National Spatial Data Infrastructure, which support land management, environmental and research agencies, and universities as well as USGS science. Multiple scale support is a critical component of research efforts to build spatial data infrastructures and includes the ability to generalize from a high resolution to any user-specified lower resolution. Cartographic design, display, and visualization of geospatial data at multiple scales is a part of the desired collaboration. CEGIS is trying to establish working collaborations among Federal agencies and Universities and other partner institutions to accomplish mutual research objectives. In addition cooperative projects should include and foster student training opportunities in geospatial information science, cartography, and environmental studies. Award Information It is expected that the cooperative agreement will last up to five years with the opportunity for multiple renewals. The cooperative agreement provides the means under which individual CEGIS projects may arrange to work with members of the Rocky Mountains CESU. Under this agreement, work may be funded as collaborative proposals or as grants, depending on the extent and type of involvement of the USGS in the work. The amount of funding for the CESU cooperative agreement initial year is estimated to be $102,435. The funding amounts will depend on the opportunities for mutual research between the university and individual CEGIS projects. Work performance under this agreement will start upon acceptance of the agreement and funding may continue throughout the period of the cooperative agreement. Additional funding will be based upon availability of funds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH PETERS
CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fpeters@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 41969 Full Announcement-1 -> Rocky Mountains-CESU ANNOUNCEMENT.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH PETERS CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fpeters@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 08HQPA0030 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00007534 | Jun 09, 2008 | Jun 18, 2008 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
41969 SF424-2.0.pdf
41969 Project-1.1.pdf
41969 SF424B-1.1.pdf
41969 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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