Closed · G19AS00124 · CFDA 15.817 · Discretionary
3D Elevation Program (3DEP)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $800K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 30, 2020
- Close date
- 20
- Expected awards
The verdict
3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered Up to $800,000 across 20 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- up to $800K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 20
- expected awards
- 15.817
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is closed (last close June 30, 2020). 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 June 30, 2020
Expected Awards
20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is issued to facilitate the collection of lidar and derived elevation data for the 3D Elevation Program (3DEP). The BAA continues the USGS’s long-standing approach to elevation data acquisition through a combination of contracting through the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contracts (GPSC) and partner acquisitions. The BAA is meant to provide increased visibility to these existing processes for data acquisition partnerships to the broadest stakeholder community possible. Proposals are invited from applicants who wish to propose a partnership with 3DEP to fund lidar data acquisition and the creation of lidar derived elevation products. Applicants may fund an acquisition project through the USGS Geospatial Products and Services Contract (GPSC) or they may request 3DEP funds to apply towards a lidar data acquisition project where the requesting partner uses their own contracting vehicle. Federal agencies, state and local governments, tribes, academic institutions and the private sector are eligible to submit proposals. The Government will review proposals based on the project’s alignment with the evaluation criteria identified in section VI.A. of this BAA.
Market-open applicant set · includes for-profit door
The eligibility set for 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) includes a for-profit door among 10 printed types (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +6 more). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). Inside Geological Survey's indexed book this exact eligibility-code string is unique to this listing.
- Code 00
- State governments
- Code 01
- County governments
- Code 02
- City or township governments
- Code 04
- Special district governments
- Code 06
- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Code 07
- Federally recognized tribal governments
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
- Code 20
- Private institutions of higher education
- Code 22
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Code 23
- Small businesses
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
Vickie Floyd
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What to do next
3D Elevation Program (3DEP) is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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