Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 17 FA 0248
This Notice of Intent is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), focused on supporting a specific effort titled the "Polar Research Board Vegetation Whorkshop." The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number USGS 17 FA 0248 and was created on June 26, 2017, with an original closing date of July 10, 2017. The short turnaround between posting and closing suggests this was intended for a targeted, time-sensitive activity rather than an open-ended, broad research competition.
The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expected to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out. In practice, cooperative agreements often involve close coordination with federal staff on planning, deliverables, technical direction, or convening activities, distinguishing them from more hands-off grant awards. The activity category is listed as Natural Resources, and the associated CFDA number is 15.820, which corresponds to USGS research and data activities supporting natural resource science and decision-making.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofits that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, specifically excluding institutions of higher education. That restriction indicates the award was aimed at a nonprofit organization capable of organizing or facilitating the workshop and producing related outputs, rather than routing funds through a university. Typical eligible organizations under this type of restriction could include independent research nonprofits, scientific societies, conservation organizations with strong science programs, or nonprofit conveners that regularly organize technical workshops and produce proceedings or synthesis reports.
The anticipated award size is capped at an award ceiling of $50,000, and the opportunity expects to make one award. With a single award at this level, the project scope is likely centered on workshop delivery and the immediate products that follow from it, such as participant coordination, travel support (if allowed under the award budget rules), venue or meeting logistics, facilitation, compilation of presentations, and development of a summary report capturing findings, research needs, and recommended next steps. The title indicates a vegetation-focused workshop associated with the Polar Research Board, which commonly implies an emphasis on polar and Arctic/Antarctic science priorities, vegetation dynamics, and related ecosystem considerations. In a polar context, vegetation topics often intersect with climate change impacts, permafrost and soil processes, phenology, biodiversity, remote sensing and monitoring approaches, and implications for wildlife habitat and broader ecosystem functioning.
Overall, this opportunity appears to have been designed to support a single nonprofit partner in convening a specialized polar vegetation workshop and producing usable outputs for the scientific and resource-management community. The combination of a cooperative agreement, a single expected award, and a relatively modest ceiling aligns with an objective of enabling coordination and synthesis rather than funding a large multi-year research program.Apply for USGS 17 FA 0248
- The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.820.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 26, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 10, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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