Opportunity Information: Apply for G19AS00085
This grant opportunity, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Plains CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00085), was released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior. It is a discretionary science and technology research and development opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the project would be carried out with substantial involvement and collaboration from the USGS rather than being a hands-off award. The USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center is the sponsoring office, and it is specifically seeking work that supports and advances national land monitoring capabilities built around the Landsat satellite record.
The core purpose of the award is to fund research that develops practical strategies to detect and monitor land change using Landsat data. The emphasis is on approaches that can document both natural change (such as wildfire recovery, flooding impacts, drought-driven vegetation shifts, or other ecological dynamics) and human-driven change (such as urban expansion, agricultural conversion, energy development, logging, or infrastructure growth). While the applicant may focus on a particular region or case study, the USGS is clear that the methods and results should be scalable and transferable so they can ultimately support land change monitoring across the entire United States. In other words, a regional demonstration is acceptable, but the expectation is that the outcome is not a one-off local product; it should be a strategy that could be generalized and used nationally.
The scientific and operational context for this work is the USGS EROS Center's role as a national hub for remotely sensed data management, systems development, and land-change science under the USGS Land Resources Mission. EROS has a long history of producing land cover and land change science from local to global scales and is currently modernizing its land cover monitoring capabilities through an initiative referenced here as LCMAP #191, which stands for Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection. That initiative aims to enable consistent detection of land change and characterization of land cover at any point in the Landsat archive, which spans roughly 46 years. The grant is therefore positioned as applied research that helps strengthen the methods, workflows, and analytical strategies that feed into an operational land change monitoring system based on the long-term Landsat record.
In terms of basic funding parameters, the opportunity listed an award ceiling of $70,000 with an expectation of making a single award. It was created on July 8, 2019, with an original closing date of July 22, 2019. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808. Eligibility is restricted to partners within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit network, specifically under the Great Plains CESU, with the eligibility field indicating "Others" and directing applicants to additional eligibility text for clarification. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted, partner-based research effort to improve how Landsat time series data are used to detect, attribute, and monitor land changes in ways that support nationwide USGS land monitoring modernization efforts.Apply for G19AS00085
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Plains CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jul 08, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 22, 2019. (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 $70,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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1. What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Plains CESU".
2. What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is G19AS00085.
3. Which agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity was released by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior.
4. What type of award is this?
This is a cooperative agreement under a discretionary science and technology research and development opportunity.
5. What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
It means the project is expected to involve substantial involvement and collaboration from USGS, rather than being a hands-off award where the recipient works independently.
6. Which USGS office is sponsoring the opportunity?
The sponsoring office is the USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center.
7. What is the main purpose of this funding?
The core purpose is to fund research that develops practical strategies to detect and monitor land change using Landsat data, supporting and advancing national land monitoring capabilities built around the Landsat satellite record.
8. What types of land change does the opportunity focus on?
The opportunity emphasizes approaches that can document both:
- Natural change (for example: wildfire recovery, flooding impacts, drought-driven vegetation shifts, and other ecological dynamics), and
- Human-driven change (for example: urban expansion, agricultural conversion, energy development, logging, and infrastructure growth).
9. Is a regional or local case study allowed?
Yes. A regional demonstration or case study is acceptable, but the expectation is that the methods and results are scalable and transferable so they can support land change monitoring across the entire United States.
10. Does USGS expect the results to be usable nationally?
Yes. USGS states that outcomes should not be a one-off local product. The work should produce a strategy that can be generalized and used for land change monitoring on a national scale.
11. What data record is central to the work being funded?
The opportunity is built around the Landsat satellite record, described as spanning roughly 46 years.
12. How does this opportunity relate to USGS EROS Center's role?
The work is positioned within EROS's role as a national hub for remotely sensed data management, systems development, and land-change science under the USGS Land Resources Mission.
13. What initiative is referenced as part of EROS modernization efforts?
The opportunity references LCMAP #191, which stands for Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection.
14. What is LCMAP #191 aiming to do?
LCMAP #191 aims to enable consistent detection of land change and characterization of land cover at any point in the Landsat archive.
15. What kind of research is this opportunity looking for: basic research or applied research?
Based on the description, this is best understood as applied research intended to strengthen methods, workflows, and analytical strategies that feed into an operational land change monitoring system based on Landsat time series data.
16. What is the award ceiling (maximum funding amount)?
The listed award ceiling is $70,000.
17. How many awards does the opportunity expect to make?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of making a single award.
18. When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on July 8, 2019.
19. What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was July 22, 2019.
20. What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808.
21. Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is restricted to partners within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically under the Great Plains CESU. The eligibility field indicates "Others" and refers applicants to additional eligibility text for clarification.
22. Is this opportunity open to the general public or any organization?
No. Based on the provided information, it is a targeted, partner-based opportunity restricted to Great Plains CESU partners.
23. What is the intended outcome of the funded work?
The intended outcome is to improve how Landsat time series data are used to detect, attribute, and monitor land changes in ways that support nationwide USGS land monitoring modernization efforts.
24. What kinds of methods or outputs are implied by the opportunity description?
The description points toward methods, workflows, and analytical strategies that enable consistent land change detection and land cover characterization across time, with an emphasis on approaches that can be scaled beyond a single study area to support national monitoring.
25. What is the broader context or mission area connected to this work?
The broader context is USGS land cover and land change science under the USGS Land Resources Mission, with EROS modernizing land cover monitoring capabilities through LCMAP-related efforts.
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