ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement..docx

This document is a Project Abstract Summary Requirement attachment that establishes mandatory formatting and content standards for federal financial assistance awards under the Department of the Interior. In compliance with OMB Memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02, all project abstracts must be organized to include the project title, award purpose in plain language without acronyms, activities to be performed, deliverables and expected outcomes, intended beneficiaries, and subrecipient activities if applicable. The abstract is limited to one page or fewer than 4,000 characters using 12-point Times New Roman font and must be submitted alongside the proposal via Grants.gov. Upon award issuance, the Project Abstract Summary will be made publicly available on USAspending.gov to ensure complete and accurate award descriptions in federal spending transparency databases.

The related funding opportunity is a Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior under the U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808). This opportunity, administered through the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), supports research to improve accuracy assessment and area estimation for annual remote-sensing-based land-cover monitoring. The USGS EROS Center seeks to advance land cover research through investigation and implementation of state-of-the-art sampling and statistical strategies for accuracy assessment and area estimation, with focus on reference data uncertainties. This research is critical for validating USGS land cover change products, particularly the Annual National Land Cover Database (NLCD), which serves federal agencies, state and local governments, academic institutions, and the private sector. Eligible applicants must be participating partners of the Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU and must apply through Grants.gov using SF 424 forms, with preapplication coordination required.