The answer to this question will be posted at a later date. Allowable overhead rates are determined by the cognizant agency and may be subject to negotiation. Regarding particular rules about matching, there are no particular rules about matching in these efforts at this time. Solicitations are fairly specific about needs. Not addressing all the needs may be interpreted as not fully addressing the solicitation.
Budgets are up to negotiation following review.
It is an open, competitive process. I would like to know what is the expected outcome of the research. Therefore longer model runs are not a limitation, and are anticipated considering the short time step requirements. Late submissions will not be accepted. DO NOT submit proposals directly to Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center - we are not supposed to forward proposals to the USGS for you.