Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS FA 19 0349
This funding notice is a discretionary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) grant opportunity from the Department of the Interior, issued as a Notice of Intent to make a single cooperative agreement award to the University of Colorado Boulder. The project is titled "Coupling Hydrologic Models with Data Services in an Interoperable Modeling Framework," and it sits in the Natural Resources funding activity category under CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.808. The posting was created on August 9, 2019, with an original closing date of August 23, 2019. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $37,763, and eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with the intent to fund a university-led research and integration effort.
The core purpose of the project is to improve interoperability and practical model coupling in hydrologic and surface dynamics research by integrating multiple existing models into a shared software environment. Specifically, the work will incorporate several USGS models along with iRIC models into the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) Model Framework, commonly referred to as the CSDMS Model Framework (CMF). In practical terms, this means adapting and wrapping these models so they can function as components inside the CMF, with standardized interfaces that make it easier to connect models together, exchange inputs and outputs, and run coupled simulations without each user having to build custom glue code from scratch.
A second major deliverable is the creation of a new CSDMS component that can retrieve data from web-based data services. This part of the effort is about streamlining access to distributed datasets and enabling models to pull needed inputs directly from online services in a repeatable, programmatic way. By embedding data-retrieval capability as a reusable component within the CMF ecosystem, the project aims to reduce friction in workflows where modelers routinely need to locate, download, format, and update input data, and to promote more transparent and reproducible runs.
After the models and the web-data-services component are incorporated into the CMF, the project plans to demonstrate real-world value through several coupled-model "use cases." These use cases are intended to show how the newly integrated model components can be linked together to answer specific hydrologic or related surface-process questions, serving both as proof-of-concept and as starting points that other researchers can extend. To make the outcomes accessible and easier to learn from, the use cases will be packaged and shared through Jupyter Notebooks, functioning as hands-on tutorials. The notebook approach suggests the project is not just delivering code integrations, but also prioritizing user guidance, documentation, and examples that help future users replicate workflows and build new coupled modeling configurations within the CMF.
Because the instrument is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, the structure typically implies more active collaboration or involvement by the federal agency during the project period. In this case, that aligns well with an integration-focused effort where USGS has a direct interest in how its models are incorporated, tested, documented, and demonstrated inside a broader interoperable framework that the community can adopt. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted, single-recipient award aimed at improving model interoperability, enabling easier linkage between hydrologic models and online data sources, and producing practical, reusable tutorials that lower the barrier for others to develop and share coupled modeling workflows.Apply for USGS FA 19 0349
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Notice of Intent: Coupling Hydrologic Models with Data Services in an Interoperable Modeling Framework" 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 09, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 23, 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 $37,763.00 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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Funding Opportunity FAQs: Coupling Hydrologic Models with Data Services in an Interoperable Modeling Framework
1) What agency is offering this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary grant opportunity from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), within the Department of the Interior.
2) What type of announcement is this?
The notice is described as a Notice of Intent to make a single cooperative agreement award.
3) What is the project title?
The project is titled "Coupling Hydrologic Models with Data Services in an Interoperable Modeling Framework."
4) What is the funding instrument?
The intended award instrument is a cooperative agreement (rather than a standard grant).
5) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
Based on the description provided, a cooperative agreement typically implies more active collaboration or involvement by the federal agency during the project period, which aligns with a model integration and testing effort where USGS has a direct interest in implementation, documentation, and demonstrations.
6) Is this opportunity competitive and open to multiple applicants?
No. The notice indicates an intent to make a single cooperative agreement award to the University of Colorado Boulder, and the expected number of awards is one.
7) Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The notice indicates the award is intended for the University of Colorado Boulder.
8) What is the Assistance Listing (CFDA) number and category?
The Assistance Listing number is 15.808, and the activity category is Natural Resources.
9) What is the award ceiling (maximum funding amount)?
The award ceiling is $37,763.
10) How many awards are expected?
One award is expected.
11) When was the posting created?
The posting was created on August 9, 2019.
12) What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was August 23, 2019.
13) What types of organizations are eligible?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, consistent with the intent to fund a university-led research and integration effort.
14) What is the main purpose of the project?
The project aims to improve interoperability and practical model coupling in hydrologic and surface dynamics research by integrating multiple existing models into a shared software environment.
15) What software framework will be used for the integrations?
The work will incorporate models into the Community Surface Dynamics Modeling System (CSDMS) Model Framework, commonly referred to as the CSDMS Model Framework (CMF).
16) What models are being incorporated into the framework?
The project will incorporate several USGS models along with iRIC models into the CSDMS Model Framework (CMF).
17) What does "adapting and wrapping models" mean in this context?
In practical terms, the models will be adapted and wrapped so they can function as components inside the CMF, using standardized interfaces. The goal is to make it easier to connect models together, exchange inputs and outputs, and run coupled simulations without each user needing to write custom integration ("glue") code from scratch.
18) What is a major data-related deliverable of the project?
A second major deliverable is a new CSDMS component that can retrieve data from web-based data services, allowing models to pull needed inputs directly from online services in a repeatable, programmatic way.
19) Why create a component for web-based data services?
The intent is to streamline access to distributed datasets and reduce friction in workflows where modelers typically need to locate, download, format, and update input data. Embedding data retrieval as a reusable CMF component also supports more transparent and reproducible modeling runs.
20) How will the project demonstrate that the integrations work in real scenarios?
After integrating the models and the web-data-services component into the CMF, the project plans to demonstrate value through several coupled-model "use cases" that link the newly integrated components to answer specific hydrologic or related surface-process questions.
21) How will the use cases be shared with other users?
The use cases will be packaged and shared through Jupyter Notebooks, intended to function as hands-on tutorials and starting points that other researchers can extend.
22) Is the project focused only on code, or also on documentation and learning materials?
Based on the planned Jupyter Notebook tutorials, the project is positioned to deliver not only code integrations but also practical guidance, examples, and shareable workflows that make it easier for others to replicate and extend coupled modeling configurations within the CMF.
23) What is the overall intent of this award?
Overall, the opportunity is a targeted, single-recipient award aimed at improving model interoperability, enabling easier linkage between hydrologic models and online data sources, and producing reusable tutorial materials that lower the barrier for the community to develop and share coupled modeling workflows.
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