Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 18 FA 0003A
This opportunity is a discretionary federal grant from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), issued as a Notice of Intent under Funding Opportunity Number USGS 18 FA 0003A. It falls within the Natural Resources funding activity area and is listed under CFDA 15.820. The award mechanism is a Cooperative Agreement, which typically indicates that the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the project during the performance period (for example, collaborating on technical direction, data coordination, or project oversight), rather than providing funding with minimal federal participation.
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. In practical terms, that generally means state universities, public colleges, and similar public-sector higher education entities, rather than private universities, nonprofits, companies, or individuals. The opportunity is categorized as discretionary, meaning applications are competitively reviewed and not awarded automatically based on formula or entitlement.
The posting provides only minimal program detail because it is a Notice of Intent rather than a full solicitation. A Notice of Intent commonly serves as an early alert to eligible applicants that a funding action is planned, allowing institutions time to prepare internal coordination, identify partners, and begin shaping a technical approach and budget ahead of a formal announcement or invitation. Because the description supplied is only "Notice of Intent," the specific scientific topic, scope of work, and evaluation criteria are not stated in the source data you provided and would normally be clarified in a subsequent full funding opportunity announcement or related documentation.
The maximum potential award amount (award ceiling) listed is $356,624. The number of expected awards is not specified in the provided data, so it is unclear whether USGS anticipated making a single award or multiple awards under this action. The opportunity record shows a creation date of January 7, 2018, and an original closing date of January 21, 2018. That short window is consistent with some Notice of Intent postings that function more as a procedural or planning step, or as a precursor to a more detailed solicitation, though the exact intent cannot be confirmed from the limited description alone.
In summary, this is a USGS natural-resources-related cooperative agreement opportunity (CFDA 15.820) reserved for public/state higher education institutions, with an indicated funding cap of $356,624 and a January 2018 administrative timeline, but with programmatic details not included in the provided listing beyond the fact that it is a Notice of Intent.Apply for USGS 18 FA 0003A
- The Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.820.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-01-07.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-01-21. (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 $356,624.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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