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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G13AS00047) is a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding announcement intended to support applied research tied to emergency planning for a major distant-source tsunami affecting the west coast of California. The project focus is on understanding how a large tsunami event could affect ecosystem and wildlife health, as well as broader natural resource conditions, using a specific planning scenario being developed by USGS and partner agencies.

At the center of the opportunity is the "Tsunami Scenario," a modeled event based on a hypothetical but realistic magnitude 9.0 earthquake in the Eastern Aleutian Islands. This type of scenario work is designed to help agencies anticipate consequences before a disaster happens by testing assumptions and identifying weak points in preparedness. USGS notes that, consistent with prior MHDP (Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project) scenarios, it is coordinating with multiple agencies to examine the most important implications of a distant tsunami and to identify practical opportunities to reduce vulnerability. In other words, the funded effort is meant to translate a plausible worst-case geologic event into concrete understanding of environmental impacts that matter for response, recovery, and long-term management of coastal natural resources.

The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the project, rather than a fully independent grant where the recipient works with minimal federal participation. The funding activity falls under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it is tied to CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). USGS anticipated making one award under this announcement, with an estimated total funding amount of $58,750. The posting date and creation date were May 20, 2013, with an original and current closing date of May 30, 2013, and an archive date of August 20, 2013. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed, meaning applicants were not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of receiving the award.

Eligibility is limited to partners within the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program (referred to in the notice as the Californian CESU/GPCESU). CESUs are formal partnership networks that connect federal agencies with universities, tribes, nonprofits, and other organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education supporting natural resource stewardship. Because of this structure, the competition is not broadly open to the general public; applicants must already be participating partners in the Californian CESU to be eligible.

For applicants or interested parties seeking the full announcement details, the notice points to Grants.gov as the additional information link. A point of contact was provided for access issues: Faith Graves at USGS (phone 703-648-7356, email fgraves@usgs.gov).

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