Geospatial Data Act Language.docx

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This document contains requirements for a federal grant opportunity through the Cooperative Research Units Program administered by the US Geological Survey. The program is assigned to the federal grant program "15.812 - Cooperative Research Units." Recipients of financial assistance funds through this program must conduct a due diligence search at GeoPlatform.gov to discover if needed geospatial data, products or services already exist before collecting any new geospatial data. If existing data is found, it must be used. Any new geospatial data collected must be produced in compliance with standards set by the Federal Geospatial Data Committee. All data and results produced through this program are available for independent verification and use by the Department of the Interior, and they reserve the right to authorize use by other parties for federal purposes.

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Geospatial Requirements

Geospatial Data Act of 2018, Pub. L. 115-254, Subtitle F – Geospatial Data §§ 751-759C codified at 43 U.S.C. §§ 2801– 2811 – Federal recipient collection of geospatial data through the use of the Department of the Interior financial assistance funds requires a due diligence search at the GeoPlatform.gov list of datasets to discover whether the needed geospatial-related data, products, or services already exist. If the required data set already exists, the recipient must use it. If the required data is not already available, the recipient must produce the proposed geospatial data, products, or services in compliance with applicable proposed guidance and standards established by the Federal Geospatial Data Committee (FGDC) posted to www.fgdc.gov.

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.

(c) Bureaus and offices of the Department of the Interior must include the language in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section in full text in all NOFOs and financial assistance agreements.

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