Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 19 FAC 0068
This opportunity is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) grant action under the Department of the Interior tied to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and it is specifically focused on evaluating how well shoreline restoration projects perform at reducing microbial contamination in nearshore waters. The funding opportunity title makes clear that the core purpose is not simply to build or implement shoreline projects, but to measure restoration "success" in terms of changes to microbial water quality conditions along the shoreline and in the nearshore zone. In practical terms, this kind of work typically involves monitoring and analysis that can connect restoration actions (for example, changes to shoreline structure, hydrology, or habitat features) to measurable outcomes such as lower concentrations of microbial indicators, reduced contamination hotspots, or improved nearshore water quality conditions relevant to public health and ecosystem function.
Administratively, this posting is a "Notice of Intent to Award," meaning it is not an open competition and not a request for applications. The notice is mainly meant to satisfy public transparency requirements by announcing that USGS intends to fund specific project activities without full and open competition. In other words, the agency is signaling that it plans to make a directed award rather than soliciting proposals from the broader community. The announcement instructs readers to consult the "Related Documents" section on Grants.gov for the complete details behind the intent-to-award decision and any associated justification materials, while the general "Support" link on Grants.gov is referenced for navigation and general grants information.
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which usually indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project as it is carried out. Compared with a standard grant, a cooperative agreement often implies more active collaboration, such as shared planning, coordinated fieldwork, data standardization, or joint interpretation and reporting. The opportunity is categorized under "Other" both for the opportunity category and the activity category, with the expectation that the full posting explains those classifications more specifically in the referenced text fields. The CFDA number listed is 15.808, which corresponds to a USGS assistance program.
In terms of scale and timing, the notice lists an award ceiling of $78,000 and anticipates a single award. The posting shows a creation date of March 1, 2019 and an original closing date of March 16, 2019, which in the context of a non-competitive intent-to-award often reflects an internal timeline for processing the award and completing the public notice period rather than a window for external applicants to submit proposals. Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with clarification supposedly contained in the additional eligibility information field in the full announcement, but given the intent-to-award nature, the practical takeaway is that this is not an open call for eligible entities to apply.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted USGS-funded cooperative project under GLRI aimed at assessing outcomes of shoreline restoration in the Great Lakes region, with a specific emphasis on nearshore microbial contamination. It is structured as a single, relatively small award intended to support evaluation and monitoring activities rather than a broad, competitive grant program.Apply for USGS 19 FAC 0068
- 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 "Evaluating restoration success for shoreline projects to reduce nearshore microbial contamination, as funded under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative." 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 Mar 01, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 16, 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 $78,000.00 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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