Opportunity Information: Apply for 10HQPA0033
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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, Piedmont South Atlantic CESU" 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 Jan 26, 2010 and posted on Jan 26, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 5, 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 $112,080.00 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 Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Piedmont South Atlantic CESU.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 10HQPA0033) is a US Geological Survey (USGS) National Research Program (NRP) project offered through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically the Piedmont South Atlantic CESU. It is structured as a cooperative agreement supporting science and technology research, with one anticipated award and an estimated total funding amount of $112,080. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligibility is limited to organizations that are official participating partners in the Piedmont South Atlantic CESU program, which is designed to link federal agencies with partner institutions for research, technical assistance, and education. The opportunity was originally posted January 26, 2010, and closed February 5, 2010 (archived March 7, 2010). The CFDA number is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).
The research focus is on how floodplain forests provide important ecosystem services when they remain hydrologically connected to nearby streams and rivers, especially their role in buffering society from water quality degradation and increasing atmospheric CO2. Floodplains act as depositional zones that can trap sediment and associated materials originating from human activities. Because upstream land use can increase sediment export, downstream floodplains can receive elevated sedimentation, which may alter nutrient cycling and carbon storage. The central scientific aim is to identify and interpret how increased sedimentation interacts with key biogeochemical processes that drive material trapping, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) dynamics, and with carbon (C) sequestration processes tied to forest net primary productivity (NPP), species composition, and forest structure. The practical intent is to use this foundational understanding to improve predictions of how floodplain sedimentation influences ecosystem services over time.
The geographic emphasis is the Congaree River and its floodplain in South Carolina, with particular attention to areas in the vicinity of Congaree National Park, while keeping an eye on broader relevance to forested riparian wetlands across the southeastern United States. The recipient institution is expected to carry out field and laboratory work across forest communities that span a gradient of sedimentation levels on the Congaree Floodplain, allowing comparisons among sites with differing depositional histories and current sediment inputs.
The funded work centers on collecting, processing, and analyzing soil, sediment, and vegetation information to quantify how nutrient status and cycling relate to carbon storage under different sedimentation regimes. Core measurements include comparing the degree of phosphorus saturation in soils, evaluating nitrogen-to-phosphorus balance in soils and vegetation, estimating soil nitrogen mineralization, measuring soil porosity (including an index related to aeration), and quantifying carbon storage. In parallel, the recipient is expected to assist with gathering sedimentation data using multiple approaches, including artificial markers, dendrogeomorphic methods (using tree growth and physical evidence to infer deposition history), and single-stage sedimentation samplers. The opportunity makes it clear that successful performance depends on substantial prior experience with floodplain wetland biogeochemistry, plus access to appropriate laboratory instrumentation, field equipment, and staffing to complete both the sampling and analytical workload.
Two specific objective areas are highlighted. First, the recipient will measure and interpret biogeochemical properties of soils in forested wetlands in and potentially near Congaree National Park, explicitly evaluating how changes in nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemistry across a depositional gradient relate to carbon storage. This includes helping install and operate devices and monitoring approaches that capture sedimentation dynamics in the field. Second, the recipient will perform specific analyses and calculations to characterize nutrient status and ecosystem function. Soil phosphorus status will be assessed using the ammonium oxalate index of phosphorus saturation (DPSox). Nitrogen mineralization will be estimated using an in situ buried bag method, which tracks changes in inorganic nitrogen under field conditions. Carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus storage in sediment will be estimated by combining measured concentrations of C, N, and P with estimates of annual deposited sediment mass. Laboratory methods are explicitly described: carbon and nitrogen analyses will use thermal combustion on a PE Analyzer 2400, and plant-available (extractable) phosphorus will be estimated via colorimetric analysis following a Mehlich 3 soil extraction.
The planned data analysis approach is straightforward and hypothesis-driven, emphasizing statistical relationships among forest productivity (NPP), carbon storage, biogeochemical indicators (such as mineralization rates and extractable phosphorus), and measured sedimentation rates. The solicitation specifies regression and ANOVA as primary tools for evaluating patterns and differences across the sedimentation gradient. Overall, the project is designed to connect physical deposition processes with nutrient cycling and carbon sequestration in a prominent southeastern floodplain system, producing results that can inform how intact, connected floodplain forests contribute to water quality protection and climate-related carbon storage.
For administrative questions or trouble accessing the full announcement, the listed contact is Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703-648-7356.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 10HQPA0033.
Which agency is offering this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is offered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), National Research Program (NRP).
What type of award is anticipated?
The opportunity is structured as a cooperative agreement supporting science and technology research.
How many awards are anticipated?
The announcement indicates one anticipated award.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $112,080.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to organizations that are official participating partners in the Piedmont South Atlantic Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program.
What is the CESU network and which CESU applies here?
