Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 17 FAC 0274
The "Improve Alaska Hydrgraphy" opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: USGS 17 FAC 0274) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is structured as a non-competitive Cooperative Agreement, meaning the agency is not running an open competition among multiple applicants. Instead, the award is intended for a specific partner or a limited, pre-identified class of partners, and the Cooperative Agreement format signals that USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the work during the period of performance (for example, technical coordination, data standards alignment, review of deliverables, and integration with federal datasets or workflows).
The program focus is improving hydrology and hydrography information for Alaska. In practical terms, hydrography improvement work commonly involves updating or refining mapped water features such as rivers, streams, lakes, wetlands connectivity, flow paths, and related attributes that support mapping, water resources management, hazard planning, and environmental analyses. Alaska presents unique mapping challenges due to its size, remoteness, limited ground access, dynamic landscapes (including glacial systems and permafrost-related hydrologic changes), and variable availability of high-resolution source imagery and elevation data. Grants with this title typically aim to enhance the accuracy and completeness of hydrographic datasets that can be used for navigation of inland waters, watershed delineation, flood risk understanding, habitat assessment, and broader geospatial decision-making.
The funding instrument is explicitly a Cooperative Agreement rather than a standard grant. That distinction matters because it usually implies more active federal participation than a typical pass-through award. Recipients can generally expect collaboration with USGS staff on technical specifications, quality assurance, and data integration. Deliverables often include geospatial data products (for example, updated hydrographic feature layers), metadata that document sources and methods, and documentation describing editing processes and quality checks. While the specific solicitation text here is minimal, the title and agency context suggest the work would be aligned with established federal hydrography frameworks and standards, potentially supporting national hydrography datasets or USGS mapping programs.
The award parameters indicate a single anticipated award with an award ceiling of $90,000. That means the maximum expected federal funding for the project is up to $90,000, and USGS expected to make only one award under this opportunity. The opportunity category is listed as discretionary, and the funding activity category is labeled "Other," implying the activity does not fit neatly into common categories like research, education, or construction, and is instead a specialized technical or data-improvement effort.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement, which is typical of non-competitive cooperative agreements where the intended recipient may be a particular organization type, partner, or entity with a defined role. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 15.808, which corresponds to USGS-related assistance programs and is used for tracking and reporting federal assistance.
Timing is very tight: the opportunity was created on August 7, 2017, with an original closing date of August 10, 2017. A three-day window strongly reinforces that this was not designed for a wide applicant pool, and instead was likely posted to meet procedural requirements for a directed, non-competitive award.
In summary, this is a USGS discretionary, non-competitive cooperative agreement intended to fund one partner (up to $90,000) to carry out hydrography improvement work in Alaska, with USGS playing an active collaborative role and with the likely end products being enhanced hydrographic geospatial data and supporting documentation suitable for incorporation into broader federal mapping and water-information systems.Apply for USGS 17 FAC 0274
- The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Improve Alaska Hydrgraphy" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 07, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 10, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $90,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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