Notice of Intent | USGS 17 FA 0102

Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 17 FA 0102

This Notice of Intent is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) focused on Water Use Data and Research Cooperative Assistance. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply providing funds. The program falls under the Natural Resources funding activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.808, which is commonly tied to USGS-related scientific and resource management assistance programs. The opportunity is designed to support efforts that strengthen the collection, improvement, analysis, or applied research use of water-use information, with an emphasis on producing data and findings that can be used for planning, management, and decision-making.

Eligibility for this opportunity is limited to state governments, indicating the USGS is targeting state-level agencies or entities responsible for water resource data programs, water rights administration, water planning, or statewide water information systems. Because the award is framed around water-use data and research cooperation, the most likely supported work would include activities such as improving methods for estimating withdrawals and returns, refining sector-based water-use accounting (for example public supply, irrigation, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, and domestic self-supply), enhancing data integration across local and state sources, or developing tools and approaches that make water-use information more complete, comparable, and timely. While the notice text provided does not list specific tasks, opportunities of this type often aim to help states build capacity and align their data with national standards and reporting needs, which in turn supports USGS national water-use compilation and broader water availability assessments.

The funding opportunity number is USGS 17 FA 0102 and it was created on March 15, 2017. The original closing date is March 29, 2017, which signals a short application window typical of notices that are either time-sensitive, narrowly targeted, or intended to precede a full announcement. The award ceiling is $26,000 and the expected number of awards is one, indicating a small, focused project rather than a broad multi-award competition. With a single anticipated award and a modest ceiling, applicants would generally be expected to propose a clearly scoped set of deliverables that can be completed efficiently, such as a pilot study, a discrete dataset improvement, a methodological evaluation, or an update to a specific component of a state water-use program that also benefits USGS objectives.

Overall, this notice describes a single cooperative agreement award to a state government partner to advance water-use data and related applied research, with the intent of improving the quality, usability, or coverage of water-use information for resource management and scientific purposes.

• The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 15, 2017.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 29, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $26,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments.

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