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Funding Opportunities for Supporting NHD/WBD Stewardship and Maintenance NHD/WBD Stewardship Conference Paul Caffrey April 16, 2009. WyGISC is an interdisciplinary research institute at the University of Wyoming focused on: research & development education service & outreach
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Funding Opportunities for Supporting NHD/WBDStewardship and MaintenanceNHD/WBD Stewardship Conference Paul CaffreyApril 16, 2009
WyGISC is aninterdisciplinary research instituteat the University of Wyoming focused on: research & development education service & outreach related to geospatial information development, access, and use
My role at WYGISC- Research Scientist Ed Coordinator ESRI Ed-Site License Administrator Grant Writer and Project Manger Involved in WBD & NHD development and stewardship since 1999. (Wyoming, California, Alaska)
Wyoming NHD/WBD Grants- WBD/NHD funding through Cooperative Agreements/Grants with- BLM USGS, WY-WBD, EPA/DEQ (Clean Water Act (CWA) 319) http://www.epa.gov/nps/cwact.html
Wyoming NHD/WBD Grants cont… Work share efforts from- USFS, USGS, NRCS, neighboring states In-kind matching from local, state, federal entities NSDI Partnership grants Enhancements- dams and gaging stations Stewardship- Promotional
Successful Efforts- Highly dependent on coordination and collaborative efforts of all involved. Collaborative proposals and projects have better likelihood to be funded and successfully completed. Leverage other existing efforts/projects to gain interest for support.
Considerations- Don’t over promise and under deliver (Can always modify and do more) Estimate coordination involved, then double it
Consider working with Universities Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) http://www.cesu.psu.edu/ National Network is a network of cooperative units established to provide research, technical assistance, and education to resource and environmental managers. 17.5% Indirect rate Student internships, RAs, GAs Current and future users of spatial technologies and framework data
National Stewardship and Maintenance for NHD/WBD- Collectively, there is a lot we can learn about funding opportunities Lessons Learned… Challenges… Sources…