ATTACHMENT_D_-_Geospatial_Data_instructions.docx
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- Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
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- G27AS00062
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This is a geospatial data instructions document serving as an attachment to a Cooperative Agreement solicitation issued by the USGS under the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. The opportunity funds research to develop an automated, standardized analytical pipeline for Real-Time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) assay data analysis to improve efficiency and consistency in Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance and management across wildlife agencies. Eligible applicants must be participating partners of the Rocky Mountain CESU. The funding falls under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), with recent awards ranging from $10,000 to over $2.7 million for cooperative agreements. Applications require preapplication coordination and submission through Grants.gov using Standard Form 424, with review criteria emphasizing scientific excellence and relevance to USGS mission priorities. The program is governed by 2 CFR Part 200 and 2 CFR Part 1402.
The specific geospatial data instructions document (the referenced attachment) provides guidelines for formatting, metadata requirements, and submission protocols for spatial datasets that must accompany the application. This attachment ensures that geospatial data submitted as part of the research proposal meets federal standards for interoperability, documentation, and long-term preservation. All submissions must comply with the specified geospatial standards outlined in the attachment to qualify for consideration.
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Geospatial Requirements:
The Geospatial Data Act of 2018 outlines specific requirements for federal recipients when collecting or producing geospatial data using Department of the Interior financial assistance funds. Here’s a summary of the key points:
· Due Diligence Search: Federal recipients must first check the GeoPlatform.gov list of datasets to see if the needed geospatial data, products, or services already exist.
· Use of Existing Data: If the required data is already available, recipients must use it rather than producing new data.
· Production of New Data: If the needed data is not available, recipients must produce new geospatial data, products, or services in accordance with guidance and standards established by the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC), which can be found at www.fgdc.gov.
· Submission Requirements: Recipients must submit a digital copy of all GIS data produced or collected under the award to the relevant bureau or office.
· Data Format: All GIS data files must be in an open format.
· Metadata Requirements: All delineated GIS data (such as points, lines, or polygons) should be compliant with approved open data standards and include complete feature-level metadata.
These requirements ensure that geospatial data is managed efficiently, used appropriately, and made accessible in a standardized format for future use and sharing. open data standards with complete feature level metadata.
2 CFR 1402.315 Availability of Data
(a) All data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, valuation products or other scientific assessments in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual, resulting from a financial assistance agreement is available for use by the Department of the Interior, including being available in a manner that is sufficient for independent verification.
(b) The Federal Government has the right to:
(1) Obtain, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use the data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, produced under a federal award; and
(2) Authorize others to receive, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use such data, methodology, factual inputs, models, analyses, technical information, reports, conclusions, or other scientific assessments, for federal purposes, including to allow for meaningful third-party evaluation.
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