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The US Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, seeks RSOIs for long-term sediment management of Kansas River Basin reservoirs.

Sediment accumulation in reservoirs is a national problem. In USACE reservoirs in the Kansas River Basin, sediment accumulation is projected to shrink available multipurpose pool storage by an additional 407,000 ac-ft over the next 100 years. Over 40% of the population of Kansas depend on the flood control and water supply benefits of Tuttle Creek Reservoir and many more utilize the recreational and environmental benefits.

Kansas City District efforts are underway to pilot innovative dredging technologies to remove sediment from Tuttle Creek Lake. However, prior to making decisions on long-term sediment management, it needs to be able to quantify sediment sources and to sensibly compare the economic consequences of sediment load reduction, sediment removal, and the damages and lost benefits of doing nothing. 

The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), an agency under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the potential availability of funding for agreements for the purposes of supporting cooperative research in soil science and soil survey. The purpose of the 2023 Soil Survey Cooperative Research Proposals is to promote research that informs and improves soil survey. As such, each proposal must include significant collaboration with soil survey personnel (such as National Soil Survey Center Research staff, Major Land Resource Area (MLRA) Soil Survey or Regional offices). The proposal’s deliverables and their connection to soil survey must be clearly explained.

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NFO) is being released prior to appropriation and/or apportionment of funds for fiscal year 2023. Enactment of additional continuing resolutions or an appropriations act may affect the availability or level of funding for this program.

The US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) announces an opportunity to enter into a cooperative agreement for genetic characterization of populations of European frogbit and water soldier (Hydrocharis morsus-ranae and Stratiotes aloides), two invasive aquatic weeds in North America, from populations in their invasive and native ranges. This information will be used to direct future foreign exploration by identifying areas likely to have agents pre-adapted to the genotype of invasive North American populations.

Phase I Deadline: July 03, 2023, at 12:00 noon Central Time (CT).

US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) seeks applications for a cooperative agreement to develop a collaborative water quality monitoring program for the purpose of identifying the physiochemical parameters that may cause the onset of Didymo blooms in the St. Marys River Rapids adjacent to the Soo Lock and Dam. Initial data from the program will be used by ERDC and the CESU institution to design and conduct laboratory and field tests aimed to control and/or manipulate Didymo growth.

Deadline: 26 June, 2023, at 13:00 Central Time (CT)

The National Park Service, South Florida Natural Resources Center (SFNRC), is requesting proposals for the study, "Differentiating phosphorus sources using phosphate oxygen isotopes to identify contributing watersheds.”

The National Park Service, South Florida Natural Resources Center (SFNRC), is requesting proposals for the study, "Disentangling the effects of rainfall and water management actions on the water levels and flows in the Everglades National Park.”

Proactive management actions can aid in reducing the chance of future forest loss, but there is limited research or institutional knowledge along the Upper Mississippi available on the mechanisms driving regeneration of key floodplain forest tree species and, therefore, management actions to promote regeneration of trees often result in failure.

The current study aims to identify key drivers of regeneration for a handful of currently widespread floodplain forest tree species and to test a set of management techniques to promote the establishment of regeneration from seed. This information is critical for developing management strategies to ensure long-term viability of Upper Mississippi River (UMR) Floodplain Forests.

The northeast region of the National Park Service (NPS) seeks Letters of Research Interest (LOI) for evaluating current park-level efforts to estimate deer population size and developing a consistent regional approach for long-term deer monitoring. 

Several parks in the northeast region are using road-based spotlight surveys or game cameras to collect data on deer populations, along with multiple approaches to analyze these data. Additional parks are prepared to begin collecting data as part of the broader forest resilience initiative. The parks need assistance determining appropriate monitoring methods and sampling designs, initial data analysis, and guidance on analyzing the data long-term. 

This cooperative agreement presented by the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is an opportunity to identify criteria to quantifying carbon storage potential in forests and forested wetlands. Specifically, the aim of this research is to quantify the basic forest stand metrics through the application of machine Learning (ML) to remotely sensed data. The project will leverage global data to develop understanding of forest growth and successional conditions at a local level. 

Application deadline: April  22, 2023

The National Park Service has posted a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) related to measuring and interpreting responses of wildlife to noise, monitoring noise levels in parks and protected areas, and quantifying the benefits of managing or mitigating noise in units of the National Park System.  

Application deadline: June 01, 2023