The USGS Alaska Science Center is offering a grant through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU for research focusing on quantifying the hydrologic function in various wetlands areas of the Mat-Su Valley. Through detailed hydrologic modeling, the project aims to measure water collection, storage, and discharge in different wetlands zones to improve the understanding of base flows in area streams. The research seeks to identify important wetlands contributing to base flows critical for supporting salmon populations, aquatic species, and terrestrial species dependent on riparian environments in Southcentral Alaska. Additional data collection may be required to enhance model accuracy, with the first phase to commence in federal fiscal year 2014.
Opportunity ID: 258591
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G14AS00111 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest 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: | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,875 |
| 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. CESU¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS Alaska Science Center seeks to provide financial assistance for research to quantify the hydrologic function – including collection, storage, and discharge of water- in different wetlands areas of the Mat-Su Valley. The proposed work would accomplish this primary objective through the use of detailed hydrologic modeling. Modeling work in this project would quantify storage and fluxes of water in different wetlands zones. Additional data collection may be necessary to improve model performance. The needs for additional data will be identified in the first phase of the project, conducted in federal fiscal year 2014. The U.S. Geological Survey developed a groundwater model for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough with funding from the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources and the Matanuska-Susitna Borough. Further refinement of that model is needed to identify important wetlands that contribute to base flows in area streams. Base flow is a critical component to ensuring sufficient stream habitat is present and adequate for salmon populations, other aquatic species as well as terrestrial species that depend on both salmon and riparian environments. Wetlands are thought to play a critical role in contributing to base flows based on work in other parts of Southcentral Alaska, particularly the Kenai Peninsula, where preliminary studies have shown that peatland-type wetlands can contribute as much as 50% of the base flow to streams. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://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 258591 Full Announcement-1 -> 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 | G14AS00111 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU | PKG00200024 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jul 08, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
258591 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
258591 Project-1.1.pdf
258591 SF424A-1.0.pdf
258591 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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