Opportunity Information: Apply for G26AS00076
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- The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (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 2026-02-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2026-03-12. (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 $47,632.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Opportunity Summary:
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is soliciting a single cooperative agreement with an eligible partner organization within the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) to carry out discovery-focused research that supports faster, more defensible environmental review and project authorization. The core idea is to strengthen how ecological science, datasets, and science products are found, accessed, and applied during permitting and environmental review, so federal staff and project proponents can move through documentation and decision steps more efficiently without sacrificing scientific integrity. This effort is aligned with the Permitting Council's priorities and is intended to contribute to a cloud-native Environmental Review Partner Portal, a web-based set of tools meant to streamline environmental review workflows.
The work emphasizes that better permitting outcomes depend on credible, impartial, and accessible science, and that ecosystem expertise is essential because the information being organized and delivered is ecological in nature. A major focus is identifying which source information is most relevant at different points in the environmental review process, and understanding what currently slows down access to that information. The opportunity explicitly connects this objective to EO 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science, by aiming to ensure federal decisions are informed by the best available and most trustworthy scientific evidence.
The research itself is described as baseline and requirements-shaping: it is meant to map and synthesize how environmental reviews and related management workflows operate today, across agencies and contexts. That includes documenting which systems and tools are currently used, who participates at each stage, how and where data are accessed, entered, and validated, and where workflows match or diverge depending on factors like land ownership, project scale, and statutory authority. The findings are expected to translate into clear requirements and recommendations for new or improved resources, with an emphasis on maintaining scientific integrity while improving efficiency and transparency. The practical end goal is "timely and actionable science" that helps resource managers and decision-makers make better-informed calls on project authorization and natural resource management.
This is a discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement, meaning substantial USGS involvement and collaboration is implied rather than a hands-off grant structure. It sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category under CFDA 15.808. Only participating partners of the Rocky Mountain CESU are eligible to apply, reflecting the program's model of leveraging standing research partnerships to combine federal and non-federal expertise in ways neither could achieve alone.
Key administrative details include the funding opportunity number G26AS00076, an anticipated single award, and an award ceiling of $47,632. The opportunity was created on February 12, 2026, and the original closing date is March 12, 2026. The sponsoring agency is the USGS (Geological Survey).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding opportunity to make a single cooperative agreement award for discovery-focused research that helps produce faster, more defensible environmental review and project authorization outcomes.
What problem is the project trying to solve?
The project focuses on reducing delays and friction in environmental review and permitting by improving how ecological science, datasets, and science products are found, accessed, and applied during review and authorization workflows, without reducing scientific integrity.
What is the main objective of the research?
The core objective is to identify what ecological source information is most relevant at different points in the environmental review process, and to understand what currently slows down or complicates access to that information. The intent is to translate findings into clear requirements and recommendations for new or improved resources.
How does this connect to environmental permitting priorities?
The effort is aligned with the Permitting Council's priorities and is intended to contribute to a cloud-native Environmental Review Partner Portal, described as a web-based set of tools meant to streamline environmental review workflows.
What is the Environmental Review Partner Portal?
Based on the opportunity description, it is a cloud-native, web-based set of tools intended to streamline environmental review workflows. This research is meant to inform or support that portal by clarifying what science information is needed, when it is needed, and how it should be accessed and applied.
Why is ecological science emphasized?
The opportunity states that better permitting outcomes depend on credible, impartial, and accessible science, and that ecosystem expertise is essential because the information being organized and delivered is ecological in nature.
What does "discovery-focused research" mean in this context?
In this opportunity, the research is described as baseline and requirements-shaping. It is intended to map and synthesize how environmental reviews and related management workflows operate today, across agencies and contexts, and then translate those findings into requirements and recommendations.
What kinds of activities are expected under the research?
The work is expected to document and synthesize how environmental review workflows operate today, including: which systems and tools are used; who participates at each stage; how and where data are accessed, entered, and validated; and where workflows match or diverge depending on factors such as land ownership, project scale, and statutory authority.
What are the expected outputs or outcomes?
The opportunity indicates the findings should translate into clear requirements and recommendations for new or improved resources, with an emphasis on scientific integrity, efficiency, and transparency. The practical end goal is "timely and actionable science" that supports better-informed project authorization and natural resource management decisions.
Does the opportunity relate to scientific integrity requirements?
Yes. The description explicitly connects the objective to EO 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science, by aiming to ensure federal decisions are informed by the best available and most trustworthy scientific evidence.
What type of award is being offered?
This is a cooperative agreement, not a traditional hands-off grant. The opportunity notes that substantial USGS involvement and collaboration is implied.
How many awards does USGS expect to make?
The opportunity anticipates a single award.
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $47,632.
Who is eligible to apply?
Only participating partners of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) are eligible to apply. The opportunity seeks an eligible partner organization within the Rocky Mountain CESU.
Why is eligibility limited to Rocky Mountain CESU partners?
The opportunity describes this as consistent with the CESU model, which leverages standing research partnerships to combine federal and non-federal expertise in ways neither could achieve alone.
What is the CFDA number and program category for this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.808 and categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is G26AS00076.
Which federal agency is sponsoring this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), listed as Geological Survey.
When was the opportunity created and when does it close?
The opportunity was created on February 12, 2026, and the original closing date is March 12, 2026.
Is this intended to change environmental review decisions?
The description emphasizes improving the speed, defensibility, efficiency, and transparency of environmental review and project authorization by improving access to credible ecological science. It is framed as supporting better-informed decisions rather than changing decision authority.
What does "more defensible environmental review" mean here?
Based on the description, "more defensible" refers to environmental review and authorization decisions being supported by credible, impartial, accessible, and trustworthy scientific evidence, and by clearer, more consistent access to relevant ecological information throughout the workflow.
Will USGS be involved during the project?
Yes. Because this is a cooperative agreement, substantial USGS involvement and collaboration is implied.
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