Closed · G18AS00114 · CFDA 15.815 · Discretionary
National Land Remote Sensing Education Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$6.3M
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 4, 2018
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
National Land Remote Sensing Education Outreach and Research Activity (NLRSEORA) is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $1 -- $6,250,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- $1-$6.3M
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.815
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
National Land Remote Sensing Education Outrea… is closed (last close September 4, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Geological Survey still indexes 2,522 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 September 4, 2018
Est. Total Funding
$6,250,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Grant
Description
The National Land Imaging (NLI) Program of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Land Resources (LR) mission area is soliciting applications from qualified Educational Institutions, State and Local Governments, and Non-profit Organizations (NPOs) to develop a U.S. national consortium to expand the science of remote sensing through education, outreach and research / applications development for environmental monitoring to include the effects of land use and land cover change on water quality, quantity and utility; societal adaptation and phenology; public health-related issues to include identification of potential indicators relating to vector-borne diseases and harmful algal blooms; natural resource management, agricultural applications, disaster risk reduction, and other land surface and surface water monitoring applications.
Wide-open applicant board · 12 Grants.gov doors
National Land Remote Sensing Education Outrea… prints 12 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +8 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity code maps to Natural Resources (NR). Only 1 other Geological Survey listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 2,523).
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 05
- Independent school districts
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 08
- Public / Indian housing authorities
- Code 11
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 13
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
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Agency Contact
Jeffrey Caravelli 916-278-9341 jcaravelli@usgs.gov
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