This grant offered by the USGS aims to fund research on measuring atmospheric dust deposition due to wind erosion in the western United States. The project involves developing a prototype dust sampler to measure particulate matter in critical size classes and testing it under field conditions. The research will take place in Utah in collaboration with USGS, USDA-ARS, NPS, and BLM. The goal is to create a cost-effective instrument for dust sampling in harsh conditions with potential for remote operation and data broadcasting.
Opportunity ID: 286810
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G16AS00123 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin 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 01, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 01, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $190,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $190,000 |
| 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. CESUâ¿¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Basin 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 measuring the deposition of atmospheric dust that is generated by wind erosion and that can degrade environments, diminish air quality, and affect public health across much of the western United Sates. Federal agencies and research partners currently lack a method for characterizing ambient aerosol concentrations that is broadly accepted and robust under widely variable field conditions. For this reason, advancing knowledge about dust and improving land management under wind-erosion conditions require first the development of a field instrument that can measure particulate matter (PM) in its critical size classes: <2.5 micrometers (ïm), (2) <10 ïm (PM10), and (3) all (â¿¿totalâ¿) suspended PM sizes. This opportunity calls for (1) the development of a prototype dust sampler and its testing under field conditions, and (2) the deployment of the instrument for field research. The research site will likely be in an area currently under investigation for wind erosion of NPS and BLM land in Utah with collaborators in USGS, USDA-ARS, NPS, and BLM, for which arrangements are currently in place. The research requires first the application of experienced engineering and knowledge on dust-source characterization and PM sampling to combine and modify existing technologies for mating into a stand-alone unit. Among the initial challenges are (1) to identify appropriate existing components, including low-power controllable pumps; size separating devices that work at low pressure drops; plausible sensors for light scattering or extinction; low-power control electronics; (2) electronically combine these components with a power-management system; (3) mechanically combine these components in a package that is practicable for field deployment in a range of harsh conditions, (4) collect dust samples, and (5) complete (1-4) so that the costs of a single unit is between $2 and $10K. Further development would add novel capabilities of remote control of operating parameters and data broadcasting through satellite communication. |
| 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 |
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Related Documents
Folder 286810 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 | G16AS00123 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU | PKG00226270 | Aug 01, 2016 | Aug 12, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
286810 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
286810 Project-1.1.pdf
286810 SF424A-1.0.pdf
286810 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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