Closed · BOR-DO-17-N027 · CFDA 15.560 · Discretionary

Multi-Algorithm Reservoir Sedimentation Estimation

Federal grant opportunity posted by Bureau of Reclamation, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$299K-$299K
Award range
Closed
Status
May 11, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Multi-Algorithm Reservoir Sedimentation Estimation is a closed discretionary listing from Bureau of Reclamation that offered $298,515 -- $298,515 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 870 other opportunities from Bureau of Reclamation.

$299K-$299K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.560
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Multi-Algorithm Reservoir Sedimentation Estim… is closed (last close May 11, 2017). The parent program page for CFDA 15.560 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Bureau of Reclamation still indexes 870 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed May 11, 2017

Posted Apr 27 Closes May 11

Est. Total Funding

$298,515

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Water resource management in the western U.S. is reliant upon aging reservoirs for critical storage and flood mitigation. One impending concern is the sediment design life of these reservoirs, which remains largely uncertain due to both practical and logistical challenges in sediment monitoring. This work aims to comprehensively estimate historical, current, and projected future sediment loading along with attendant uncertainties through the coordinated application of multiple sediment modeling approaches over the western U.S. This framework will integrate empirical, conceptual, and process‐based models (5 models in total) across key reservoirs using the overarching 1/16° Variable Infiltration Capacity model structure developed for USBR by Livneh et al. (2015). Focus will be given to model uniqueness so as to incorporate and test truly independent sediment model physics. In addition, the importance of model scale will be investigated. Rigorous evaluation of this modeling framework will include calibration and validation of simulated sediment loading and discharge. This framework will be applied to un‐surveyed or not recently surveyed reservoirs and will enable estimates of projected sediment and hence provide a probabilistic estimate of reservoir design life. Major outcomes will be an improved understanding of sedimentation processes and an estimate of uncertainty. Overall, this effort can be used to identify areas of greatest risk for sedimentation and inform mitigation strategies.

Campus applicant desk · Science and Technology / R&D

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Multi-Algorithm Reservoir Sedimentation Estim… (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 94 other Bureau of Reclamation listings share this eligibility-code string (11% of 871).

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Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 15.560

Bureau of Land Management Grants

U.S. Department of the Interior

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Agency Contact

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