The Groundwater and Streamflow Information Program of the United States Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a cooperative agreement funding opportunity to state or local water-resources agencies that collect groundwater data to participate in the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network.
Donor Name: Geological Survey
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/26/2023
Size of the Grant: $300,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The USGS is working to develop and administer the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network (NGWMN). This funding opportunity is to support data providers for the National GroundWater Monitoring Network.
The funding available for this Program Announcement is expected to be up to $1,700,000 for Federal FY2023. This estimate does not bind the USGS to a specific number of awards or to the amount of any individual award. Congress has not yet authorized FY2023 funds for the National Ground-Water Monitoring Network, so awards cannot be made until this funding is appropriated. Work performance under these awards must be completed within the two-year cycle from the start date. The timing of funds availability and the signing of the award will determine the start date. Individual applications are restricted to a funding level of $150,000 for a one-year project or $300,000 for a two-year project. Funding for routine work under Objective 2A to maintain persistent data services is limited to $20,000 per year. Substantial involvement of the USGS is anticipated to provide support to new data providers during the site selection and classification process and to establish web services that interact with the NGWMN Data Portal. USGS also will provide guidance to existing data providers on techniques for collection of site information, on well maintenance activities, and on well drilling to support development of the NGWMN. Therefore, these awards will be in the form of cooperative agreements.
Objectives
- Objective 1: Support to become a new data provider
- Objective 2: Support persistent data service from existing data providers
- Objective 3: Filling gaps in information at NGWMN sites
- Objective 4: Site maintenance
- Objective 5: Well drilling
- Objective 6: Purchase equipment to support continuous water-level data collection
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $300,000
- Award Floor: $5,000
- Work performance under these awards must be completed within the two-year cycle from the start date.
Eligibility Criteria
- County governments
- City or township governments
- State governments.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.