Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 18 FAC 5924

This notice is a public announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) that it intends to make a single cooperative agreement award for a project focused on coordinating the delivery of Great Lakes bottom mapping data and related data products. The opportunity title is "NOTICE OF INTENT - Coordinating for the Delivery of Great Lakes Bottom Mapping Data and Data Products," and the funding opportunity number is USGS 18 FAC 5924. It falls under the CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.808, which is associated with USGS activities.

A key point of the posting is that it is not a request for applications and not a competitive funding opportunity. Instead, it is a Notice of Intent to Award, meaning USGS is providing transparency that it plans to fund specific project activities without full and open competition. In practical terms, this type of announcement typically signals that USGS has already identified a partner or recipient and is documenting its intent to proceed with that award rather than soliciting proposals from the broader public. The announcement directs readers to consult the "Related Documents" section on Grants.gov for the complete details of the intended award, which is where the formal justification, scope, and administrative information would normally be provided.

The assistance mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the work beyond simply providing funds. Cooperative agreements are often used when the agency plans to collaborate on technical direction, data standards, coordination, review, or integration with other federal data systems and priorities. The opportunity category and activity category are both listed as "Other," with clarification expected in the full text referenced in the related documents, suggesting the work may span multiple common grant categories such as data management, geospatial coordination, applied science support, or interagency collaboration.

Financially, the notice lists an award ceiling of $170,254 and anticipates one award. The posting shows a creation date of August 22, 2018, with an original closing date of September 5, 2018. In the context of a Notice of Intent, the closing date functions less like an application deadline and more like an administrative endpoint for the public notice period or related documentation timeline, since the agency is not seeking proposals.

Eligibility is broadly labeled as "Others," with additional eligibility details expected in the related documents. Because the announcement is non-competitive, eligibility language here is mainly informational and may reflect the specific type of organization USGS plans to fund (for example, a particular nonprofit, academic institution, state agency, or other partner with an established role in Great Lakes mapping coordination). For anyone trying to understand whether they can apply, the most important takeaway is that there is no open application process associated with this posting; interested parties would instead look to other USGS funding opportunities that are explicitly competitive requests for applications.

Overall, the notice communicates that USGS plans to support work that helps organize, coordinate, and deliver mapping data of the Great Lakes lakebed (bottom mapping) and to produce or distribute related data products. While the summary text in the posting is brief, the emphasis on "coordinating for the delivery" suggests a focus on data stewardship and dissemination: ensuring mapping datasets are compiled, standardized as needed, documented with appropriate metadata, and made accessible to end users who rely on bathymetric and bottom characterization information. The announcement also notes that general help with Grants.gov navigation or grant guidance can be found through the site "Support" link, but it does not provide a pathway for submitting an application because the agency is not soliciting one.

  • The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NOTICE OF INTENT-Coordinating for the Delivery of Great Lakes Bottom Mapping Data and Data Products" 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 Aug 22, 2018.
  • Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 05, 2018. (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 $170,254.00 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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