Opportunity ID: 133274

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: G12AS20007
Funding Opportunity Title:: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 1
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 1
Posted Date:: Dec 08, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Dec 19, 2011
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Dec 19, 2011
Archive Date:: Mar 08, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 1,000,000
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 financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: Geological Survey
Description:: The US Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research in the following areas:

1. Research in preparing a proto-type continuous field data (i.e. percent tree, percent barren, percent water, and percent other vegetation layers) of South America for the year 2000 and 2011 using Landsat satellite data;
2. Research in preparing continuous field data of the world for the year 2000 and 2011 using Landsat satellite data
3. Annual update of continuous field data of the world beyond 2011
4. Annual land cover and land cover change characterization of the world from 2011 to 2016
5. Results validation using very high resolution (1-4 m) satellite data
6. Synthesis of land cover and land cover change products
7. Methodologies for operational land cover monitoring using Landsat type satellite data

Link to Additional Information::
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Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings: 15.808
Competition ID: G12AS20007
Competition Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00087771
Opening Date: Dec 08, 2011
Closing Date: Dec 19, 2011
Agency Contact Information:: FAITH GRAVES
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
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Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1]
Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0]
Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1]
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
15.808 G12AS20007 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU PKG00087771 Dec 08, 2011 Dec 19, 2011 View FAITH GRAVES Organization Applicants