ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement.docx

This document is a template and requirement guide for Project Abstract Summaries mandated by the Department of the Interior for all financial assistance awards issued through the USGS under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program.

Applicants must submit a Project Abstract Summary (PAS) alongside their proposal via Grants.gov that does not exceed one page or approximately 4,000 characters in 12-point Times New Roman font. The PAS must include: 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 subrecipient activities if known at time of award. Upon award issuance, the PAS will be publicly available at USAspending.gov to comply with OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02 requirements for complete and accurate financial assistance award descriptions. For this specific funding opportunity, the USGS is seeking research to assess in-situ fluorometry for detecting milt from invasive carp in rivers downstream from spawning sites to support early detection efforts needed by state and federal agencies throughout the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins. Eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Great Rivers CESU. This opportunity falls under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), which has obligated $1.52 billion across 6,281 awards since October 1995, with recent individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $2.73 million.