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The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00029) is a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary grant offered as a cooperative agreement to support science and technology research and development. It is backed by Disaster Recovery Act funds and is tied to the USGS Estuarine Physical Response Project. The core purpose of the award is to fund a two-year research effort focused on how hurricanes affect back-barrier estuaries, specifically looking at the links between storm events, sediment movement within estuaries, and resulting ecological function. The opportunity is framed around the fact that major storms can rapidly reshape coastal systems, yet the physical and ecological consequences in these sheltered estuarine environments are still not well documented or understood.

The scientific motivation for the project is strongly connected to Hurricane Sandy, which made landfall in 2012 and affected multiple estuaries along the US East Coast. USGS highlights that, despite the scale of the event, the impacts on estuarine physical processes remain largely unknown, especially in terms of sediment transport and how storm-driven changes might alter habitat quality and ecological dynamics. Many of the estuaries of interest also face chronic environmental stressors, including high nutrient loading, widespread seagrass meadows, and varying degrees of eutrophication. Because these systems already sit at a delicate balance, the opportunity emphasizes that storms may play an important but poorly understood role in shifting nutrient dynamics, resuspending sediments, affecting water clarity, influencing seagrass health, and changing the broader ecological function of these estuaries.

Administratively, the program anticipates making a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $50,000. The notice lists no cost-sharing or matching requirement, and it does not specify an award ceiling or floor beyond listing them as zero (which generally indicates the amount is not expressed as a formal minimum/maximum in the listing, even though the total available estimate is provided). The funding activity falls under CFDA 15.808, US Geological Survey Research and Data Collection, which reflects its research-centered scope and its alignment with USGS data collection and applied science objectives.

Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already participating partners in the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are collaborative partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other partners to deliver research, technical assistance, and education. In practical terms, this means the competition is not open to the general public or all institutions; applicants must be part of the Chesapeake Watershed CESU network to be considered eligible under this announcement.

Key dates in the posting show it was posted and created on February 3, 2014, with an original and current closing date of February 14, 2014, and an archive date of May 3, 2014. For access issues or questions about the full announcement, the listed point of contact is Faith Graves at USGS (phone 703-648-7356, email fgraves@usgs.gov). The listing also references Grants.gov for additional details via the provided link.

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