Opportunity Information: Apply for G19AS00013
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00013) was issued by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis. It is a discretionary science and technology research award offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the work is expected to involve active collaboration with the USGS rather than operating as a hands-off grant. The program is tied to CFDA 15.808 and is limited to eligible CESU partners (the notice lists eligibility as "Others" with clarification provided in the opportunity's additional eligibility language, but the intent is to fund work through the CESU network).
The purpose of the award is to support research that produces two globally extensive, research-ready databases focused on river flow (discharge) and the ways water is stored and released across landscapes and river networks. The first database is intended to compile time series of discharge along with information on potential "storage controls" that influence discharge behavior. These controls are meant to be characterized across multiple spatial scales, ranging from small headwater basins up through broader channel networks. In practical terms, this implies organizing and harmonizing discharge records with variables or indicators that reflect where and how water can be stored in a catchment or network (for example, storage in soils, groundwater systems, snowpack, wetlands, reservoirs, and other natural or human-influenced components that can buffer, delay, or amplify flow).
The second database focuses on identifying "critical storage timescales" for selected focal watersheds and river basins. Rather than just listing potential storage components, this dataset is meant to quantify how quickly different storage elements interact with discharge, and how strong those interactions are. The goal is to identify the characteristic timescales at which storage processes matter for streamflow response, and to estimate the interaction strength between each storage control and discharge. This kind of information is especially important for understanding lag effects, memory in hydrologic systems, and why certain watersheds respond rapidly to precipitation while others exhibit delayed or sustained flow due to longer-term storage and release.
The USGS frames these databases as foundational infrastructure for improving understanding of water storage dynamics within catchments and across river networks, with a clear end use: enabling more robust predictive river flow models. By integrating discharge time series with storage-related controls and their timescales, the resulting products are expected to support stronger model development and evaluation, including models designed to generalize across regions and scales.
Methodologically, the opportunity emphasizes that building these databases will require advanced data analysis strategies, specifically drawing from information theory. It also calls for incorporating heterogeneous data streams, including in situ sensor network observations and remote sensing products, and leveraging continental-scale models. Taken together, this signals a project that is not just about compiling existing discharge records, but about synthesizing multiple data types into standardized, analysis-ready datasets that can support large-scale comparative hydrology and predictive modeling efforts.
Administratively, the opportunity was created on October 29, 2018, with an original closing date of November 14, 2018. The expected outcome was a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with a funding ceiling of $50,000. This budget level suggests a focused, potentially pilot-scale effort aimed at database design, proof-of-concept integration, and initial compilation or analysis workflows, potentially setting the stage for larger follow-on work or broader community use once the data structures and methods are established.Apply for G19AS00013
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU" 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 Oct 29, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 14, 2018. (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 $50,000.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), Californian CESU funding opportunity issued by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is G19AS00013.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This opportunity was issued by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis.
What type of award is being offered?
It is a discretionary science and technology research award offered as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement indicates the project is expected to involve active collaboration with USGS, rather than operating as a hands-off grant.
What program or assistance listing is this tied to?
The opportunity is tied to CFDA 15.808.
Who is eligible to apply?
The opportunity is limited to eligible CESU partners. The notice lists eligibility as "Others" with clarification provided in additional eligibility language, but the intent described is to fund work through the CESU network.
What is the overall purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support research that produces two globally extensive, research-ready databases focused on river flow (discharge) and how water is stored and released across landscapes and river networks.
What are the two databases the project is expected to produce?
The first database compiles discharge time series along with information on potential storage controls that influence discharge behavior across multiple spatial scales. The second database identifies critical storage timescales for selected focal watersheds and river basins, including estimates of interaction strength between storage controls and discharge.
What is meant by "discharge time series" in this context?
The opportunity describes compiling time series of river flow (discharge) and organizing them into a research-ready database that can be used alongside other variables related to storage and release processes.
What are "storage controls" as described in the opportunity?
Storage controls are factors or components that influence discharge behavior by storing and releasing water across a catchment or river network. Examples mentioned include storage in soils, groundwater systems, snowpack, wetlands, reservoirs, and other natural or human-influenced components that can buffer, delay, or amplify flow.
At what spatial scales should storage controls be characterized?
The opportunity states that storage controls are meant to be characterized across multiple spatial scales, from small headwater basins up through broader channel networks.
What is meant by "critical storage timescales"?
Critical storage timescales refer to characteristic timescales at which storage processes matter for streamflow response. The second database is intended to quantify how quickly different storage elements interact with discharge and how strong those interactions are.
What does "interaction strength" refer to in the second database?
Interaction strength refers to the estimated strength of the relationship between each storage control and discharge, as part of identifying how storage influences streamflow behavior over time.
Why is identifying storage timescales important?
The opportunity emphasizes that timescales and interaction strengths are important for understanding lag effects and memory in hydrologic systems, including why some watersheds respond quickly to precipitation while others show delayed or sustained flow due to longer-term storage and release.
How does USGS expect these databases to be used?
USGS frames the databases as foundational infrastructure to improve understanding of water storage dynamics and to enable more robust predictive river flow models. The integrated datasets are expected to support model development and evaluation, including models that generalize across regions and scales.
What methodological approaches are emphasized for building the databases?
The opportunity emphasizes advanced data analysis strategies drawing from information theory.
What types of data sources are expected to be incorporated?
The opportunity calls for incorporating heterogeneous data streams, including in situ sensor network observations, remote sensing products, and continental-scale models.
Is this project only about compiling existing discharge records?
No. The description signals a synthesis effort that integrates multiple data types into standardized, analysis-ready datasets, rather than only compiling existing discharge records.
How many awards were expected to be made?
The opportunity listed Expected Awards: 1, indicating a single award was expected.
What was the funding ceiling for this opportunity?
The funding ceiling was $50,000.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on October 29, 2018, with an original closing date of November 14, 2018.
What does the $50,000 ceiling suggest about the scope of work?
Based on the opportunity description, this budget level suggests a focused, potentially pilot-scale effort aimed at database design, proof-of-concept integration, and initial compilation or analysis workflows, potentially setting the stage for larger follow-on work or broader community use.
Where within USGS is this opportunity housed?
It is issued through the John Wesley Powell Center for Analysis and Synthesis.
Is the intended database scope regional or global?
The opportunity specifies that the databases are intended to be globally extensive and research-ready.
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