Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 Community for Data Integration (CDI) Request for Proposals (RFP)
The CDI FY2014 Request for Proposals is now Closed.Click here to download the RFP Submission Guidelines [PDF].Please send any questions regarding this RFP to cdi@usgs.gov. |
Full Proposal Title | Principal Investigator | USGS Program Area | Deliverables | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Characterization of Earthquake Damage and Effects Using Social Media Data | Michelle Guy | Geologic Hazards SC | Develop process to characterize earthquake damage with image data for research/emergency response – scalable to other hazards (floods) |
| 2 | Online Merging and Gridding of Topographic and Bathymetric Data Sources | Joseph Long | St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine SC | Develop methods to provide integrated, seamless terrestrial and sea data that can be adapted beyond coastal environment |
| 3 | NAS Web API: Web Services access to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database | Pam Fuller | Southeast Ecological SC | Provide direct access 160,000 NAS observations through web services to support open reusable data |
| 4 | Summarization of National NEXRAD Data for use in Biological Applications | Robert Diehl | Northern Rocky Mountain SC | Develop methodologies to improve automated process for retrieval of biological information from existing radar data – scalable to other data types (dust/solids) |
| 5 | North American Bat Data Integration | Laura Ellison | FORT | Integrate key disparate datasets and increase data access to support White-nose Syndrome and other types of ecological research |
| 6 | Adopt a Pixel - Data Infrastructure | Ryan Longhenry | EROS | Engage citizen scientists to improve Landsat satellite data interpretation for research |
| 7 | Frances Lightsom | Woods Hole Coastal and Marine SC | Develop methods to use USGS Thesaurus to categorize data and improve searching/discovery | |
| 8 | Stan Smith | Alaska SC | Develop open source ISO metadata toolkit application | |
| 9 | Rex Sanders (FY14) Kathy Wesenberg (FY15) | Pacific Coastal and Marine SC National Wildlife Health Center | Enhance Pubs Warehouse by adding geographic search |
*Bureau Wide Projects in Year 1
19 full proposals were submitted.
A voluntary group of reviewers representing across Mission Areas and Regions reviewed the proposals.
In a series of Review Panel sessions, each proposal was scored and ranked by the group.
The projects awarded for funding were announced at the March 12, 2014 CDI Monthly Meeting.
The FY14 CDI RFP was announced in September, 2013.
Phase I called for 2-page Statements of Interests (SOI).
64 SOIs were submitted this year.
The Community voted for SOIs and conducted SOI review meetings.
With the approval of the CDI Working Group leads and the Executive Sponsor, 21 SOIs were invited to submit full proposals
Important RFP Deadlines | New Dates |
|---|---|
Submission deadline for Statement of Interest (SOI) | October 30, 2013 |
SOI Reviews with CDI Community and Working Groups | November 15, 2013 |
Applicants Notified and Full Proposals Requested | November 22, 2013 |
Invited Full Proposals Due | January 14, 2014 |
Final Projects Reviewed and Identified | February 28, 2014 |
Funded Projects Announced | March 13, 2014 |