Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

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Opportunity number
G27AS00051
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $450,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
  • Other
Points of contact

Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

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USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center is soliciting applications for one cooperative agreement, with a $450,000 award ceiling, to fund research on seabed mineral formation, including interactions with fundamental ocean processes, element enrichment, growth timescales, and submarine geohazards. Applications are due December 1, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET per the NOFO narrative, though the listing and the NOFO package record December 2, 2026. Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).

The agency will fund $200,000 for Budget Year 1, with Years 2 through 5 dependent on satisfactory progress and funding availability. The award floor is $1. The anticipated period of performance runs January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2031. No cost sharing is required, and indirect costs are capped at 17.5%. Proposals must align with executive orders on critical minerals production and energy resilience and with statutory mandates on offshore earthquake and landslide hazards. Merit review weights Purpose, Objectives, and Relevance at 30 points, Technical Approach at 25, Budget Justification and Clarity at 20, and Qualifications, Experience, and Past Performance at 25.

Required submissions include the SF-424, SF-424A, Project Abstract Summary, DOI Biographical Sketch, Current and Pending Support form, Project Narrative, Budget Narrative, and Data Management Plan. Applicants must hold a UEI and register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov, and preapplication coordination is required. Awards involve substantial federal involvement and co-authorship on resulting publications. Recipients must submit annual progress reports, a final technical report within 120 days of project completion, and SF-425 reports, and must check GeoPlatform.gov before producing new geospatial data. The opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 15.808, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection. No incumbent recipient is named.

Synopsis

The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center is offering a funding opportunity to a participating partner of the California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) for research to improve understanding of seabed mineral formation, including interactions with fundamental ocean processes, element enrichment, growth timescales, and submarine geohazards. The cooperative agreement funded under this NOFO shall deliver timely, relevant science that supports resource managers and informs adaptive management strategies. This competitive funding opportunity intends to leverage and expand existing CESU partnerships and sharing of expertise.

Eligibility

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

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ATTACHMENT_D_-_Geospatial_Data_Instructions..docx DOCX document
ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement..docx DOCX document
ATTACHMENT_B_-_Common-form_current-and-pending-support-doi-omb-3145-0279_3..pdf PDF
ATTACHMENT_A_-_Biographical-sketch-common-form-doi-omb-3145-0279_3..pdf PDF
G27AS00051.docx DOCX document
PKG00294495.pdf PDF

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