Opportunity Information: Apply for G19AS00132
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00132) is a US Geological Survey (USGS) research grant offered through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis within the Department of the Interior. It supports a focused, applied research effort in science and technology/research and development (CFDA 15.808) and is issued as a cooperative agreement, meaning recipients should expect substantive involvement and collaboration with USGS staff during the project rather than a purely hands-off grant.
The core purpose of the opportunity is to improve understanding of how human-driven changes to watersheds and rivers alter flood behavior, specifically flood frequency and, by extension, flood risk. The project is anchored in the Budyko framework, a widely used hydrologic approach that links long-term water and energy balances (often using precipitation and potential evapotranspiration) to partition water between evapotranspiration and runoff. Here, the intent is to extend Budyko-type relationships beyond their traditional use and apply them to a practical management question: how land surface modification and river engineering influence the likelihood of flood events.
The opportunity highlights three broad categories of human modification. First is land use change, especially urbanization, which increases impervious surface area and tends to speed up runoff delivery to streams. Second is infrastructure such as transportation networks, which can restructure drainage patterns through road embankments, culverts, stormwater systems, and altered connectivity between hillslopes and channels. Third is direct river modification and regulation, including dams, diversions, and levees, all of which can change flow timing, attenuate or amplify peaks, shift floodplain connectivity, and modify downstream flood frequency in ways that may differ from unregulated basins.
A central deliverable described in the announcement is the creation of a database of streamflow and flood information built from paired sets of stream gages. The pairing concept is meant to enable cleaner comparisons by matching gages in basins that are similar in key natural characteristics but differ in the presence or intensity of human modification. By compiling and organizing these gage pairs across multiple settings, the project aims to support systematic evaluation of how different types of modifications (for example, urban development versus dam regulation) correspond to measurable differences in flood frequency metrics. In practice, this database would likely be used to compute and compare flood statistics derived from gaged records and to relate those statistics back to watershed and river-alteration attributes in a consistent analytical framework.
The work is positioned as an applied extension of ongoing Budyko-based research rather than an exploratory effort starting from scratch. In other words, the program is looking for a project that leverages existing Budyko relationships and adapts them to quantify the influence of human alteration on flood frequency and severity. The underlying theme is decision relevance: translating hydrologic theory and national monitoring data into clearer, evidence-based insight about how development and water-management infrastructure may change flood hazards.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was posted on August 22, 2019, with an original closing date of September 10, 2019. The expected number of awards was one, with a maximum award amount (ceiling) of $25,000, indicating a small, targeted project scope, often consistent with a pilot study, focused synthesis, or database/analysis deliverable rather than a large multi-year field campaign. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which is typical for CESU opportunities that often route eligibility through CESU network membership or specified partner categories.Apply for G19AS00132
- 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, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast 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 Aug 22, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 10, 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 $25,000.00 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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What is this funding opportunity?
This is the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00132. It is a US Geological Survey (USGS) research grant offered through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis within the US Department of the Interior.
What type of award is being offered?
The award is issued as a cooperative agreement. That means the recipient should expect substantive involvement and collaboration with USGS staff during the project, rather than a purely hands-off grant arrangement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to improve understanding of how human-driven changes to watersheds and rivers alter flood behavior, particularly flood frequency, and by extension flood risk.
What research approach or framework does the opportunity emphasize?
The project is anchored in the Budyko framework, a hydrologic approach that links long-term water and energy balances (often using precipitation and potential evapotranspiration) to partition water between evapotranspiration and runoff. The opportunity specifically seeks to extend Budyko-type relationships beyond their traditional use and apply them to management-relevant questions about floods.
How is the Budyko framework being extended in this project?
Rather than using Budyko relationships only for long-term water balance partitioning, the intent here is to adapt them to quantify how land surface modification and river engineering influence the likelihood of flood events, including measurable changes in flood frequency metrics.
What kinds of human modifications are highlighted in the announcement?
The opportunity highlights three broad categories: (1) land use change, especially urbanization; (2) infrastructure such as transportation networks; and (3) direct river modification and regulation, including dams, diversions, and levees.
Why is urbanization specifically mentioned?
Urbanization is called out because it increases impervious surface area and tends to speed up runoff delivery to streams, which can influence flood frequency and flood risk.
How can transportation infrastructure affect floods according to the opportunity?
Transportation networks can restructure drainage patterns through road embankments, culverts, stormwater systems, and altered connectivity between hillslopes and channels. These changes can affect how water moves through a watershed and reaches streams during storm events.
How can dams, diversions, and levees change flood behavior?
River modification and regulation can change flow timing, attenuate or amplify peak flows, shift floodplain connectivity, and modify downstream flood frequency. The opportunity notes these effects may differ from what is observed in unregulated basins.
What is a central deliverable expected from the project?
A central deliverable is the creation of a database of streamflow and flood information built from paired sets of stream gages.
What does it mean to use paired sets of stream gages?
The pairing concept is intended to enable cleaner comparisons by matching gages in basins that are similar in key natural characteristics but differ in the presence or intensity of human modification. This helps isolate how human alterations correspond to differences in flood frequency metrics.
What is the database intended to support?
By compiling and organizing paired gages across multiple settings, the database is meant to support systematic evaluation of how different types of modifications (for example, urban development versus dam regulation) correspond to measurable differences in flood frequency metrics.
What kinds of analyses are implied by the database deliverable?
Based on the description, the database would likely be used to compute and compare flood statistics derived from gaged records and relate those statistics back to watershed attributes and river-alteration attributes within a consistent analytical framework.
Is this opportunity meant for exploratory research or building on existing work?
The work is positioned as an applied extension of ongoing Budyko-based research, not an exploratory effort starting from scratch. The program is looking for a project that leverages existing Budyko relationships and adapts them to quantify the influence of human alteration on flood frequency and severity.
What is the general theme or intended impact of the work?
The underlying theme is decision relevance: translating hydrologic theory and national monitoring data into clearer, evidence-based insight about how development and water-management infrastructure may change flood hazards.
What is the CFDA number and program area referenced?
The opportunity is identified under science and technology/research and development, CFDA 15.808.
Who is offering and administering the opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the US Geological Survey (USGS) through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis within the Department of the Interior.
When was the opportunity posted and what was the original closing date?
It was posted on August 22, 2019, with an original closing date of September 10, 2019.
How many awards were expected?
The expected number of awards was one.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount (ceiling) is $25,000.
What does the award size suggest about project scope?
The $25,000 ceiling indicates a small, targeted project scope, often consistent with a pilot study, focused synthesis effort, or a database/analysis deliverable rather than a large, multi-year field campaign.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement. This is typical for CESU opportunities, which often route eligibility through CESU network membership or specified partner categories described in the full notice.
What level of collaboration should applicants expect with USGS?
Because this is a cooperative agreement, recipients should expect substantive involvement and collaboration with USGS staff during the project.
What geographic or organizational context is indicated by the opportunity name?
The opportunity is associated with the CESU Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast, indicating it is issued within that CESU context, as described in the announcement.
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