The USGS is offering this Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) grant for research into integrated stream and reservoir temperature modeling. Water temperature is a critical ‘master variable’ impacting habitat suitability, evaporation, greenhouse gas exchange, and energy production. While the USGS extensively monitors water characteristics, existing spatial and temporal gaps necessitate advanced modeling. This grant addresses the current limitation of modeling stream and lake temperatures separately, despite their clear interdependence. The goal is to develop process-guided machine learning models that accurately integrate both stream and lake dynamics, thereby enhancing the understanding of broad-scale temperature patterns and providing crucial, decision-ready data to stakeholders.
Opportunity ID: 328715
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G20AS00139 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests 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: | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 17, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 07, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 07, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 17, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $110,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $110,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in stream and reservoir temperature modeling. Water temperature is a ¿master variable¿ for many important aquatic outcomes, including the suitability of habitat, evaporation rates, greenhouse gas exchange, and efficiency of thermoelectric energy production. Stream temperature is one of the most widely measured water characteristics by the USGS, though monitoring gaps in time and space requires modeling efforts to understand broad-scale temperature dynamics and supply decision-ready data to our stakeholders. Currently, stream and lake temperature are modeled separately, despite our knowledge that water flowing into a reservoir affects its temperature, and that reservoirs greatly impact the temperature of downstream river reaches. Further, in some places, water managers can affect downstream temperatures via reservoir releases, and understanding when to release, how much to release, and the expected water temperature changes from the release can support better decision making. The USGS and collaborators are developing process-guided machine learning models for streams and lakes that leverage the benefits of both process and machine learning models; the models are grounded in physical realism and perform well in data sparse and data rich conditions (e.g., Read et al., 2019). However, we have yet to model a stream network that reflects both lake and stream temperature dynamics. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Faith Graves 703-648-7356
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 328715 Full Announcement-FUNDING OPPORTUNITY -> FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Faith Graves 703-648-7356 fgraves@usgs.gov 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 | G20AS00139 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | PKG00263032 | Aug 17, 2020 | Sep 07, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328715 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
328715 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328715 SF424A-1.0.pdf
328715 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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