Opportunity Information: Apply for G23AS00434
This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G23AS00434) is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the US Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK). The project focus is applied research and development in science and technology, aimed at improving biological radar systems that can be deployed on ocean buoys. These radar systems are being used to measure how birds and bats use offshore airspace, information that is increasingly important for planning and operating offshore wind energy in a way that reduces risks to wildlife while supporting responsible renewable energy development.
The central technical problem the award addresses is "sea clutter" and motion-driven noise in radar data collected from platforms close to the ocean surface. When a radar is mounted on a buoy, it is constantly moving due to waves and wind, and it is operating near a highly reflective, dynamic surface. Those conditions introduce strong, changing background returns that can mask or mimic real biological targets. In practical terms, the signal from the sea surface can overwhelm the weaker radar signatures from birds and bats, making it difficult to detect them reliably, track them, or estimate activity levels. The opportunity is therefore focused on developing both antenna or other hardware approaches and adaptive software algorithms that can suppress or filter out this sea-surface-driven interference while preserving the ability to detect and quantify vertebrate movements in the airspace above the ocean.
The expected work under this cooperative agreement is to design and test methods that reduce dynamic noise in the radar data stream, which likely includes (1) hardware-side solutions such as antenna configurations, mounting approaches, shielding, stabilization, or other modifications that reduce the amount of sea-surface energy entering the radar return, and (2) software-side solutions such as adaptive filtering, clutter suppression, motion compensation, and classification or detection algorithms tuned for offshore conditions. The goal is not simply cleaner data in general, but specifically improved detection and monitoring performance for birds and bats in a challenging offshore environment, where false detections and missed detections can directly affect the quality of ecological risk assessments used in wind energy decision-making.
Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already participating partners of the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnership networks intended to support collaborative research, technical assistance, and education among federal agencies and partner institutions. Because this is a CESU-based award, the mechanism is designed for substantial collaboration between USGS and the recipient rather than a hands-off grant; a cooperative agreement typically implies that USGS will have an active role in shaping, coordinating, or participating in the work as it proceeds.
Key administrative details include a maximum award amount (award ceiling) of $215,000 and a CFDA number of 15.808. The opportunity was created on 2023-06-28 and had an original closing date of 2023-07-28. The sponsoring agency is listed as the Geological Survey (USGS). Overall, the opportunity is a targeted R and D effort to make buoy-based biological radar more reliable offshore by tackling sea clutter through integrated hardware and software innovations, supporting better wildlife monitoring alongside offshore wind development.Apply for G23AS00434
- The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit" 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 2023-06-28.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-28. (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 $215,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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