Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 19 0318
This grant opportunity is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, notice of intent to make a single cooperative agreement award to the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS) at the University of Illinois. It supports the second year (Phase 2, Year 2 of 3) of a multi-year effort focused on geologic mapping in the nearshore coastal zone of Lake Michigan along Lake County, Illinois. The work is positioned as a continuation of an ongoing, structured mapping program rather than a broad, open competition, and it is tied directly to previous mapping products in the same region.
The core purpose of the project is to continue offshore geologic mapping of the lake bottom in Lake Michigan, specifically in the nearshore areas adjacent to the Lake County shoreline. The project emphasizes building out detailed understanding of sediments and subsurface conditions offshore, using a combination of approaches that include sediment sampling and geophysical imaging. These methods are meant to characterize lake-bottom materials and the geologic framework beneath them, producing map products that can show spatial patterns in sediment types, stratigraphy, and related geologic features. Because the work is framed as continuing mapping rather than starting from scratch, it is intended to add coverage, resolution, and interpretive detail to existing datasets.
A key element of the description is that the new offshore mapping will connect to and complement a recently completed three-dimensional geologic map referenced as Brown (2015). In practical terms, this signals an effort to ensure continuity between onshore and offshore geologic interpretations, and to integrate nearshore lake-bottom mapping with established 3D geologic modeling work. The larger programmatic context is ISGS's ongoing initiative to map the geology of northeastern Illinois in three dimensions (3D), which suggests that the nearshore Lake Michigan data collected under this award is expected to be incorporated into broader regional frameworks and used to improve the completeness of 3D geologic understanding for the area.
Administratively, this opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding action using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project compared to a standard grant. The funding activity category is natural resources, and the opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.808. The eligible applicant category is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with the stated intent to fund ISGS under the University of Illinois. The posting identifies an expected number of awards of one, reinforcing that this is effectively a directed continuation award rather than a solicitation expecting multiple competing recipients.
Key dates and funding details are also straightforward. The opportunity was created on August 2, 2019, with an original closing date of August 16, 2019. The listed award ceiling is $100,449, indicating the maximum anticipated federal funding for this specific year/phase of the project. The funding opportunity number is USGS FA 19 0318, and the title clearly identifies that it is Phase 2, Year 2 of a three-year sequence, which implies there was a Year 1 phase preceding it and an anticipated Year 3 phase following it, subject to funding and performance considerations.
Overall, this notice describes targeted federal support for continued, method-driven lake-bottom geologic mapping in the nearshore zone of Lake Michigan along Lake County, Illinois. The emphasis is on collecting and interpreting offshore sediment and geophysical data, extending spatial coverage and tying new results to prior 3D mapping work so that the region's geology can be represented more completely and consistently in three dimensions.Apply for USGS FA 19 0318
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Geologic mapping of the nearshore coastal zone of Lake Michigan in Lake County, Illinois. Phase 2 (Year 2 of 3)" 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 02, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 16, 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 $100,449.00 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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