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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G15AS00023) is a discretionary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funding announcement using a cooperative agreement instrument to support science and technology research and development. The core purpose is to fund one partner within the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network to expand existing tidal wetland field research into a broader, nationally useful framework focused on coastal wetland carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas exchange. In practical terms, the work is meant to move beyond site-specific studies and help build a consistent national inventory approach for "blue carbon" in tidal wetlands, tying field measurements and process understanding to larger-scale accounting needs.

A key driver of the effort is that the underlying project is supported through NASA's ROSES program (award reference 14 CMS14 0033) under the title "Linking Satellite and Soil Data to Validate Coastal Wetland Blue Carbon Inventories Upscaled Support for Developing MRV and REDD Protocols." That framing signals an emphasis on connecting remote sensing (satellite-derived information) with on-the-ground soil and ecosystem measurements so that carbon stocks and fluxes in coastal wetlands can be estimated, validated, and scaled up reliably. The project is positioned to strengthen measurement and validation methods that are credible for broader reporting, which matters because carbon accounting in tidal wetlands is technically challenging due to variable hydrology, salinity, sediment dynamics, vegetation changes, and spatial heterogeneity.

The main deliverable goal is ambitious: developing what is described as the first verifiable tidal wetland carbon monitoring protocol. "Verifiable" in this context implies a protocol robust enough to withstand audit or third-party review, with clear methods for measurement, quality assurance, uncertainty estimation, and reporting. The announcement also ties this directly to policy and market applications by noting relevance to national policy and market-based interventions, as well as MRV (measurement, reporting, and verification) and REDD-related protocol development. While REDD is commonly associated with forest carbon, the broader idea here is building rigorous accounting rules that can support climate mitigation programs and potentially carbon markets or incentive frameworks, adapted to coastal wetland systems.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $44,186. The listing shows no cost sharing or matching requirement. The award ceiling and floor are both listed as $0, which typically indicates that the specific funding amount is handled through the announcement details or negotiation rather than being capped in the summary field. The CFDA number is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), confirming this sits within USGS research support and data collection activities.

Eligibility is limited to participating partners of the Californian CESU Program. CESUs are structured partnerships designed to facilitate research, technical assistance, and education, often involving universities, nonprofits, and other entities that are formal CESU members. In this case, applicants outside that CESU partnership structure would not be eligible, and the "EligibleApplicants" field is summarized as "Others" with clarification provided in the eligibility text.

Timing details show the opportunity was posted and created on December 16, 2014, with an original and current closing date of January 9, 2015, and an archive date of March 31, 2015. The additional information link points to Grants.gov, and the contact listed for access issues or assistance is Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov).

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