Opportunity Information: Apply for BOR DO 17 N017
The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation released a discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity titled "Robust EcoHydraulic 3D Modeling Tools for Rivers with Complex Instream Structures" (Funding Opportunity Number: BOR DO 17 N017; CFDA/Assistance Listing: 15.560) to advance river ecohydraulics research and practical river-management modeling. Reclamation identified ecohydraulics as a top research priority because day-to-day river management depends on understanding how flow interacts with habitat, channel form, and both natural and human-made structures commonly found in rivers and streams. The agency also flagged computer model development as an urgent need, specifically to speed up and improve the quantification of how those structures alter hydraulics and related ecological conditions.
The central technical goal of the project is to enhance Reclamation's existing three-dimensional flow modeling tool, U2RANS, by adding a novel immersed boundary method (IBM). An immersed boundary method is a numerical approach that allows complex objects or boundaries to be represented within a flow model without requiring the computational mesh to conform tightly to every structural detail. In practical terms, this can make it much easier and faster to model complicated instream features (for example, large woody debris, boulder clusters, engineered habitat structures, or other irregular geometries) while still capturing the key flow patterns they generate. By integrating IBM into U2RANS, the project aims to produce a modeling capability that is easier to apply to real rivers with complex structures and that remains stable and robust for engineering use.
The scope of work described in the announcement lays out a full development-to-demonstration pipeline. The recipient is expected to (1) design the immersed boundary algorithm suitable for U2RANS, (2) implement it through actual coding within the U2RANS software, (3) perform verification and validation to confirm the code is mathematically correct and accurately represents real-world behavior, and (4) provide application examples using real instream structures on the Trinity River. The Trinity River examples are meant to show that the new capability works on realistic, messy river geometry rather than only on idealized test cases, and to demonstrate relevance to ecohydraulic questions that water managers and engineers face.
A key deliverable is an updated version of U2RANS that includes IBM capability and is positioned as an "easy-to-apply, stable, and robust" 3D modeling tool for a broad range of ecohydraulic issues. The opportunity emphasizes practicality and accessibility: the enhanced model is intended to run on desktop PCs rather than requiring high-end computing resources, and the final product is expected to be freely available to water managers and the public. This focus suggests the agency wants the work to translate into operational use, not just a research prototype.
In terms of award structure and eligibility, the instrument is a cooperative agreement, meaning Bureau of Reclamation involvement is typically more substantial than in a standard grant and often includes collaboration or technical coordination during the project. Eligible applicants are limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, indicating the intended performers are universities or similar public academic institutions. The announcement anticipated a single award, with an award ceiling of $180,000. The opportunity was posted on February 17, 2017, with an original closing date of March 3, 2017, framing it as a targeted, time-limited solicitation for a specific software-development and applied research outcome.Apply for BOR DO 17 N017
- The Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Robust EcoHydraulic 3D Modeling Tools for Rivers with Complex Instream Structures" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.560.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 17, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 03, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $180,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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