June 27, 2022
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Funding Opportunity: Developing Case Studies from Pre/Post Natural Disaster Monitoring of Natural Features
Request for Statements of Interest
Funding Opportunity Announcement
Funding Opportunity No: W81EWF-22-SOI-0029
Program Title: Developing Case Studies from Pre/Post Natural Disaster Monitoring of Natural Features
Statement of Interest/Qualifications Due Date: 15 July 2022 @ 1300 central time
Full Application Package Due Date, if Invited: 15 August 2022 @ 1300 central time
Estimated Award Ceiling: $35,250.00
Estimated Total Program Funding (optional): $70,500.00 if multiple awards
Expected Number of Awards: The Government expects to issue up to two (2) awards from this announcement.
This work represents an opportunity to develop case studies highlighting the performance/impact to natural features or natural and nature-based features (NNBF) during recent natural disaster events such as hurricanes, and flooding. Many university researchers have gathered recent pre/post storm data using various metrics. While there are often mechanisms to collect data, opportunities to perform thorough analyses and develop case studies are not always feasible. This requirement is to develop a subset of sampling events into a case study that describes the coastal protection gained from a natural or nature-based feature in collaboration with USACE. This is an opportunity to identify and use existing data from past storm seasons to develop case studies demonstrating the performance of natural features. Ultimately, case study results would also be used to relate natural performance to anticipated performance of NNBF features. Case studies could be focused on natural features such as dunes, marshes, reefs, etc. or NNBFs. Previously collected data used to develop case studies might include (but is not limited to) a combination of wave attenuation and water movement data, sediment transport data, elevation data, and vegetation or other ecological data.
Agency Contact
Phoebe Fuller, Grants Specialist
US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center
3909 Halls Ferry Road
Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199
Phoebe.v.fuller@usace.army.mil