Description
The Long Term Resource Monitoring (LTRM) Element Cooperative Agreement Program is a monitoring and research element of the Upper Mississippi River Restoration Program (UMRR). The program aims to provide decision-makers with the information needed to maintain the Upper Mississippi River System as a viable multiple-use large river ecosystem. The program is managed by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and implemented by five Upper Mississippi River System states. Eligible applicants include state agencies and field stations in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin. The program announcement outlines the proposal format instructions, timetables, eligibility, and reporting requirements. Key aspects of the program include:
• Long-term monitoring goals to understand the system, determine resource trends and impacts, develop management alternatives, manage information, and develop useful products
• Cooperative agreement coordination with the USGS and state agencies
• Proposal and budget content instructions, including introduction, objectives, methods, dissemination of results, and data management plan requirements
• Reporting requirements, including progress reports, final technical reports, and annual financial reports