Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU

Post Date

June 28th 2010

Application Due Date

July 12th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

10HQPA0090

CFDA Number(s)

15.808

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $50828

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research and stewardship activities that lead to the improvement, enhancement and accuracy of the Wyoming National Hydrography Dataset (NHD) by meeting any of the following objectives: 1. Create and foster relationships with entities identified as authoritative sources for the coordination research and stewardship (corrections, updates and additions to the dataset) of the Wyoming NHD. 2. Research and update missing features and identify and correct missing or misnamed Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) names on Wyoming NHD features. 3. Creation of event files that reflect research and stewardship activities that improve and enhance the Wyoming NHD. 4. Evaluate and correct the geometry of the Wyoming NHD for the improvement and accuracy of the dataset. 5. Research and develop tools for application, analysis and modeling using the NHD. 6. Provide documentation of “best practices” in the creation of event files and other research and stewardship activities in order to improve and enhance the NHD at the national level.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  FAITH GRAVES
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 703-648-7356

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contract Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov