Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- G27AS00060
- Agency
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US Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $150,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Katie Calder katherine_calder@ios.doi.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Arizona Water Science Center is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement (Funding Opportunity G27AS00060) to model water quality in Colorado River reservoirs and free-flowing reaches from Lake Powell to the delta, with applications due December 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET. Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The estimated total program funding is $150,000 for one anticipated award, which also serves as the award ceiling, and the award floor is $1. No cost sharing is required. Preapplication coordination is required.
Funding is estimated at $50,000 for Budget Year 1, with Budget Years 2 and 3 contingent on satisfactory progress and availability of funds. The anticipated project period runs from April 1, 2027 through March 31, 2030. The CESU negotiated indirect cost rate is capped at 17.5%.
Work centers on developing remote-sensing-based machine learning models, using the AquaMatch tool for ensemble modeling, to predict chlorophyll-a concentrations and estimate harmful algal blooms in Lake Powell, Lake Mead, Lake Mohave, and Lake Havasu and in free-flowing reaches wider than 90 meters. Required tasks include compiling remote-sensing imagery stacks at chlorophyll-a sampling locations and publishing one or more peer-reviewed journal articles. Recipients must also comply with federal geospatial data standards and the data management requirements of 2 CFR 1402.315.
Merit review by USGS scientists weighs Purpose, Objectives, and Relevance (30 points), Technical Approach (25 points), Budget Justification and Clarity (25 points), and Qualifications, Experience, and Past Performance (20 points).
Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov and include SF-424 forms, SF-424A or SF-424C, a Project Abstract Summary, a Project Narrative, a Budget Narrative, DOI Research and Development biographical sketches and current and pending support disclosures, and a Data Management Plan. 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 (USGS) Arizona Water Science Center (AZWSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research related to water quality modeling in reservoirs and free-flowing sections of the Colorado River from Lake Powell to the delta. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are increasingly affecting freshwater systems across the western United States, and the Lower Colorado River has emerged as a hotspot of concern. Historically oligotrophic and clear reservoirs have experienced significant cyanobacterial bloom events in the past decade, including documented microcystin (a potent algal toxin) concentrations over a hundred times higher than the Environmental Protection Agency's limit for safe recreational exposure.
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 Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
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