Opportunity Information: Apply for 10HQPA0070
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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 Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forest" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808 U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 18, 2010 and posted on May 18, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 1, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $63,680.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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).
- This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forest grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 10HQPA0070) was a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program funding announcement aimed at strengthening the nation s ability to find, use, and share biological and natural resources information, with a particular emphasis on wildlife disease data. Offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection), the award was designed to support research assistance, technical support, and education efforts that improve science delivery and technology transfer related to biological, physical, and natural resources data. The work was framed around building and improving data and information products in an ecosystem context, across large geographic areas and multiple scales, using modern biological informatics approaches.
At the center of the opportunity was the NBII mission: creating an integrated gateway to biological data and information by bringing together contributions from federal, state, and local agencies, universities, non governmental organizations, and private sector partners. NBII was positioned as a practical resource for land managers, researchers, policy makers, educators, and the public who need to make informed decisions about land use, conservation, research priorities, and public understanding. Because biological and natural resource data often exist in separate systems and formats, NBII emphasized an enterprise portal approach that could connect disparate datasets, information products, and analytical tools, making them easier to discover and apply in science based decision making. The announcement also referenced NBII s 2001 authorization to create regional and thematic Nodes, which were intended to organize and deliver information tailored to specific topics or regions.
This specific competition focused on advancing the NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node (WDIN). The applicant would work collaboratively to increase the availability, usefulness, and usability of wildlife disease and related natural resources information by developing or enhancing products such as visualization tools, models, web based applications, and semantic or knowledge organization systems. The government described the intended scope as broad and ecosystem oriented, implying that wildlife disease information would be connected to other biological, physical, and environmental context where relevant, and delivered in ways that are directly useful to practitioners and stakeholders.
The areas of work outlined in the notice were concrete and product driven. They included researching and selecting media resources for the WDIN Wildlife Disease News Digest and the Global Wildlife Disease News Map, as well as researching, selecting, and cataloging web resources to strengthen the WDIN website and the broader NBII portal. The awardee was expected to coordinate with existing WDIN partners to produce new content and tools, while also scouting and developing relationships with new potential partners to expand the network and broaden coverage. Another task area involved collaborating with EcoHealth101.org staff to create new contacts and tools for that website, indicating an emphasis on cross platform collaboration and wider dissemination through aligned initiatives.
A major technical component of the work involved programming and infrastructure development for the WDIN Wildlife Health Monitoring Network. In practical terms, this suggests building or improving the underlying systems that allow collection, organization, and delivery of wildlife health and disease monitoring information, potentially including databases, ingestion workflows, search and retrieval functions, and user facing interfaces. Beyond development, the awardee was expected to present WDIN products and related research at meetings and professional societies, which signals that outreach and adoption within the professional community were considered key measures of success. The announcement also emphasized making WDIN products and services accessible to researchers, decision makers, and the public, reinforcing that deliverables should not stay internal but should be packaged for real world use.
In terms of award structure and logistics, this was a discretionary opportunity with an expected single award (ExpectedAwards: 1) and an estimated total funding amount of $63,680. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed. The posted and creation date was May 18, 2010, with an original and current closing date of June 1, 2010, and an archive date of July 1, 2010. While the notice listed an award ceiling and floor as 0, the estimated total funding provides the best practical indicator of the anticipated award size, and the cooperative agreement format typically implies substantial involvement and coordination with the sponsoring agency during performance.
Eligibility was restricted to partners of the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnership based arrangements intended to streamline collaboration among government agencies and non federal research and education institutions by supporting applied research, technical assistance, and educational activities. In this case, only organizations that were already participating partners in the Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU were eligible to apply, which narrowed the applicant pool to established members of that network.
The public facing examples of the types of products envisioned were referenced through the WDIN site at http://www.nbii.gov/wildlifedisease. For administrative questions or difficulty accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703 648 7356.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant opportunity?
This is the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), Great Lakes Northern Forest grant opportunity titled under Funding Opportunity Number 10HQPA0070. It was a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program funding announcement focused on improving how biological and natural resources information is found, used, and shared, with a particular emphasis on wildlife disease data.
Which federal program and assistance listing is associated with this funding?
The opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection).
What is the main purpose of the award?
The award was designed to support research assistance, technical support, and education efforts that improve science delivery and technology transfer related to biological, physical, and natural resources data, using modern biological informatics approaches and an ecosystem context.
