# Researching Methods to Improve Passage and Determine Impacts of Diversion and Flood Control Structures to Green Sturgeon

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w9126g-21-2-soi-4931-researching-methods-to-improve-passage-and-determine-impacts/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334667

> Fort Worth District offered grants of up to $5.0 million (at least $1.0 million) to any type of organization. It expected to make one award. Applications closed on August 11, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W9126G-21-2-SOI-4931 |
| Agency | Fort Worth District |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 11, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $5.0 million |
| Award floor | $1.0 million |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.300 |

## Who can apply

- Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"

## What the grant funds

Project Title: Researching Methods to Improve Passage and Determine Impacts of Diversion and Flood Control Structures to Green Sturgeon for US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Sacramento District (SPK), in association with the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential recipients/cooperators for a project to funded by the by the USACE-Sacramento District. The purpose of this project will be to research how flood control projects impact green sturgeon with respect to entrainment, impediments to movement, and alteration of substrate, and identify demonstrable methods to ameliorate these impacts. Approximately $1,000,000 is expected to be available to support the mandatory tasks during the base period. Background: The Sacramento District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (hereafter ‘Sacramento District’ or ‘USACE’ or ‘District’) works with non-federal sponsors to ensure the levee system along the Sacramento Area Rivers, and their tributaries, provides adequate flood protection to the Sacramento metropolitan region. Currently, USACE is implementing flood risk management improvements under the American River Common Features (ARCF) Project. Federal environmental laws and regulations require the USACE to assess and evaluate the anticipated environmental impacts of planned federal actions, including levee improvement work under the ARCF Project. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is responsible for ensuring protection of certain listed aquatic species in this watershed including work under the ARCF project. Brief Description of Anticipated Work: The project seeks to resolve unanswered questions about how green sturgeon interact with water diversion and flood control structures, and about the effects these structures have on the riverine environment. This work would further seek to demonstrate means and methods to ameliorate the identified effects, including testing current designs, and developing improved designs for NMFS fish entrainment protective screens. As the current protective screen criteria for water diversions has only been tested for juvenile salmonids, the effects to juvenile green sturgeon are insufficiently documented. If testing shows that current protective screen criteria are inadequate for green sturgeon, new, appropriate protective screen criteria will need to be developed.

## Questions people ask

### Is W9126G-21-2-SOI-4931 still open?

No. It closed on August 11, 2021. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).

### Who can apply for Researching Methods to Improve Passage and Determine Impacts of Diversion and Flood Control Structures to Green Sturgeon?

Fort Worth District accepted applications from any type of organization.

### What is the deadline for Researching Methods to Improve Passage and Determine Impacts of Diversion and Flood Control Structures to Green Sturgeon?

Closed August 11, 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 $5.0 million each.

### Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington. The program made 6,165 awards worth $4.1 billion in that time.