Groundwater and Surficial Water Salinity Changes in Everglades National Park using Aerial Electromagnetic Surveys
Fort Worth District · Conservation and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources on Military Installations (12.005)
Posted 4 Sept 2026 · 5 days left
In plain terms
The US Army Corps of Engineers funds research on saltwater intrusion in the southern Florida Everglades using aerial electromagnetic surveys, with awards from 300,000 to 1,657,690 US dollars. Only Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units in the Gulf Coast, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast, and South Florida Caribbean regions are eligible, with applications due by 6 October 2026.
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Summary
NOTE: A complete study proposal and proposed budget are not requested at this time.
NOTE: The established CESU indirect rate is 17.5%. For any Cooperative Agreement entered into in response to this RSOI, a maximum 17.5% indirect cost rate will be paid on work covered by such agreement or any modifications thereto. Unless the agreement specifies otherwise, the basis of direct costs against which the agreement’s indirect cost rate is applied must be either the same base identified in the recipient's federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement or, if the recipient does not have a federally negotiated indirect cost rate agreement, the Modified Total Direct Cost (MTDC) base.
TITLE OF PROJECT: Groundwater and Surficial Water Salinity Changes in Everglades National Park using Aerial Electromagnetic Surveys
SYNOPSIS OF PROJECT: This project will support the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Jacksonville District by performing Aerial Electromagnetic (AEM) surveys to understand the current spatial extent and rate of saltwater intrusion in the ground and surface waters of the southern Florida Everglades. Results will be integrated with previous survey data conducted over the last 30…
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Who can apply
- academia_research
Eligibility and conditions
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Applicant types: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
This funding opportunity is ONLY available for Cooperative Ecosystem Study Units under the Gulf Coast, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast, and South Florida Caribbean Regions.