What is NBII and why does it matter in this opportunity?
NBII (National Biological Information Infrastructure) was described as an effort to create an integrated gateway to biological data and information by bringing together contributions from federal, state, and local agencies, universities, non-governmental organizations, and private sector partners. The goal was to connect separate systems and formats through an enterprise portal approach, making datasets, information products, and analytical tools easier to discover and use in science-based decision making.
What does the announcement mean by an "enterprise portal approach"?
Based on the notice description, the enterprise portal approach refers to connecting disparate datasets, information products, and analytical tools that exist across separate systems and formats, and making them easier to discover and apply through a gateway-style portal.
What specific NBII focus area did this competition emphasize?
This competition focused on advancing the NBII Wildlife Disease Information Node (WDIN).
What is WDIN in the context of this opportunity?
WDIN (Wildlife Disease Information Node) was the NBII node targeted for improvement in this funding opportunity, with work centered on increasing the availability, usefulness, and usability of wildlife disease and related natural resources information.
What kinds of deliverables or products were envisioned?
The announcement described developing or enhancing products such as visualization tools, models, web-based applications, and semantic or knowledge organization systems, with a broad and ecosystem-oriented scope that links wildlife disease information to related biological, physical, and environmental context where relevant.
What content-related tasks were included in the scope of work?
The notice included researching and selecting media resources for the WDIN Wildlife Disease News Digest and the Global Wildlife Disease News Map, and researching, selecting, and cataloging web resources to strengthen the WDIN website and the broader NBII portal.
What partner coordination expectations were included?
The awardee was expected to coordinate with existing WDIN partners to produce new content and tools, and to scout and develop relationships with new potential partners to expand the network and broaden coverage.
Was there a cross-platform collaboration component?
Yes. The announcement referenced collaborating with EcoHealth101.org staff to create new contacts and tools for that website, indicating cross-platform collaboration and wider dissemination through aligned initiatives.
What technical development work was included?
A major component involved programming and infrastructure development for the WDIN Wildlife Health Monitoring Network, suggesting work on systems to collect, organize, and deliver wildlife health and disease monitoring information (such as underlying databases, ingestion workflows, search and retrieval, and user-facing interfaces).
Were outreach or presentation activities expected?
Yes. The awardee was expected to present WDIN products and related research at meetings and professional societies, highlighting outreach and adoption within the professional community as important.
Who were the intended audiences for WDIN products and services?
The announcement emphasized accessibility for researchers, decision makers, and the public, and described NBII as a practical resource for land managers, researchers, policy makers, educators, and the public.
What is the funding instrument type?
The notice described the award as a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement and coordination with the sponsoring agency during performance.
How many awards were expected?
The opportunity listed an expected single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $63,680.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed.
What were the key dates for this opportunity?
The posted/creation date was May 18, 2010. The original and current closing date was June 1, 2010. The archive date was July 1, 2010.
What was listed for the award ceiling and floor?
The notice listed an award ceiling and floor as 0, while also providing an estimated total funding amount of $63,680, which was described as the best practical indicator of anticipated award size.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was restricted to partners of the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. Only organizations already participating partners in that CESU were eligible to apply.
What is a CESU in the context provided?
CESUs were described as partnership-based arrangements intended to streamline collaboration among government agencies and non-federal research and education institutions by supporting applied research, technical assistance, and educational activities.
Where were example products or public references for the work mentioned?
The notice referenced the WDIN site as an example of the types of products envisioned: http://www.nbii.gov/wildlifedisease
Who was the listed point of contact for administrative questions or access issues?
The listed contact was Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703 648 7356, for administrative questions or difficulty accessing the full announcement.
Which agency issued or sponsored the opportunity?
The opportunity was associated with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the USGS NBII Program.
What topic area was particularly emphasized within biological information sharing?
The announcement placed particular emphasis on wildlife disease data, including improving availability and usability of wildlife disease and related natural resources information.
What geographic or scale considerations were described?
The work was framed around building and improving data and information products in an ecosystem context across large geographic areas and multiple scales.
Did the notice reference NBII Nodes and their purpose?
Yes. It referenced a 2001 authorization to create regional and thematic Nodes intended to organize and deliver information tailored to specific topics or regions, and WDIN was the node emphasized in this competition.
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