# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g22as00051-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/336108

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $81,000 (at least $12,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on November 13, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G22AS00051 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 13, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $81,000 |
| Award floor | $12,000 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.808 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

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 Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in mapping and characterizing built structures (buildings) and infrastructure (roads, bridges, railroad, etc.) for use in modeling and assessment of coastal hazards. Built structures and infrastructure elements, such as shoreline features like piers, seawalls, and jetties, affect storm surge propagation onto the land surface, thus a detailed inventory of such features is critical for coastal storm hazard modeling. These features are also impacted greatly by storm effects (wind, waves, water levels), so post-event damage assessment mapping and description is a critical need. Because highly detailed information on coastal structures and infrastructure is needed for broad areas in the U.S. subject to coastal storms, research is needed on efficient and robust methods for feature extraction from high-resolution remote sensing data and other geospatial map databases. USGS is particularly interested in collaborative research into methods for efficient, accurate, and rapid mapping of built structures and infrastructure both before coastal storm events and post-storm (for damage assessment), with an emphasis on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) approaches. Research Objectives: (1) Conduct research on mapping, inventory, and characterization of built structures and infrastructure in U.S. coastal areas subject to effects of coastal storms, and on readying the extracted features for use in hazard modeling and prediction. (2) Develop, test, and implement AI/ML methods for extraction and characterization of built structures and infrastructure from remote sensing data and geospatial mapping databases. (3) Conduct research on and develop methods for identifying damaged structures/infrastructure and assessing damage susceptibility, including adding attributes to the identified features such as structure type and primary construction material.

## Questions people ask

### Is G22AS00051 still open?

No. It closed on November 13, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Geological Survey accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed November 13, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $81,000 each.

### Who has won U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks, California Institute of Technology. The program made 1,128 awards worth $629 million in that time.