ATTACHMENT C Project Abstract Summary Requirement.docx

This document is a Project Abstract Summary requirement for federal financial assistance awards issued by the Department of the Interior. The document establishes mandatory submission guidelines in compliance with OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02, requiring all bureaus and offices to provide complete and accurate award descriptions for publication on USAspending.gov. The Project Abstract Summary must be submitted alongside the proposal via Grants.gov and will become publicly available upon award issuance. The summary is limited to one page or less (approximately 4,000 characters maximum) using 12-point Times New Roman font.

The Project Abstract Summary must include five required sections: project title with plain language description; award purpose avoiding acronyms and agency-specific terminology; activities to be performed; deliverables and expected outcomes; and intended beneficiaries and subrecipient activities if applicable at the time of award. This requirement applies to the Cooperative Agreement for an affiliated partner with the Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), which is funded under the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The project focuses on developing and testing an Early Detection and Rapid Response (EDRR) strategy using biosurveillance models to locate new populations of non-native species, thereby reducing ecological and economic costs of invasions through real-world testing and integration with rapid assessment and response protocols.