Hydrography Updates in the Matanuska-Susitna Basin, Alaska

Post Date

September 3rd 2015

Application Due Date

September 17th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

USGS-15-FA-0489

CFDA Number(s)

15.808

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $50000

• Award Range:

  $50000 - $50000

Grant Description

The purposed of this project is to update the 1D and 2D features of the entire Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Basin, which is 25,250 square miles in south-central Alaska; an area approximately the combined size of Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. A consortium of agencies and NGOs, including USGS, The Nature Conservancy, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Saint Maryмs University of Minnesota (SMUMN) have come together to fund and accomplish the project.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Desiree Santa
  Grant Specialist
  Phone 703-648-7382

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grant Specialis

• Agency Email Address:

  dsanta@usgs.gov