ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement.docx

This document is a requirement specification for Project Abstract Summaries mandated by the Office of Management and Budget for all Department of the Interior financial assistance awards. The Project Abstract Summary must be submitted alongside proposals via Grants.gov and will be publicly posted on USAspending.gov following award issuance. The summary must be limited to one page or fewer (~4,000 characters maximum) using 12-point Times New Roman font and must include five key organizational 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.

The underlying federal grant opportunity is a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey supporting research on automated fish detection and enumeration at Brandon Road Lock and Dam using the Live Imaging Sonar Surveillance Array (LISSA) to prevent invasive carp movement toward the Great Lakes. This opportunity is restricted to participating partners of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) and falls under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). Preapplication coordination is required, with applications submitted through Grants.gov on Standard Form 424, and awards are subject to 2 CFR Part 200 compliance requirements. Recent awards in this program range from $10,000 to $2.73 million, with review focused on scientific excellence and relevance to USGS mission objectives.