The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center offers this cooperative agreement to a CESU partner. This grant aims to summarize, compare, and develop guidance on federal land and water management agencies’ current methods for collecting visitor numbers and other related data. While crucial, existing methods vary widely, posing challenges for effective planning and resource management, especially given remote sites and limited budgets. Building on a 2017 report, this initiative seeks to enhance transparency and comparability of recreation monitoring programs across agencies. Partnering with the DOI Office of Policy Analysis and USGS, the project will improve understanding of visitor data collection methods, ultimately providing valuable information to federal agencies managing public lands and waters for recreation.
Opportunity ID: 351916
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G24AS00235 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 22, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 22, 2024 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 22, 2024 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $138,000 |
| Award Floor: | $58,000 |
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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to help summarize, compare, and develop guidance related to federal land and water management agencies’ current methods for collecting information on visitor numbers and other visitor-related data. Improved visitation estimates and understanding of other visitor-related data (e.g., visitor demographics, visitor satisfaction) can help improve planning at an agency level as well as at the recreation site level. Better estimates can also assist external visitor service providers in planning and providing services to visitors of our public lands and waters. While the importance of recreation data is well-established, the methods and quality of visitor-related data collected vary widely from agency to agency. Characterizing visitation on federally managed lands and waters is a significant challenge because many sites have multiple unmonitored access points and are remote in nature. With limited operating budgets, federal agencies must be efficient in designing and implementing data collection efforts. Furthermore, although consistency in data collection methods is desirable, there is enormous diversity in the types of federal lands and waters and recreational opportunities available to visitors, so the most accurate and cost-effective data collection methodology often differs across sites. In 2017, there was a report published comparing visitation estimation methods across federal agencies; however, there is a need to update and expand on this report to further increase transparency and comparability of recreation monitoring programs across agencies (see Leggett et al., 2017 for the full report, available here: https://www.doi.gov/sites/doi.gov/files/uploads/final.task1_.report.2017.04.25.pdf). This opportunity will also involve partnering with the DOI Office of Policy Analysis (PPA) as well as the USGS. This project will expand USGS knowledge of methods used to estimate visitation and other visitor data on federally managed lands and waters, with a goal of providing information that is useful to federal agencies that manage public lands and waters for recreation. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 351916 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> CESU Funding Opportunity.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES 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 | G24AS00235 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00284508 | Jan 22, 2024 | Feb 22, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
351916 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
351916 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
351916 SF424A-1.0.pdf
351916 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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