Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

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Opportunity number
G27AS00085
Agency
Applications due
Award size
Up to $300,000

Opportunity facts

Funding instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Category
  • Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Eligible applicants
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About this opportunity

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The U.S. Geological Survey is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement, due November 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET, to analyze, synthesize, and interpret aquatic monitoring data within the Northwest Forest Plan area. Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. The NOFO offers $300,000 total with one expected award, a $200,000 Year 1 budget, and Years 2–5 funding contingent on satisfactory progress. No cost sharing is required, and indirect costs are capped at the 17.5% CESU negotiated rate. The period of performance runs January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2031.

The work quantifies management-related changes and long-term trends in in-stream and upslope indicators, including sediment, water availability, and large wood, using more than 30 years of data from the Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP). Applicants must also develop models assessing fish passage, stream water quality, and transportation infrastructure responses. The project builds on the interagency 25-year watershed condition report, is conducted with interagency Northwest Forest Plan partners, and supports DOI Secretarial Orders 3435, 3442, and 3447.

Merit review allocates 60 points to alignment with DOI priorities, 20 to technical approach, 10 to budget justification, and 10 to qualifications and experience. USGS will have substantial involvement and co-authorship on resulting publications, and all data and methodology become available to DOI for federal use under 2 CFR 1402.315.

Submission routes through Grants.gov using SF-424, with SF-424A, biographical sketches, current and pending support, a data management plan, a project narrative, a budget justification, and a Project Abstract Summary. Applicants must register in SAM.gov, and preapplication coordination is required. Award notification occurs upon receipt of an agreement from a USGS contracting officer, with processing typically taking 3 to 6 months. Assistance Listing 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection) governs the opportunity, and no incumbent recipient is named.

Synopsis

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to analyze, synthesize, and interpret the latest aquatic monitoring data to quantify management-related changes in in-stream and upslope indicators of instream and watershed condition within the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) area. This project will use the best available science and reproducible analytical methods to evaluate long-term trends, identify ecological thresholds, and support adaptive management.

Project activities will be conducted in collaboration with interagency Northwest Forest Plan partners and be focused on long-term monitoring data collected and curated by the NWFP's Aquatic and Riparian Effectiveness Monitoring Program (AREMP). The project will build on the foundation of data and analytical methods developed in the interagency 25-year report on watershed condition status and trends.

The proposed work will provide critical information about recreational opportunities, water quality, expanded hunting and fishing access, and help support goals in the following:

DOI Secretarial Order 3435 - Implementation of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act (June 25, 2025)

DOI Secretarial Order 3442 - Land and Water Conservation Fund Implementation by the U.S. Department of the Interior (September 4, 2025)

DOI Secretarial Order 3447 - Expanding Hunting and Fishing Access, Removing Unnecessary Barriers, and Ensuring Consistency Across the Department of the Interior Lands and Waters (January 7, 2026)

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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

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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
PKG00294485.pdf PDF

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