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Opportunity Summary:

The National Land Remote Sensing Education, Outreach and Research Program (NLRSEORP) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Remote Sensing (LRS) Program funding opportunity aimed at strengthening the nations capacity to use land remote sensing data for research, education, and practical applications. The core idea is to stand up or support a U.S. national consortium that can reliably receive, process, and archive remotely sensed data, then deliver that data to universities and state organizations in a ready-to-use format. In addition to improving data access and technical capability, the program is meant to grow the broader science and real-world use of remote sensing through coordinated education, outreach, and research or applications development focused on major public needs such as environmental monitoring, climate change research, natural resource management, and disaster analysis.

This opportunity was offered as a grant under an earmark category, with activities falling under Science and Technology and other Research and Development. USGS anticipated making a single award, suggesting that the intent was to fund one lead organization (or a lead organization heading a broader partnership) to serve as the backbone for the consortium and associated program activities. The total estimated funding available was $4,800,000. The award size listed is $960,000 (both the ceiling and floor), indicating a fixed annual amount or a standard award increment; combined with the total estimated funding, this commonly implies a multi-year project structure where the single recipient could receive multiple increments over time to reach the total (as long as performance and funding conditions are met). The opportunity did not require cost sharing or matching funds, which reduces barriers for eligible applicants and signals that the government planned to fully fund the proposed work within the established award structure.

Eligibility was broad across public-sector and nonprofit entities that could plausibly support a national-scale remote sensing education and data capability effort. Eligible applicants included public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education), and a range of government entities such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, independent school districts, and federally recognized Native American tribal governments. This wide eligibility pool aligns with the consortium concept, where leadership might come from a university, a state government entity, or a nonprofit organization with strong technical infrastructure and established networks, while still allowing partnership with many other stakeholders that benefit from improved access to remote sensing data and training.

From a program design standpoint, the funded work was expected to address both infrastructure and community-building needs. On the infrastructure side, the consortium would develop or enhance the capability to receive remote sensing data, process it into usable products, and archive it so it can be accessed efficiently by universities and state organizations. On the community and science side, the program would support education and outreach efforts (such as training, curriculum development, workshops, or other knowledge-transfer activities) and would also expand remote sensing research and applications development. The focus areas named in the announcement point to high-impact, societally relevant uses of land remote sensing, including monitoring environmental conditions, supporting climate-related research, improving natural resource decision-making, and enabling better analysis and response for disasters. The overall intent is to reduce friction between raw remote sensing data and actionable information by pairing technical data systems with a coordinated national education and research effort.

Administrative details for the announcement include Funding Opportunity Number 08HQPA0037 and CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) number 15.815 for National Land Remote Sensing Education Outreach and Research. The opportunity was posted and created on August 18, 2008, with an original and current closing date of September 9, 2008, and an archive date of October 9, 2008. The listed agency was the U.S. Geological Survey. For access issues related to the full announcement, the contact provided was Julie Gordon, Grant Specialist, at 703-648-7483 (an email address was referenced but not fully included in the provided text).

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