# “Evaluating the Economic Implications of Low Flow Augmentation on the Ohio River"

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-22-soi-0022-evaluating-the-economic-implications-of-low-flow/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/340871

> Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers offered grants of up to $45,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $90,000 in total. Applications closed on August 1, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-22-SOI-0022 |
| Agency | Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 1, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $45,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $90,000 |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.630 |

## Who can apply

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

This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Colorado Plateau and Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU).

## What the grant funds

Background: The United States Army Corps of Engineers operates and maintains more than 80 flood risk management (FRM) reservoirs within the Ohio River Basin. While the primary purpose of these projects is to prevent flood damages, in the course of normal operation these projects make regular releases that augment the flow of downstream rivers and provide ancillary benefits to adjacent communities and transient users. Because of this augmentation, at certain times the flows on the Ohio River are actually higher than would have occurred naturally. These higher flows possibly provide benefits in the form of reduced treatment costs for dischargers, more hours of hydropower generation, fewer navigation delays, a more reliable water supply and other benefits that are not currently understood or captured. This effort seeks to identify and, when practicable, monetize ancillary benefits resulting from augmented flows associated with releases from multi-purpose reservoir projects. Its focus will be on the impacts and benefits associated with projects operating within the borders of the Ohio River Basin on flows and benefits located along the mainstem of the Ohio River. However, the methodologies identified should be generally applicable to augmented flows from reservoirs across the United States. At a minimum, benefits to municipal wastewater treatment plants and to water supply will be examined. Additional consideration of benefits to other industrial dischargers, navigation, hydropower and recreation are a plus, as is some discussion and consideration of the overall impacts of climate change on the benefit potential in the future. Brief description of Anticipated Work: The proposed project will describe how much of an influence the reservoir releases are having on the flows in the mainstem Ohio River and whether those increased flows are providing an economic benefit. This effort will involve the gathering of existing flow information, data reconciliation (developing processes for the filling of data gaps) and comparing observed flows and natural flows for each Ohio River mainstem lock and dam over the period of 1990 to present. This comparison will include a reporting of commonly used flow statistics which will serve as the basis for the economic analysis.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-22-SOI-0022 still open?

No. It closed on August 1, 2022. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for “Evaluating the Economic Implications of Low Flow Augmentation on the Ohio River"?

Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for “Evaluating the Economic Implications of Low Flow Augmentation on the Ohio River"?

Closed August 1, 2022. 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 $45,000 each. About $90,000 in total for one award.

### Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.