# Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairies/Slough Gradients

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w81ewf-24-soi-0023-landscape-pattern-marl-prairies-slough-gradients/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/353530

> Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $132,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $693,000 in total. Applications closed on June 3, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W81EWF-24-SOI-0023 |
| Agency | Engineer Research and Development Center |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 3, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $132,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $693,000 |
| 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 South Florida - Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU). Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding. Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, ERDC may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. Religious organizations are entitled to compete on equal footing with secular organizations for Federal financial assistance as described in E.O. 13798, “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.”

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this research is to continue a long-term dataset used to monitor changes in vegetation along established transects in the prairie-slough gradient across Shark River Slough and into the edges of the marl prairie on the eastern and/or western sides of the slough. Additionally, there is potential work related to using monitoring data to develop tools to measure ecological performance in response to CERP implementation. Budget and scope to be developed separate from anticipated work described above. The project objectives include: Objective 1: To characterize the composition, structure and abundance of prairie and slough vegetation communities and determine the changes in composition and extent of plant communities along marl prairie/slough gradients, Objective 2: To identify the boundary between different vegetation assemblages, characterize the bio-physical attributes of transition zone, and detect the spatio-temporal shift in the position of the boundaries, and Objective 3: To relate changes in vegetation structure and composition, particularly in the transition zone, to hydrologic changes resulting from CERP restoration activities, or climatic variation.

## Questions people ask

### Is W81EWF-24-SOI-0023 still open?

No. It closed on June 3, 2024. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).

### Who can apply for Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairies/Slough Gradients?

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 Landscape Pattern – Marl Prairies/Slough Gradients?

Closed June 3, 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 $132,000 each. About $693,000 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.