Opportunity Information: Apply for G20AS00053
The 2020 Water Use Data and Research Program - Round 2 (Funding Opportunity Number G20AS00053) is a discretionary federal funding opportunity administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It focuses on supporting state-level water resource agencies through projects that improve water-use information and related research. The overall intent is to strengthen the quality, consistency, and usefulness of water-use data that states collect or manage, and to support work that helps agencies better understand how water is being used across different sectors and locations. Because water-use information often underpins planning, allocation, drought response, infrastructure decisions, and long-term resource management, this program is positioned as a practical, applied funding source for efforts that produce better data and better methods rather than purely academic outcomes.
Awards under this announcement are made using a cooperative agreement, which generally means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement during the project. In practice, this often involves coordination on technical approaches, data standards, reporting formats, and how deliverables will be shared or integrated into broader water-use data systems. The activity category is Natural Resources, and the CFDA listing is 15.981, which is associated with USGS assistance programs. The opportunity was created on April 9, 2020, and the application deadline (original closing date) was June 11, 2020, giving applicants a relatively short window to prepare and submit proposals.
Eligibility is listed as "Others," and the description specifically calls out state water resource agencies as the intended applicants for this round. That wording signals that the program is geared toward state government entities responsible for water planning, water rights, water supply reporting, or statewide water-use estimation and data stewardship. While partners such as universities, regional entities, or other technical collaborators may be involved in a project, the emphasis of the announcement is that state agencies are the primary recipients and leaders of the work.
In terms of funding scale, the award ceiling is $125,000 per award. The listing does not specify the number of expected awards in the provided source text, but the ceiling indicates the program is designed for targeted, implementable projects such as database improvements, method development, enhanced reporting workflows, sector-specific estimation refinements, or pilot studies that can be completed within a defined scope and budget. The term "Round 2" also implies this is a subsequent offering within the same year or program cycle, aimed at funding additional projects or addressing remaining priorities after an earlier round.
In summary, this opportunity is a USGS cooperative agreement program aimed at helping state water resource agencies improve water-use data and conduct practical water-use research. Key details include discretionary funding, a cooperative agreement instrument, a natural resources focus, CFDA 15.981, an April 9, 2020 posting/creation date, a June 11, 2020 deadline, and a maximum award amount of $125,000.Apply for G20AS00053
- The Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "2020 Water Use Data and Research Program - Round 2" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.981.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2020-04-09.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-06-11. (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 $125,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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