Project Grant 99585614

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $1,303,940 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) to update the state's digital riverine and wetland data. This multi-year effort, spanning from August 2024 to July 2027, will improve the accuracy of Missouri's geospatial data critical for natural disaster planning, flood recovery programs, and natural resource management. The project builds...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National Cooperative Geologic Mapping Program (CFDA 15.810) provides $613,653.00 to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) to conduct geologic mapping and research projects across Mississippi. The key deliverables include: Surficial geologic maps, cross-sections, and databases for the Redwood, Vicksburg East, and Vicksburg West quadrangles in Warren and Issaquena Counties. Surficial and...

This federal Cooperative Agreement award, issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808), provides $119,117 to the University of North Dakota to conduct research on the upper Mississippi River system. The primary goals are to 1) develop a comprehensive understanding of how water quality, aquatic vegetation, mussels, and fish communities are spatially and temporally structured across the river system and associated with different...

This $440,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers (CFDA 15.820) program will assess the value of nature-based solutions (NBS) in reducing flood risks for at-risk communities in the Upper Mississippi River Basin (UMRB). The key products and services to be delivered include: Development of an integrated flood risk index map using the INFORM Risk Index framework to identify high-risk areas where NBS...

The U.S. Geological Survey awarded a $689,092 Project Grant under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program (CFDA 15.805) to Oklahoma State University. The grant will fund a 3-year research project titled "Next-Generation Monitoring: Satellite Remote Sensing and eDNA Integration for the Early Detection and Management of Aquatic Invasive Plants in the Upper Mississippi Basin". The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Multi-band spectral data...

This Project Grant award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Information Exchange Network Grant Program (CFDA 66.608) provides $282,629 to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) to enhance IT and data management capabilities related to environmental protection. The key activities funded under this award include: 1) Creating a database for Upper Mississippi River (UMR) water resources data; 2) Increasing efficiencies for data entry and collection via a...

This $315,493 Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service under the National Wetlands Inventory (CFDA 15.665) program, supports the generation of updated spatial data for wetlands and uplands within 20 HUC 10 watersheds in the Mississippi Alluvial Valley. The key tasks involve utilizing remote sensing imagery to delineate wetland boundaries, classify wetland types, conduct field validation, and collaborate with subject matter experts to...

This $400,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Non-State Member Support for the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan program (CFDA 66.487) supports the Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) in advancing the Gulf Hypoxia Action Plan through implementation of UMRBA's workplan. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) Developing an integrated Upper Mississippi River Nutrient Reduction Strategy; 2) Establishing an adaptive...

The US Geological Survey awarded Purdue University $574,425 under the Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes federal grant program (CFDA 15.805) for the period from January 27, 2023 through January 26, 2026. The project will assess three sources of data—watercraft inspections, fishing app data, and smartphone location information—to predict the presence, absence, and spread of aquatic invasive species throughout the Upper Mississippi River Basin. Specifically, the university...

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $2,473,614.72 Cooperative Agreement under the National Geospatial Program: Building The National Map (CFDA 15.817) to the Indiana Office Of Technology (In.gov), a division of the Indiana State Budget Agency. The purpose of this 3-year award, running from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2027, is to update the state of Indiana's LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) dataset. Specifically, the vendor will collect Quality Level 1 (QL-1) LiDAR data for the central...