ATTACHMENT C - Project Abstract Summary Requirement.docx

This document is a Project Abstract Summary (PAS) requirement template issued by the Department of the Interior in compliance with Office of Management and Budget memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02, mandating that all federal financial assistance awards include complete and accurate descriptions on USAspending.gov. Applicants must submit a Project Abstract Summary not exceeding one page or approximately 4,000 characters in 12-point Times New Roman font, organized to include the following sections: project title with plain language description, award purpose avoiding acronyms and agency-specific terminology, activities to be performed, deliverables and expected outcomes, intended beneficiaries, and any known subrecipient activities. The completed PAS must be submitted alongside the proposal via Grants.gov and will become publicly available on USAspending.gov upon award issuance.

The requirement applies to this cooperative agreement opportunity with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, which funds research in GeoAI-enabled automated landform mapping, Landform Reference Ontology expansion using knowledge graphs, and Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) summit feature positional accuracy improvements utilizing lidar-derived elevation datasets. This opportunity falls under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), which supports research complementary to USGS efforts through cooperative agreements typically ranging from $40,000 to $500,000 with performance periods of one to five years, submitted through Grants.gov with notification of awards provided by USGS contracting officers following review by USGS scientists based on scientific excellence and relevance to USGS mission objectives.