Summary

This is a requirements document for the Project Abstract Summary (PAS), a mandatory submission component for all Department of the Interior financial assistance awards issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. In compliance with OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02, applicants must submit a PAS alongside their Grants.gov proposal to enable complete and accurate award descriptions on USAspending.gov. The PAS must be formatted on one page or less (~4,000 character maximum) using 12-point Times New Roman font and must include the following organized 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. Upon award issuance, the PAS becomes publicly accessible on USAspending.gov.

The specific cooperative agreement opportunity targets the Northern Great Plains CESU and focuses on developing a robust quantitative method to correct for solution chemistry interferences in molecularly imprinted polymer-electrochemical sensor (MIP-ES) measurements of complex environmental water matrices, with particular application to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) detection. The project involves bench-scale proof-of-concept testing and field-deployed trials utilizing multichannel potentiostats for differential pulse voltammetry and cyclic voltammetry analysis. This opportunity is funded under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection) administered by the Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey, with applications processed through Grants.gov and evaluated by USGS scientists based on scientific excellence and mission relevance. Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Northern Great Plains CESU.