# Technical assistance with riparian ecosystem monitoring along the Middle Rio Grande

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-24-soi-0015-technical-assistance-with-riparian-ecosystem-monitoring/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352021

> Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $470,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $2.4 million in total. Applications closed on March 27, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-24-SOI-0015 |
| Agency | Engineer Research and Development Center |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 27, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $470,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.4 million |
| 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 Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).

## What the grant funds

The Middle Rio Grande and the adjacent riparian woodland habitat (“bosque”) provide valuable habitat for a rich assemblage of wildlife. Water management and maintenance activities affect riparian habitats and the animal species they support. In addition, drought, wildfires, invasive species, changing climate and hydrologic conditions, and proximity to urbanized areas impact riparian ecosystems. The USACE Albuquerque District (District)’s Civil Works mission includes aquatic ecosystem restoration, flood risk management, recreation, and environmental stewardship. The District aims to promote processes that restore natural ecosystem functions and thriving aquatic and riparian wildlife habitats. The Middle Rio Grande Endangered Species Collaborative Program (MRGESCP) is a diverse partnership of federal, state, tribal and local signatory agencies and organizations whose mission is a collaborative and science-based approach to protect and improve the status of endangered species along the middle portion of the Rio Grande watershed of New Mexico, while simultaneously protecting existing and future regional water uses. To better understand changing conditions and the impacts of District and other agencies’ water and riparian habitat management, maintenance, and restoration activities, the District in cooperation with MRGESCP signatories has collected data for over ten years at research monitoring sites established within the Middle Rio Grande bosque. Data collected on abiotic factors includes groundwater level, water levels in adjacent ditches, precipitation, and air and soil temperatures. Biotic factors monitored include tree and shrub composition and productivity, and arthropod abundance and distribution. Data are made available to the public and efforts are made to engage citizen and student groups in monitoring activities to increase public understanding of the Rio Grande ecosystem while supporting essential research needs. Furthermore, these data have been analyzed to provide results useful to both the District and other signatories to the MRGESCP. Work under this program will support ongoing research, monitoring, management, and restoration activities by the USACE Albuquerque District within the Middle Rio Grande bosque and will continue to support collaboration with the MRGESCP.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-24-SOI-0015 still open?

No. It closed on March 27, 2024. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Technical assistance with riparian ecosystem monitoring along the Middle Rio Grande?

Engineer Research and Development Center accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Technical assistance with riparian ecosystem monitoring along the Middle Rio Grande?

Closed March 27, 2024. 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 $470,000 each. About $2.4 million 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.