The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC) is offering a grant for research analyzing multi-temporal climate and vegetation data in Sierra Nevada mountain meadows. This grant aims to establish relationships between long-term meadow vegetation monitoring (Landsat) and climate data (PRISM). Understanding these interrelationships is crucial for comprehending climatic forces and their impacts, facilitating sensitive meadow vegetation management. The project encourages using cloud-based Google Earth Engine for efficient processing of extensive historical datasets (1985-present), enabling broader spatial/temporal analysis and reducing data storage costs.
Opportunity ID: 292837
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G17AS00053 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau 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: | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 14, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 14, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000 |
| 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. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CPCESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Western Geographic Science Center (WGSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to support analysis of multi-temporal climate and vegetation monitoring data in mountain meadows of the Sierra Nevada ecoregion. Long-term monitoring of intra-and-inter season meadow vegetation is being conducted with Landsat imagery by the U.S. Geological Survey, and project partners are focused on climate monitoring using PRISM climate data. Linking monitoring efforts to establish relationships between vegetation and climate helps develop a better understanding of climatic forces and impacts, which may in turn, facilitate management of sensitive meadow vegetation cover. Recent advances in raster processing, such as those provided in the Google Earth Engine environment, have the potential to increase the spatial and temporal extent of the study, enabling PIs to more efficiently evaluate climate-vegetation interrelationships across a greater geographic extent and over a longer period of time. Use of the cloud-based Google Earth Engine environment for processing climate and satellite imagery datasets avoids significant costs associated with downloading and storing huge amounts of data spanning the years 1985-present. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://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 292837 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 | G17AS00053 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU | PKG00231657 | Mar 29, 2017 | Apr 14, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
292837 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
292837 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
292837 SF424A-1.0.pdf
292837 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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