Funding Opportunity: Hosting competition for CASCs
October 15, 2024
Qualified organizations are invited to apply to host and, as applicable, serve as consortium partners for the Northeast, South Central, and Pacific Islands Climate Adaptation Science Centers.
Deadline for Proposals: February 3, 2025
Applications must be submitted no later than 4:00 pm ET on the listed application due date.
For more information, visit the announcement.
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Special district governments
- Private institutions of higher education
Informational Webinars
To facilitate the financial assistance application process, information sessions will be conducted by the National CASC to accommodate inquiries from applicants about this program and the proposal review, evaluation, and selection process. The information sessions will be scheduled as follows: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 3 PM EDT and Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 3 PM EDT. Interested applicants should email casc@usgs.gov to obtain connection information.
In addition, the USGS has posted several documents that provide forward-looking views of intended CASC operations, focus, and functions. For questions, contact casc@usgs.gov.