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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20094) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) cooperative agreement aimed at supporting research that aligns with the goals of the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMG). The work is centered at the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center (PCMSC) in Santa Cruz, California, and is intended to advance applied coastal and marine science across the western United States and associated regions. The announcement makes clear that this is not a broad, open solicitation for any applicant; it is specifically designed for organizations that are already formal partners in the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, which is a partnership-based program that connects federal agencies with universities, research institutions, and other partners to deliver research, technical assistance, and education.

The scientific scope described is wide but clearly tied to coastal and marine geology and related environmental processes. PCMSC focuses on environments such as continental shelves, nearshore zones, beaches, estuaries, rivers, and lakes, with geographic emphasis on the western U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, as well as the Trust Territories. The program is looking for a partner that can credibly contribute to research needs in this space and that has complementary capabilities and interests. In practical terms, that means the proposed project(s) should fit within CMG priorities and demonstrate real collaboration potential with USGS scientists, rather than being purely independent research conducted in parallel.

The topic areas listed provide a good sense of what kinds of projects could be competitive. They include sediment transport and coastal processes, seafloor mapping and benthic habitat analysis, coral reef studies, and a range of natural hazard investigations such as earthquakes, landslides, tsunamis, and coastal erosion. The opportunity also highlights ocean currents and pollution, coastal watershed dynamics, oil and gas seepage studies, gas hydrates, marine minerals, and estuarine evolution. The list is explicitly not exhaustive, signaling that PCMSC is open to related proposals as long as they support CMG objectives and match the center's mission and technical direction. The announcement also points applicants to the PCMSC website (http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov/) for background on ongoing work and institutional focus, which would be important for tailoring a proposal to current USGS priorities.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally implies substantial involvement by USGS during the project (for example, coordination on study design, data collection approaches, interpretation, deliverables, and potentially shared field or analytical work). The opportunity is categorized under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it references CFDA 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection). The posting date and creation date are August 31, 2011, with a closing date of September 12, 2011, and it is archived as of December 6, 2011. The estimated total funding amount is $642,120, with an expectation of one award. No cost sharing or matching is required, and the award ceiling and floor are listed as zero, which typically indicates that the exact award size is not constrained by a stated cap in the summary and would be defined in the full announcement or negotiated scope and budget.

Eligibility is narrowly defined: applicants must be participating partners of the Californian CESU Program. The listing uses the general eligible applicant category "Others," but clarifies eligibility through the CESU partnership requirement rather than through typical categories like state government or nonprofit. For access to the full announcement and submission specifics, the notice directs interested parties to Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/). For technical issues accessing the announcement, the contact provided is Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov).

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