south carolina lidar consortium partnership meeting july 21 , 2008
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South Carolina LiDAR Consortium Partnership Meeting July 21 , 2008. Jim Scurry S.C. Department of Natural Resources Gary Merrill U.S. Geological Survey. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA). USGS ARRA Program Announcement Open to both Elevation and Orthoimagery - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
South Carolina LiDAR Consortium
Partnership Meeting
July 21, 2008
Jim ScurryS.C. Department of Natural Resources
Gary MerrillU.S. Geological Survey
USGS ARRA Program Announcement
–Open to both Elevation and Orthoimagery
–Will be posted on Grants.gov late Aug or Sept
–All Proposals are Nationally Competitive
Awards from $50K and $500K
Awards > $500K will be considered if a Consortium or another named group are pulling resources together for a proposal
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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
USGS ARRA Program Announcement
–No requirement for Matching Funds
–However, matching funds will be considered as an evaluation criteria.
–Proposals with matching funds to offer will receive credit in the evaluation process
–Selection criteria will be made available with USGS ARRA Announcement
***** Disclaimer – Some Information could change *****
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
USGS ARRA Program Announcement
–Criteria will include priority areas of interest
–Proposals within an area of interest will be given credit during evaluation process
–Elevation LiDAR priorities are: Coastal Counties (two deep) or, Inland areas subject to flooding
–Orthoimagery priorities: Appear to be more broad
***** Disclaimer – Some Information could change *****
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)
SC Partnership Funding Proposal
–Funds Proposal by: Gary Merrill, Geospatial Liaison to SC
–Plan is to submit a cost share proposal of between 15% and 20% of 2010 project total estimate for a 2010 flight
–Between $200K and $300K possibly
–Final proposal amount will be decided on by USGS/NGP Proposal Review Committee
USGS Elevation Program FY 2010
Contact Information
Jim Scurry Gary MerrillDept. of Natural Resources U.S. Geological Survey (803) 734-9494 (803) [email protected] [email protected]