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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "New Mapping of No Data Slivers in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas" is a Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) cooperative agreement focused on science and technology-related research and development work in wetland mapping. The core purpose is to create new mapping coverage for "no data slivers" in the National Wetlands Inventory or related wetland datasets within the three named states. In practical terms, "no data slivers" are small gaps, edge mismatches, or narrow unmapped areas that can appear between existing map tiles or datasets, and the project is aimed at identifying and filling those gaps so the overall wetland map coverage is more complete and consistent.

This opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number 001 and is categorized as "Other" for the opportunity category, with the funding instrument specified as a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement typically means the agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project, such as coordination on technical standards, review of interim deliverables, or guidance on how existing FWS-provided materials are handled and incorporated. The funding activity category is "Science and Technology and other Research and Development," which aligns with the technical, geospatial nature of the work and the emphasis on methods and documentation rather than construction or direct service delivery.

The award amount is fixed rather than a range: both the award ceiling and award floor are listed as $38,250, indicating the project was scoped for a single, specific award amount. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants are not expected to contribute additional non-federal funds to be eligible or competitive. The posting date and creation date are both Aug 10, 2012, and the application deadline is Dec 15, 2012 (with no change between the original and current closing dates). The opportunity was archived on Jan 14, 2013, meaning it is no longer open for application and is retained primarily for recordkeeping and reference.

Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The eligibility notes add a capability requirement: applicants must possess current wetland mapping and metadata knowledge. That requirement signals that the agency is looking for an institution with demonstrated technical expertise in wetland classification and delineation, experience working with established cartographic and geospatial standards, and the ability to produce professional-grade metadata and documentation suitable for federal data stewardship.

The deliverables and performance expectations are defined around documentation and standards compliance as well as completion of mapping products. The source description indicates that SDSU (as referenced in the announcement) will provide documentation of mapping methods, FGDC-compliant metadata, and a summary report by 12/15/2012. FGDC compliance refers to the Federal Geographic Data Committee metadata standards, which are widely used across federal agencies to ensure geospatial datasets are described consistently, including details such as data lineage, methods, accuracy, coordinate systems, attribute definitions, and constraints on use. The summary report is expected to describe the processes used, list the products completed, and explain the disposition of any FWS-supplied work products. That last item matters because it clarifies how any agency-provided data, intermediate files, or prior mapping materials were used, transformed, stored, returned, or incorporated into final deliverables, which helps with transparency and long-term data management.

For applicants or researchers reviewing the historical opportunity, the listed agency contact is Timothy Mattison, Grants Specialist, reachable by phone at 703-358-2161, with a note indicating assistance is available if there are difficulties accessing the full announcement electronically. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a narrowly scoped, fixed-dollar mapping cleanup effort intended to improve wetland dataset completeness in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas through targeted remapping of small unmapped gaps, delivered with rigorous federal metadata and clear methodological reporting.

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