ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement.docx

This document is a requirement specification for Project Abstract Summaries mandated by the Department of the Interior for all financial assistance awards under OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02, ensuring compliance with USAspending.gov reporting requirements. Applicants must submit a Project Abstract Summary alongside their proposal via Grants.gov, formatted to no more than one page (~4,000 characters) in 12-point Times New Roman font. The summary must include: project title in plain language; award purpose avoiding acronyms and agency-specific terminology; activities to be performed; deliverables and expected outcomes; intended beneficiaries; and any known subrecipient activities. Upon award issuance of the cooperative agreement, the Project Abstract Summary will be made publicly available on USAspending.gov.

This requirement applies to the Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partners with the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), administered by the U.S. Geological Survey under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The funding opportunity supports research on North American amphibian population status and trends, including model development for a national amphibian disease study, dynamic integrated distribution modeling methods, and decision tools for managing endangered amphibians on Department of the Interior lands. Eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Chesapeake Watershed CESU, and applications are submitted through Grants.gov using Standard Form 424, subject to 2 CFR 200 compliance requirements.