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Opportunity Summary:

This Notice of Intent (Funding Opportunity Number USGS 16 FA 0279) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) focused on "Translational Science Support" within the broader Natural Resources funding activity area. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to be substantially involved during the project period (for example, through collaboration on work planning, coordination, data sharing, or technical input), rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal ongoing agency participation.

The opportunity is associated with CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 15.820, which is the assistance listing tied to USGS research and related support activities. The eligible applicant pool is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, meaning the program is designed for state universities and similar public academic entities rather than private universities, nonprofits, local governments, or individuals. With an award ceiling of $68,055 and an expectation of just one award, this is a small, targeted award intended to support a specific project or a narrowly scoped set of activities rather than a large multi-site research program.

Because the description is limited to the title "Translational Science Support," the clearest implication is that the funding is meant to help move scientific results into practical use. In federal science agencies, translational support commonly includes work that bridges research and application such as synthesizing existing findings, developing decision-support tools, producing guidance or best practices, packaging datasets for end users, improving the usability of models or workflows, facilitating stakeholder engagement to ensure research outputs match management needs, or creating products that help natural resource managers apply science in operational or policy contexts. In the USGS setting, this kind of support often emphasizes making scientific information accessible and actionable for partners who manage lands, water, ecosystems, hazards, or other natural resource concerns.

The timeline indicates the opportunity was created on July 11, 2016, with an original closing date of July 25, 2016, which is a short application window. That short turnaround is consistent with a narrowly defined cooperative effort where the agency may already have a specific objective in mind and is seeking an eligible academic partner to carry out the work with close coordination. The expected number of awards (one) reinforces that this is likely a single-project competition or a focused cooperative arrangement rather than a broad call intended to fund multiple teams.

In practical terms, an applicant considering a similar USGS cooperative agreement opportunity would typically be expected to propose a clear plan for how scientific outputs will be translated into usable products, who the intended users are, how the products will be tested or validated with stakeholders, what deliverables will be produced, and how progress will be coordinated with USGS scientists or program staff. Given the relatively modest ceiling amount, the strongest proposals in this kind of funding profile usually have a tightly defined scope, realistic staffing and budgeting, and a concrete set of deliverables that can be completed within the resource limits.

Key facts at a glance: it is a USGS discretionary cooperative agreement in the Natural Resources category; it uses Assistance Listing/CFDA 15.820; it is limited to public and state-controlled higher education institutions; it anticipated a single award; and it set a maximum funding level of $68,055 under the 2016 posting with a late-July deadline.

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