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Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Federal funding opportunity G25AS00066 from Geological Survey (Department of the Interior).

Posted
November 4, 2024
Closed
December 4, 2024
Award ceiling
$320,000
Program funding
$320,000
Cost sharing
No
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Assistance listing
15.808
Category
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Archives
December 8, 2029

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 15.808 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.

FY2025 obligated
$54.9M
FY2026 obligated
$13.6M
FY2027 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
419

Top recipients: University of Alaska Fairbanks, University Enterprises, Inc., University of California, Santa Barbara, Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Nova Southeastern University, Inc

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The US Geological Survey (USGS) Water Mission Area (WMA) Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS) Research and Development Program is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in the field of high spatial resolution soil moisture mapping using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based L-band sensing. Soil moisture varies widely at field and watershed scales, and current observational methods are inadequate to capture the spatial heterogeneity. Satellite observations using L-band, such as SMAP (Soil Moisture Active Passive), provide 40 km data every 2 to 3 days, while in-situ sensors provide point-scale measurements. The NGWOS program has expanded in-situ networks and adopted cosmic ray neutron sensing at Innovation Test Beds (ITB) across the country with the goal to generate soil moisture maps at 1 km scale daily. To develop and evaluate such products, more spatially continuous data sets are required, and such data can be obtained from an L-band sensor on a UAV platform.

Who can apply

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 Chesapeake Watershed CESU Program.

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Agency contact: Geological Survey · [email protected] · 703-648-7376

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