ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement.docx

This is a Department of the Interior requirement document establishing the Project Abstract Summary (PAS) submission standard for all financial assistance awards under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). The PAS must be a single-page document (maximum ~4,000 characters) formatted in 12-point Times New Roman font that includes plain language descriptions of the project title, award purpose, activities, deliverables, expected outcomes, intended beneficiaries, and any subrecipient activities. The PAS must accompany proposals submitted via Grants.gov and will become publicly available on USAspending.gov upon award issuance, in accordance with OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02 requirements for complete and accurate financial assistance award descriptions.

The associated cooperative agreement opportunity funds research to improve efficiency and standardization of Real-Time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) assay data analysis for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance and management. Eligible applicants must be participating partners of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The program supports development of robust, automated, and reproducible analytical pipelines to enhance efficiency, repeatability, and inter-laboratory consistency in CWD prion detection. Applications are evaluated based on scientific excellence and relevance to USGS mission priorities, subject to 2 CFR Part 200 compliance requirements, with preapplication coordination required and submission exclusively through Grants.gov using Standard Form 424.