The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise is offering this grant for Acequia Science and Tribal Engagement Support.

Project Title: Acequia Science and Tribal Engagement Support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise

A cooperative agreement is being offered ONLY to members of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program Region(s) identified above. Award will be made upon mutual agreement and acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in the request for proposal indirect rate is 17.5%. 

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) will be used to identify potential organizations for a project to be funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineering with Nature® (EWN) program. EWN is the intentional alignment of natural and engineering processes to efficiently and sustainably deliver economic, environmental, and social benefits through collaboration. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tribal Nations Technical Center of Expertise (TNTCX) has been involved in EWN since 2021. The TNTCX and ERDC’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) are partnering on this EWN acequia study in New Mexico. Approximately $130,000 is expected to be available to support this project for the Base Period. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks and/or follow on work in subsequent years depending on availability of funds.  

Period of Performance. The base period of the agreement will extend 12 months from date of award. There may be up to one 12-month follow-on period based on availability of funding.

Description of Anticipated Work: See full RSOI Package for more details

Generally the recipient/cooperator will provide specialized Tribal engagement and environmental/ecological technical support for acequia history, science, connection between infrastructure and communal relationships, and qualitative/quantitative modelling. All work will be closely coordinated with USACE Albuquerque District and the Tribal partners. This Cooperative Agreement will focus on researching the relationship between a community that utilizes water resource infrastructure (acequias) and the stewards and/or designers of that infrastructure. Specifically, it aims to understand how community engagement influences the success or failure of infrastructure projects in serving that community. Furthermore, this research examines acequias as the infrastructure focal point for communal relationships with nature as mediated by their stewardship which ultimately impact the well-being, culture, and inter-stakeholder relationships of the entire community.

NOTE: At this time we are only requesting that you demonstrate available qualifications and capabaility for performing similar or same type of work by submitting a Statement of Interest. A full proposal and budget are NOT requested at this time. 

Submit your Statement of Interest via e-mail attachments or direct questions to:

Sandy Justman

Grants Specialist

USACE, Fort Worth District

Email: sandra.justman@usace.army.mil

Chanley Jenkins

Project Manager

USACE, Fort Worth District

Email: chanley.r.jenkins@usace.army.mil Office: 918-798-9628

See Full RSOI Package attached with this posting