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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Gulf Coast CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G13AS00031) was a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funding call issued through the National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) to support applied research and development in coastal remote sensing. The core purpose was to push forward radar and optical remote sensing methods and, just as importantly, improve how those two data types are combined to produce better maps and monitoring products for coastal ecosystems. While the work was framed around the northern Gulf of Mexico, the USGS made it clear that the intended payoff was broader than a single region: the methods and technology advances were expected to translate to coastal resource monitoring efforts worldwide.

The scientific focus centered on two high-value coastal mapping challenges. First, the opportunity emphasized flood inundation mapping, which is a priority need in dynamic coastal landscapes where storm surge, heavy rainfall, river flooding, and tidal processes can rapidly change surface water extent. Radar remote sensing is often especially relevant to this problem because it can provide observations even when clouds or haze limit optical imagery, which is a frequent issue during and after storms. Second, the opportunity highlighted canopy structure, reflecting the need to characterize vegetation properties in wetlands and coastal forests, including aspects like canopy height, density, and spatial patterns that influence habitat condition, resilience, and ecosystem function. Integrating radar and optical approaches was positioned as a way to improve reliability and accuracy across varying conditions, for example by leveraging optical imagery for spectral information about vegetation and land cover while using radar to better detect water and structural characteristics.

From an administrative standpoint, this was a discretionary grant made as a cooperative agreement, indicating an expectation of substantial involvement or collaboration with USGS during the project rather than a completely hands-off award. The activity category was listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it fell under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The estimated total funding available was $400,000, and the opportunity anticipated making one award. No cost sharing or matching requirement was specified, meaning applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.

Eligibility was restricted to organizations that were already participating partners in the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are formal partnership networks designed to link federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other research entities to provide research, technical assistance, and education. Because this opportunity was issued under the CESU mechanism, applicants needed to be within that established partnership structure to be considered eligible.

The announcement was posted on March 21, 2013, with an application deadline of April 1, 2013, and it was later archived on June 21, 2013. The listing referenced Grants.gov as the source for the full announcement details. For questions or help accessing the announcement, the contact provided was Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov).

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