USGS Non-Competitive Assistance FY 2025 - Sacramento Grants Branch with BIL Funding
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a non-competitive assistance opportunity for fiscal year 2025 through the Sacramento Grants Branch, funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This cooperative agreement aims to support research that complements USGS efforts in classifying public lands and examining geological structures, as well as water, mineral, and biological resources. The funding, which ranges from $1 to $1,000,000, is intended for joint research and data collection activities with federal, state, and academic partners. Interested applicants can reach out to Nikolas Lushenko at nlushenko@usgs.gov, with applications due by September 30, 2025.
Eligible Applicants
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act) Public Law 117-58.Notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal Grant and Cooperative Agreement Act of 1977 (31 U.S.C. 6301–6308), the United States Geological Survey is authorized to continue existing, and on and after November 10, 2003, to enter into new cooperative agreements directed towards a particular cooperator, in support of joint research and data collection activities with Federal, State, and academic partners funded by appropriations herein, including those that provide for space in cooperator facilitiesProvided, That 16 activities funded by appropriations herein made may be accomplished through the use of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements (including noncompetitive cooperative agreements with tribes) as defined in section 6302 of title 31, United States Code (Subject to Change with 2025 appropriations bill).