This project is offered through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically the Piedmont South Atlantic CESU, which links federal agencies with partner institutions for research, technical assistance, and education.
What is the CFDA number for this opportunity?
The CFDA number is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was originally posted on January 26, 2010, and closed on February 5, 2010. It was archived on March 7, 2010.
What is the overall research focus of the project?
The project focuses on how floodplain forests provide ecosystem services when they remain hydrologically connected to nearby streams and rivers, including buffering society from water quality degradation and increasing atmospheric CO2 through carbon storage and sequestration.
Why is sedimentation an important theme in this research?
Floodplains act as depositional zones that can trap sediment and associated materials originating from human activities. Increased upstream sediment export can raise sedimentation downstream, potentially altering nutrient cycling and carbon storage in floodplain forests.
What is the central scientific aim of the project?
The central aim is to identify and interpret how increased sedimentation interacts with key biogeochemical processes that drive material trapping, particularly nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) dynamics, and with carbon (C) sequestration processes tied to forest net primary productivity (NPP), species composition, and forest structure.
What is the practical intent of the research?
The practical intent is to use the foundational understanding gained to improve predictions of how floodplain sedimentation influences ecosystem services over time.
Where will the research take place?
The geographic emphasis is the Congaree River and its floodplain in South Carolina, with particular attention to areas in the vicinity of Congaree National Park.
Is the work intended to be relevant beyond the immediate study area?
Yes. While the study focuses on the Congaree River floodplain, the opportunity notes broader relevance to forested riparian wetlands across the southeastern United States.
What kind of field setting will be studied?
The recipient is expected to conduct field and laboratory work across forest communities spanning a gradient of sedimentation levels on the Congaree Floodplain, enabling comparisons among sites with differing depositional histories and current sediment inputs.
What are the main types of samples and information to be collected?
The work centers on collecting, processing, and analyzing soil, sediment, and vegetation information to quantify how nutrient status and cycling relate to carbon storage under different sedimentation regimes.
What core soil and ecosystem measurements are specifically mentioned?
Core measurements include comparing the degree of phosphorus saturation in soils, evaluating nitrogen-to-phosphorus balance in soils and vegetation, estimating soil nitrogen mineralization, measuring soil porosity (including an index related to aeration), and quantifying carbon storage.
What sedimentation measurement approaches are expected?
The recipient is expected to assist with gathering sedimentation data using multiple approaches, including artificial markers, dendrogeomorphic methods, and single-stage sedimentation samplers.
What does dendrogeomorphic mean in the context of this project?
In this solicitation, dendrogeomorphic methods refer to using tree growth and physical evidence to infer deposition history and sedimentation dynamics over time.
What experience is expected from the recipient institution?
The announcement states that successful performance depends on substantial prior experience with floodplain wetland biogeochemistry, plus access to appropriate laboratory instrumentation, field equipment, and staffing to complete the sampling and analytical workload.
What are the two specific objective areas described?
(1) Measure and interpret biogeochemical properties of soils in forested wetlands in and potentially near Congaree National Park, evaluating how nitrogen and phosphorus biogeochemistry across a depositional gradient relate to carbon storage, including helping install and operate devices that capture sedimentation dynamics. (2) Perform specified analyses and calculations to characterize nutrient status and ecosystem function using the methods identified in the announcement.
How will soil phosphorus status be assessed?
Soil phosphorus status will be assessed using the ammonium oxalate index of phosphorus saturation (DPSox).
How will nitrogen mineralization be estimated?
Nitrogen mineralization will be estimated using an in situ buried bag method, which tracks changes in inorganic nitrogen under field conditions.
How will carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus storage in sediment be estimated?
Storage of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in sediment will be estimated by combining measured concentrations of C, N, and P with estimates of annual deposited sediment mass.
Which laboratory instruments and analytical methods are specified for carbon and nitrogen?
Carbon and nitrogen analyses will use thermal combustion on a PE Analyzer 2400.
How will plant-available (extractable) phosphorus be measured?
Plant-available (extractable) phosphorus will be estimated via colorimetric analysis following a Mehlich 3 soil extraction.
What statistical methods are identified for data analysis?
The planned data analysis is hypothesis-driven and emphasizes statistical relationships evaluated using regression and ANOVA.
What kinds of relationships will the analysis focus on?
The solicitation highlights relationships among forest productivity (NPP), carbon storage, biogeochemical indicators (such as mineralization rates and extractable phosphorus), and measured sedimentation rates, including evaluating patterns and differences across the sedimentation gradient.
What ecosystem services does the project connect to floodplain forest function?
The project is framed around how intact, hydrologically connected floodplain forests can protect water quality by trapping sediment and associated materials and can contribute to climate-related carbon storage and sequestration.
Who is the listed contact for administrative questions or issues accessing the full announcement?
The listed contact is Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703-648-7356.
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