Developing a Missouri River Sediment Transport Capacity Function
ID: 353415Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Engineer Research and Development Center (DOD-COE-ERDC)

Award Range

$0 - $159K

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/353415
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    Description

    The Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is offering a federal grant opportunity titled "Developing a Missouri River Sediment Transport Capacity Function." This cooperative agreement aims to address the research question regarding the changes in bed material loads, hydraulic roughness, and bedform regimes based on various hydraulic parameters, utilizing data from the USGS and previous sediment collection efforts on the Missouri River. The successful applicant will derive a sediment transport capacity function and develop a predictor algorithm, with the requirement to demonstrate the effectiveness of these algorithms through a coauthored journal article. The total estimated program funding is $309,000, with an award ceiling of $159,000, and the application deadline is June 6, 2024. Interested parties can contact Phoebe V. Fuller at phoebe.v.fuller@usace.army.mil for further information.

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