ATTACHMENT C - Project Abstract Summary Requirement.docx

This file is a Department of the Interior requirement document outlining the Project Abstract Summary (PAS) specifications that must accompany all financial assistance awards for the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) cooperative agreement opportunity. The PAS is mandated by OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02 to ensure complete and accurate financial assistance award descriptions are provided to USAspending.gov for public transparency.

Applicants must submit a Project Abstract Summary alongside their proposal via Grants.gov that includes the following required sections: project title with plain language description, award purpose (avoiding acronyms and agency-specific terminology), activities to be performed, deliverables and expected outcomes, intended beneficiary(ies), and any known subrecipient activities. The PAS is limited to one page or less (approximately 4,000 characters maximum) and should use 12-point Times New Roman font. Upon issuance of the cooperative agreement, this Project Abstract Summary will be publicly available on USAspending.gov. The underlying cooperative agreement opportunity focuses on evaluating the operational readiness of low-cost autonomous underwater vehicles (JaiaBot BIO) equipped with in-situ sensors for assessing water quality degradation in episodic events, with Lake Champlain designated as the test bed for this technology demonstration. The research supports USGS Water Resources Mission Area objectives and is funded under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).