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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20057) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding announcement offered through a Cooperative Agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, specifically the South Florida Caribbean CESU. The project sits in the Science and Technology/Research and Development category and is structured as a partnership-oriented award rather than a standard procurement contract, meaning the federal agency expects substantial involvement and collaboration during the work.

The core purpose of the project is to expand an existing "alternative futures" planning effort so that it covers the full geographic area of the PFLCC boundary. In practical terms, "alternative futures" typically refers to scenario-based landscape planning: building and comparing multiple plausible future conditions (for example, different development, land-use, climate, or conservation trajectories) to inform long-term decisions. The recipient is expected to manage and coordinate the expansion process end-to-end, which includes gathering required datasets and background information, extending and refining the scenario framework, and updating "attractiveness models." These models are generally used to represent where certain land uses or changes are more likely to occur (or where conservation actions may be most impactful), based on factors like accessibility, existing development patterns, habitat value, risk, policy constraints, and other drivers.

A significant element of the work involves collaboration with the PFLCC on developing priority conservation plans, implying that the deliverables are intended to directly support planning decisions and conservation prioritization across the expanded landscape. The scope explicitly includes convening stakeholder workshops, which signals that the project is not just technical modeling but also a facilitated process to incorporate local, regional, and partner input into assumptions, scenario narratives, and decision-relevant outputs. In addition, the updated datasets and scenario products must be incorporated into USGS EverVIEW software, indicating that the final outputs should be compatible with USGS visualization and decision-support tools so that partners can explore, communicate, and apply the results.

The opportunity also calls for an assessment of the vulnerability of selected TE species (typically interpreted in federal conservation contexts as threatened and endangered species), with the species selection attributed to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). This means the work is expected to connect scenario outcomes and landscape change projections to species-level conservation concerns, likely evaluating exposure, sensitivity, and potential impacts under the different future scenarios to inform management priorities.

Administratively, the announcement anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $111,959. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed. The funding was tied to CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The award ceiling and floor were listed as zero, which often indicates the announcement did not specify fixed per-award limits in those fields even though an estimated total amount was provided.

Eligibility is restricted to organizations that are already participating partners in the CESU Program, with this opportunity specifically issued under the South Florida Caribbean CESU network. In other words, it is not broadly open to all applicants; the applicant must be part of the relevant CESU partnership framework, which is designed to link federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other partners for research, technical assistance, and education.

Key dates show the announcement was posted and created on June 27, 2011, with an original and current closing date of July 11, 2011, and an archive date of August 10, 2011. The listed point of contact for access issues was Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703-648-7356.

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