# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00157-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345372

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $350,000 (at least $240,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on February 13, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00157 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 13, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $350,000 |
| Award floor | $240,000 |
| 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 Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS Water Mission Area (WMA) Next Generation Water Observing System (NGWOS), is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research and development in the field of cosmic ray neutron sensing (CRNS) technology for soil water content (SWC) and snow water equivalent (SWE) measurements. The USGS has strong interest in upgrading its hydrological monitoring infrastructure to include CRNS detectors using stationary networks and synoptic surveys. Current research and development through NGWOS (1) evaluating stationary CRNS at three innovations testbeds located in Pennsylvania, California, and Colorado, (2) deploying a dense network of CRNS along a tributary to the upper Colorado, and (3) developing experiments using portable CRNS surveys. However, there is a general lack in consistency and transparency in data processing of both stationary and portable CRNS data. The current USGS workflow is primarily being pushed through the equipment vendor and research staff would prefer a more hands-on and open approach. Therefore, a functional, standardized CRNS processing workflow would be beneficial to the WMA and the water monitoring community as a whole.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00157 still open?

No. It closed on February 13, 2023. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Plains 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 Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed February 13, 2023. 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 $350,000 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.