Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 19 FA 0174
This Notice of Intent (Funding Opportunity Number USGS 19 FA 0174) is a discretionary funding opportunity from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) focused on natural resources work under CFDA 15.808. The project described is titled "Economic Assessment and Capacity Building for Optimization of Water Resources Development and Use in Iraq," and it is set up to be awarded through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement during the project period (for example, coordination on technical approach, data standards, deliverables, and review of products), rather than simply issuing funds with minimal interaction.
The core purpose of the opportunity is to support an effort that combines economic assessment with capacity building, aimed at improving how water resources are developed, managed, and used in Iraq. In practical terms, an "economic assessment" in this context usually refers to evaluating the costs, benefits, tradeoffs, and broader economic impacts of water management choices. That can include comparing alternative investments or policies (such as infrastructure upgrades, irrigation efficiency programs, allocation strategies, or operational changes), identifying the economic value of water in competing uses, and analyzing scenarios that balance water availability with agricultural, municipal, industrial, and environmental needs. The "capacity building" component signals that the project is also meant to strengthen the skills, tools, and institutional ability of Iraqi counterparts to carry out or sustain this kind of analysis and decision-making over time, rather than producing a one-off report that cannot be maintained locally.
Only public and state-controlled institutions of higher education are listed as eligible applicants, meaning the competition is limited to qualifying universities or similar state-controlled academic institutions. The opportunity anticipates making a single award (Expected Awards: 1), with an award ceiling of $122,369, indicating a relatively small, targeted project scope, likely designed to produce specific analytical outputs and training or knowledge-transfer products within a limited budget. Because it is a single-award opportunity with a defined ceiling, applicants would typically need to present a focused workplan with clear deliverables, realistic staffing, and a credible pathway for achieving measurable improvements in analytical capacity.
The posting dates indicate the opportunity was created on August 21, 2019, with an original closing date of September 3, 2019. Those dates suggest a short application window, which is common for certain federal notices where the agency may already have a clear idea of the expertise or partner profile it is seeking, or where rapid initiation of work is important.
Overall, this grant opportunity is best understood as USGS seeking an academic partner to help analyze economic dimensions of water resource development and use in Iraq while simultaneously building local capacity to apply those methods and insights to ongoing water planning and management challenges. The intended outcome is not just an assessment, but improved long-term decision support through strengthened people, processes, and potentially analytical frameworks that can be used beyond the life of the cooperative agreement.Apply for USGS 19 FA 0174
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. 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): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 21, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 03, 2019. (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 $122,369.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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