Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 17 FA 0247
Actionable Phenological Science for the Water-limited Southwest is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior that focuses on environmental science needs tied to water use in the arid and drought-prone Southwestern United States. The opportunity is framed around phenology, meaning the study of recurring seasonal biological events such as plant leaf-out, flowering, fruiting, senescence, and other timing-based ecological processes that are strongly influenced by temperature, precipitation, and soil moisture. In a water-limited region like the Southwest, these seasonal shifts can serve as practical indicators of changing water availability and ecosystem stress, and they can help translate climate and weather variability into information that supports on-the-ground decisions about water management and related resource planning.
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the work rather than simply providing funds with minimal interaction. In practice, that often translates into close coordination on study design, data sharing, methods, and deliverables, with an emphasis on producing outputs that agencies and stakeholders can actually use. The activity category is listed as Environment, and the program is tied to CFDA number 15.808, which is commonly associated with USGS research and monitoring support.
Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status that are not institutions of higher education. This points toward a target applicant pool such as conservation nonprofits, science-oriented nonprofit research organizations, or other mission-driven entities capable of conducting applied environmental work and translating findings into actionable products. The opportunity anticipates a single award, with an award ceiling of $300,000, suggesting a focused project rather than a broad multi-site program with many subawards. The posting dates indicate it was created on June 22, 2017, with an original closing date of July 6, 2017, reflecting a relatively short application window typical of some targeted federal calls.
Although the provided description is brief (noting only "Water usage in the Southwest USA"), the title indicates the central intent: to support phenological science that is not just descriptive, but actionable for the water-limited Southwest. That generally implies work that connects biological timing signals to water-relevant decisions, such as anticipating drought impacts, improving ecological drought indicators, informing rangeland and watershed management, supporting habitat and species management where water availability is limiting, or helping agencies interpret how shifts in growing seasons affect water demand and supply. Projects under a theme like this often integrate field observations with remote sensing, climate and hydrology data, and stakeholder engagement to ensure that the outputs are usable for planning, monitoring, or operational decision-making in the region.
In short, this USGS cooperative agreement opportunity seeks one nonprofit-led project, up to $300,000, aimed at generating practical phenology-based knowledge or tools that can help address water-use challenges in the Southwestern United States, with USGS involvement to guide and co-produce results that are relevant to management and policy needs.Apply for USGS 17 FA 0247
- The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Actionable Phenological Science for the Water-limited Southwest" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 22, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 06, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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