June 16, 2023

USACE Funding Opportunity: Reservoir Sedimentation

REQUEST FOR STATEMENT OF INTEREST W9126G-23-2-SOI-3311

Project Title: Understanding Reservoir Sedimentation Sources and Economics in the Kansas River Basin.

Full Announcement

This announcement is open to non-federal CESU partners in all CESU regions.

Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest (RSOI) will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers (Kansas City District)-Public Assistance to States Program. The work involves comprehensive support of researchers in identifying watershed sources of sediment to reservoirs in the Kansas River Basin and understanding the implications of different economic analysis paradigms for reservoir sedimentation, and USACE support with providing economic input data, and site-visit coordination and support for ground-truthing, all in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 4001 – Research and Development.

Approximately $316,000 is expected to be available to support this project, for the 24-month base period. Additional funding may be available for follow on work in subsequent fiscal years to the successful recipient/awardee.

Statements of Interest are due by 5:00 P.M., Central Time, on 15 July 2023.