This grant, offered by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation, aims to advance fish deterrence strategies. It focuses on developing an integrated modeling framework to predict the efficiency of non-physical barriers (NPBs) in river bifurcations, specifically for juvenile Chinook salmon in California’s San Joaquin River Basin. The research involves developing numerical modules for bubble plumes, sound, and modulated intense light, which will be embedded within a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) hydraulic model. This CFD model will then be coupled with an Individual Based Model (IBM) of fish behavior. The overall objective is to enable accurate prediction of deterrence efficiency before NPB deployment or adjustment at key locations like the Head of Old River and Georgianna Slough, optimizing fish protection efforts.
Opportunity ID: 161013
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R12AC80881 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Iowa for Integrated Bubble, Sound and Light Modeling for Modeling Fish Deterrence |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.560 — SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $90,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Denver Office |
| Description: | Over the next three years, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are developing a method to determine the deterrence efficiency of a non-physical barrier (NPB) located on river bifurcations in California. Modeling of a bubbleplume curtain, sound, and modulated intense light (MIL) with the NPB placed at the opening of one arm of the riverine bifurcation is necessary to predict fish deterrence efficiency before NPB deployment or adjustment. An Individual Based Model (IBM) is being proposed to model fish deterrence. The IBM will need hydraulics from a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of river hydraulics near the NPB. The CFD model will need the bubble, sound, and light submodels (encapsulated sound and reflected light due to a bubble curtain). Background sound due to bed sediment movement at high flows (rolling gravel) and background light due to changing daylight level (or city lights at night), turbidity, and other variables may be inputs. Sound, background sound, MIL, and ambient light needs to be represented at each node of the CFD model mesh. This research cooperative agreement calls for the development of bubble, sound, and light equations and related numerical modules that can be integrated and embedded within a CFD hydraulic model of rivers. Specifically, the proposed research cooperative agreement would be to develop bubble, sound, and light governing equations for insertion into an integrated framework (IFW) for a CFD hydraulic model coupled to a Individual Based Model (IBM) of a fish and a Eulerian Lagragian Agent Method (ELAM) of streamflow for predicting deterrence efficiency of juvenile Chinook salmon at a non-physical barrier (NPB) at the Head of Old River (HOR) and Georgianna Slough (GS) of the San Joaquin River Basin. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michelle Maher
Grants Officer Phone 303-445-2025 Email:mmaher@usbr.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Added Notice of Intent to Awardee Information | Apr 02, 2012 | |
| Apr 02, 2012 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R12AC80881 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Iowa for Integrated Bubble, Sound and Light Modeling for Modeling Fish Deterrence |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.560 — SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $90,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Denver Office |
| Description: | Over the next three years, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are developing a method to determine the deterrence efficiency of a non-physical barrier (NPB) located on river bifurcations in California. Modeling of a bubbleplume curtain, sound, and modulated intense light (MIL) with the NPB placed at the opening of one arm of the riverine bifurcation is necessary to predict fish deterrence efficiency before NPB deployment or adjustment. An Individual Based Model (IBM) is being proposed to model fish deterrence. The IBM will need hydraulics from a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of river hydraulics near the NPB. The CFD model will need the bubble, sound, and light submodels (encapsulated sound and reflected light due to a bubble curtain). Background sound due to bed sediment movement at high flows (rolling gravel) and background light due to changing daylight level (or city lights at night), turbidity, and other variables may be inputs. Sound, background sound, MIL, and ambient light needs to be represented at each node of the CFD model mesh. This research cooperative agreement calls for the development of bubble, sound, and light equations and related numerical modules that can be integrated and embedded within a CFD hydraulic model of rivers. Specifically, the proposed research cooperative agreement would be to develop bubble, sound, and light governing equations for insertion into an integrated framework (IFW) for a CFD hydraulic model coupled to a Individual Based Model (IBM) of a fish and a Eulerian Lagragian Agent Method (ELAM) of streamflow for predicting deterrence efficiency of juvenile Chinook salmon at a non-physical barrier (NPB) at the Head of Old River (HOR) and Georgianna Slough (GS) of the San Joaquin River Basin. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michelle Maher
Grants Officer Phone 303-445-2025 Email:mmaher@usbr.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | R12AC80881 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Integrated Bubble, Sound and Light Modeling for Modeling Fish Deterrence |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.560 — SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 02, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 13, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Apr 14, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $90,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Bureau of Reclamation – Denver Office |
| Description: | Over the next three years, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) and the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) are developing a method to determine the deterrence efficiency of a non-physical barrier (NPB) located on river bifurcations in California. Modeling of a bubbleplume curtain, sound, and modulated intense light (MIL) with the NPB placed at the opening of one arm of the riverine bifurcation is necessary to predict fish deterrence efficiency before NPB deployment or adjustment. An Individual Based Model (IBM) is being proposed to model fish deterrence. The IBM will need hydraulics from a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of river hydraulics near the NPB. The CFD model will need the bubble, sound, and light submodels (encapsulated sound and reflected light due to a bubble curtain). Background sound due to bed sediment movement at high flows (rolling gravel) and background light due to changing daylight level (or city lights at night), turbidity, and other variables may be inputs. Sound, background sound, MIL, and ambient light needs to be represented at each node of the CFD model mesh. This research cooperative agreement calls for the development of bubble, sound, and light equations and related numerical modules that can be integrated and embedded within a CFD hydraulic model of rivers. Specifically, the proposed research cooperative agreement would be to develop bubble, sound, and light governing equations for insertion into an integrated framework (IFW) for a CFD hydraulic model coupled to a Individual Based Model (IBM) of a fish and a Eulerian Lagragian Agent Method (ELAM) of streamflow for predicting deterrence efficiency of juvenile Chinook salmon at a non-physical barrier (NPB) at the Head of Old River (HOR) and Georgianna Slough (GS) of the San Joaquin River Basin. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michelle Maher
Grants Officer Phone 303-445-2025 Email:mmaher@usbr.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 161013 Full Announcement-1 -> r12ac80881_iowa_noi_fy12.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Michelle Maher Grants Officer Phone 303-445-2025 Email: mmaher@usbr.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.560 | R12AC80881 | Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Iowa | PKG00113350 | Apr 02, 2012 | Apr 13, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
161013 SF424_Mandatory-1.1.pdf
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