Opportunity Information: Apply for 09SF320001
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- The Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrating Improved Water Supply Predictive Capacity and Response into Lower Colorado Basin Policy and Management" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.517 Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 3, 2009 and posted on Apr 3, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 17, 2009. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $458,331.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $458,331.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Integrating Improved Water Supply Predictive Capacity and Response into Lower Colorado Basin Policy and Management" is a Bureau of Reclamation (Lower Colorado Region) cooperative agreement intended to continue and expand an existing multi-year collaboration focused on Colorado River water supply reliability in the Lower Basin. It is explicitly framed as a continuation of an ongoing project called "Enhancing Water Supply Reliability Through Improved Predictive Capacity And Response," and it operates under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network Agreement (USBR No. 05 FC 40 2295). In practical terms, the opportunity is designed to keep a research partnership moving forward after four years of prior work, with an emphasis on linking better science and forecasting to real operational and policy decisions affecting the Lower Colorado River system, including the Central Arizona Project.
At the core of the work is the idea that the Lower Basin faces persistent uncertainty and volatility in river supplies, and that management decisions can be improved if agencies have stronger predictive tools and clearer ways to act on those predictions. The project therefore has a multi-pronged structure. One major component is advancing how climate and hydrologic information is incorporated into Reclamation modeling and operations. That includes demonstrating ways to use paleoclimatology (such as long-term drought reconstructions from tree rings and other proxies), near-term and seasonal climate forecasts, and longer-range climate change projections. The intent is not just academic exploration, but practical demonstration of how these information sources can improve predictive capacity and reduce the vulnerability of the Colorado River system, with particular attention to Lower Basin operations and Central Arizona Project supply considerations.
A second major component focuses on turning improved prediction into improved reliability for the people and entities that depend on Colorado River water. This part of the effort centers on evaluating management tools that can be used to respond to forecasted risk and supply variability. The opportunity highlights voluntary transactional tools in particular, suggesting a focus on mechanisms like agreements, compensated conservation arrangements, water transfers or exchanges, forbearance or shortage-sharing concepts, and other cooperative instruments that can be deployed by a wide range of stakeholders. The eligible toolset is framed broadly to include options usable by federal and state agencies as well as municipalities, irrigation districts, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and other basin participants, with the general goal of smoothing the impacts of variability and strengthening supply reliability without relying solely on rigid regulatory approaches.
A third component emphasizes active engagement and coordination. Rather than keeping the research isolated, the project is meant to involve other research groups and key stakeholders so that the questions being studied, the analytical approaches, and the resulting findings are aligned with real decision needs inside Reclamation. This implies an applied, user-oriented research model where results are iteratively shaped by operational realities, policy timelines, and stakeholder concerns, increasing the odds that the work will be adopted into planning and river management practices rather than remaining purely conceptual.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, which usually means substantial involvement and collaboration with the federal agency during performance rather than a hands-off grant. The opportunity anticipated a single award, with total estimated funding set at $458,331 and with the award floor and ceiling both listed as $458,331, signaling a fixed expected award amount for the selected applicant. No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated. Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, pointing toward universities or similar public academic entities as the intended recipients. The opportunity was posted April 3, 2009, with an application closing date of April 17, 2009, and it was archived April 20, 2009. The CFDA listing provided is 15.517 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act). For access issues or administrative questions, the contact listed was Linda K. Howell, Agreements Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation, reachable by phone at 623-773-6283.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as applied, decision-support oriented research for the Lower Colorado Basin: improving the science of prediction (including deep historical context and future climate risk), testing how to embed that science into operational modeling and management, and evaluating voluntary, collaborative tools that help water users and agencies respond more flexibly and effectively to variable and uncertain Colorado River supplies.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Integrating Improved Water Supply Predictive Capacity and Response into Lower Colorado Basin Policy and Management."
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is offered by the Bureau of Reclamation (Lower Colorado Region).
