Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 17 FA 0365
The funding opportunity titled "Processes Controlling Arsenic Mobilization in Groundwater in the Kings Subbasin, California" is a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary grant action issued by the Department of the Interior. It is offered as a non-competitive cooperative agreement, meaning the agency intended to make an award without a standard competitive solicitation process and with substantial involvement by the federal agency in carrying out the work. The focus of the project is on understanding the physical, chemical, and potentially biological processes that control how arsenic is released (mobilized) into groundwater within the Kings Subbasin in California, an area where groundwater quality is an important resource concern.
Administratively, the opportunity is identified by Funding Opportunity Number USGS 17 FA 0365 and is associated with CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) number 15.808, which is commonly tied to USGS-related assistance activities. The opportunity category is listed as discretionary, and the activity category is labeled "Other," indicating that the work does not fall neatly into a standard assistance category like education or construction and instead relates to a specialized scientific or technical effort described in the full program text. The agency posted the opportunity on August 1, 2017, with an original closing date of August 11, 2017, reflecting a short application window consistent with many non-competitive or pre-identified partner arrangements.
In terms of funding size and scale, the award ceiling is $99,500, and the expected number of awards is one. That structure strongly suggests a single, targeted project with a defined partner and scope rather than a broad call for many recipients. Because it is a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, the USGS would typically be positioned to collaborate more directly on elements such as study design, data collection protocols, analytical methods, interpretation of results, and dissemination of findings, depending on the specific terms.
Eligibility is listed as "Others," with a note to consult additional eligibility information in the official text. In practice, this kind of designation often indicates that eligibility may be limited to a specific type of organization or to a particular partner identified by the agency for programmatic reasons. The summary description provided in the source data is concise and emphasizes only that it is a non-competitive cooperative agreement, without further detail on required deliverables, performance period, or technical milestones.
Substantively, the topic centers on arsenic in groundwater, which is a significant water-quality issue in parts of California. Studies under this theme commonly aim to clarify what geochemical conditions (for example, oxidation-reduction state, pH, competing ions, mineral interactions, or organic matter influences) promote arsenic release from aquifer sediments into groundwater, and how pumping, recharge, or land-use practices might affect those conditions. For groundwater basins like Kings Subbasin, findings from such work can help water managers and local agencies better predict where elevated arsenic is likely to occur, inform monitoring strategies, and support decisions about well placement, treatment needs, or long-term basin management under groundwater sustainability efforts.Apply for USGS 17 FA 0365
- The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Processes Controlling Arsenic Mobilization in Groundwater in the Kings Subbasin, California" 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 01, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 11, 2017. (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 $99,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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