This grant from the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, North Atlantic Coast CESU, aims to fund critical research into common coastal management techniques. Many communities, particularly within Fire Island National Seashore, utilize beach scraping and nourishment to mitigate storm damage by transferring sand to create or enhance dunes. However, limited research exists on the effectiveness of these methods for immediate storm damage reduction, and crucially, their long-term impacts on dune evolution and overall sand storage remain largely unexplored. This project will comprehensively evaluate beach scraping as an erosion mitigant, analyze historical changes to assess the impact of both scraping and nourishment on the dune-beach system, and investigate how beach scraping affects nearshore processes. The findings will provide vital insights for sustainable coastal resilience strategies.
Opportunity ID: 48274
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09HQPA0047 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, North Atlantic Coast CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 01, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 15, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 14, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $67,264 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This opportunity is issued under through the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (NAC-CESU) program, and is available to NAC-CESU members with specific experience and data on vegetation and nekton of salt marshes in North and mid-Atlantic coastal and barrier island salt marshes in national park units and national wildlife refuges |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | Beach Scraping is a commonly employed storm damage reduction technique used by communities within the boundaries of Fire Island National Seashore to transfer sand from the foreshore of the subaerial beach to the back beach to create an artificial dune or enhance the primary dune. In addition, several communities within the boundaries of the Seashore regularly nourish their beaches. Little research has been done to evaluate the effectiveness of these methods for storm damage reduction and none has been done to determine the long-term affect on dune evolution and sand storage. This project will evaluate the affect of beach scraping as a mitigant for erosion, assess the impact of beach scraping and nourishment on the dune-beach system by analyzing historical changes, and assess the affect of beach scraping on nearshore processes |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 48274 Full Announcement-1 -> announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 09HQPA0047 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, North Atlantic Coast CESU | PKG00012895 | Jul 01, 2009 | Jul 15, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
48274 SF424-2.0.pdf
48274 Project-1.1.pdf
48274 SF424B-1.1.pdf
48274 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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