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates substantial federal involvement and collaboration during the project period rather than a hands-off grant.
Is this a new project or a continuation of prior work?
It is explicitly described as a continuation and expansion of an existing multi-year collaboration. It continues an ongoing project called "Enhancing Water Supply Reliability Through Improved Predictive Capacity And Response" after four years of prior work.
What agreement framework does this opportunity operate under?
It operates under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network Agreement (USBR No. 05 FC 40 2295).
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to improve Colorado River water supply reliability in the Lower Basin by strengthening predictive tools (science and forecasting) and linking those predictions to real operational and policy decisions affecting the Lower Colorado River system, including the Central Arizona Project.
What problem is the project trying to address?
The project targets persistent uncertainty and volatility in Lower Basin river supplies, with the idea that management decisions can be improved when agencies have stronger predictive capacity and clearer ways to act on predictions.
What are the major components of the work described in the opportunity?
The work is described as multi-pronged, with three major components: (1) improving how climate and hydrologic information is incorporated into Reclamation modeling and operations, (2) evaluating management tools that help water users and agencies respond to forecasted risk and variability, and (3) active engagement and coordination with other research groups and stakeholders to align work with real decision needs.
What kinds of scientific and forecasting information are expected to be demonstrated or incorporated?
The opportunity highlights practical demonstration of incorporating paleoclimatology (for example, long-term drought reconstructions from tree rings and other proxies), near-term and seasonal climate forecasts, and longer-range climate change projections.
Is the emphasis primarily academic research or applied decision support?
It is framed as applied, decision-support oriented research. The intent is not just academic exploration, but practical demonstration of how information sources can improve predictive capacity and reduce vulnerability in the Lower Basin.
Which geographic and operational system is the focus?
The focus is the Lower Colorado Basin and Lower Basin operations, including supply considerations for the Central Arizona Project.
What is meant by connecting improved prediction to improved reliability?
In this opportunity, improved reliability refers to using better forecasts and hydrologic/climate understanding to support actions and management approaches that help reduce impacts from variability and uncertainty for the people and entities that depend on Colorado River water.
What types of management tools are specifically highlighted?
The opportunity highlights voluntary transactional tools, suggesting mechanisms such as agreements, compensated conservation arrangements, water transfers or exchanges, forbearance or shortage-sharing concepts, and other cooperative instruments.
Are the management tools limited to federal agencies?
No. The toolset is described broadly to include options usable by federal and state agencies as well as municipalities, irrigation districts, tribes, nongovernmental organizations, and other basin participants.
Does the opportunity suggest a preference for voluntary and cooperative approaches?
Yes. It emphasizes voluntary transactional and cooperative instruments intended to strengthen supply reliability without relying solely on rigid regulatory approaches.
How does stakeholder engagement factor into the project?
Stakeholder engagement is a specific component of the work. The project is intended to involve other research groups and key stakeholders so research questions, methods, and findings align with Reclamation decision needs and are more likely to be adopted into planning and river management practices.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
What is the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding is $458,331.
What are the award floor and ceiling?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling are listed as $458,331, indicating a fixed expected award amount for the selected applicant.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement was indicated in the opportunity description provided.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, indicating that universities or similar public academic entities are the intended recipients.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing provided is 15.517 (Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act).
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on April 3, 2009, and the application closing date was April 17, 2009.
Is this opportunity still active?
No. It was archived on April 20, 2009.
Who is the point of contact for access issues or administrative questions?
The listed contact is Linda K. Howell, Agreements Specialist, Bureau of Reclamation. The phone number provided is 623-773-6283.
What is the overall takeaway for what this opportunity is trying to fund?
It is best understood as funding applied work that improves prediction of Lower Colorado River supplies (using historical reconstructions, forecasts, and climate projections), embeds that science into operational modeling and management, and evaluates voluntary, collaborative tools that help stakeholders respond more flexibly to variable and uncertain Colorado River supplies.
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