3D Elevation Program (3DEP)
FY20/21 USGS Broad Agency Announcement (BAA)
The BAA for the 3D Elevation Program provides detailed information on how to partner with the USGS and other federal agencies to acquire high-quality 3D Elevation data.
beta.SAM.gov (Reference #: DOIGFBO200046) & Grants.gov (Funding Opportunity #: G20AS00104)
The BAA will remain open and proposals received after the initial due date will be considered for review until June 30, 2021
BAA Instructional Webinar Recording
A recorded version of the August 19, 2020 webinar is available for viewing. This webinar provides an overview of the federal fiscal year (FY) 20/21 3D Elevation Program (3DEP) Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) solicitation and application process.
View BAA RecordingBAA Frequently Asked Questions
A list of Q & A's filling common knowledge gaps organized under Proposal Submissions, Funding, SeaSketch, Geographic Areas of Interest and Technical / Specs. FAQs will be updated regularly and new FAQs will be highlighted for easy recognition.
Read BAA FAQ
► Initial proposals were due on Nov 13, 2020. The BAA will remain open and proposals received after the initial due date will be considered for review until June 30, 2021
Attachment A: Proposal Submission Tool
Attachment B: Instructions for 3DEP Project Boundary Creation and Delivery Scheme
Attachment C: Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE)
Attachment D: Applicant Validation of Funding Partners
Attachment E: 3D Elevation Program FY20 Status of 3DEP Quality Data
Attachment F: 3DEP FY21-23 Federal Areas of Interest
Attachment G: 3DEP FY21 Consolidated High Priority Federal Areas of Interest
Attachment H - Federal Agency 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: USDA-ARS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: BLM Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: FEMA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: USFWS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: NOAA Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: NPS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: NRCS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: USACE Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: USFS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment H: USGS Multi-Year 3DEP Priority Areas for Data Acquisition
Attachment I: DOI Secretarial Priorities
Current Project Awards
The selection of awards is dependent on the availability of funding. Project selection and notification timelines will be announced when the BAA is released.
Past Project Awards
To review the list and description of previous project awards, visit: https://usgs.gov/3DEP/BAA.
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Attachment E: FY20 Status of 3DEP Quality Data - jpg
Title: Attachment E: 3D Elevation Program FY20 Status of 3DEP Quality Data
Map showing the areal extent and quality level of planned, in progress, and existing publicly available lidar (IfSAR in Alaska) data identified by the U.S. Interagency Elevation Inventory (USIEI) that meet 3DEP base level specification planned to be under award by September 30, 2020. 3DEP
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Attachment F: 3DEP FY21-23 Federal Areas of Interest - jpg
Attachment F: 3DEP FY21-23 Federal Areas of Interest
The goal of 3DEP is national coverage. This map reflects current near-term federal agency areas of interest for lidar data acquisition. Overlap with these near-term federal agency areas of interest is encouraged and is one of several evaluation criteria defined within the BAA, however, 3DEP welcomes proposal
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Attachment G: FY21 Consolidated High Priority Federal Areas - jpg
Attachment G: 3DEP FY21 Consolidated High Priority Federal Areas of Interest
Note: These areas represent Federal FY21 high priority areas for data acquisition. BAA funding partners welcome proposal submissions through the BAA that overlap these priority areas. Actual acquisition areas will be defined based on submitted and accepted proposals, as well as analysis of
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