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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00075) was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) as a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism. The project focus is research and development in science and technology, specifically aimed at understanding how land management decisions influence ecosystem carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas (GHG) dynamics at a regional scale. The central idea is to carry out a multiple-site assessment that measures and compares ecological carbon storage and GHG fluxes under current conditions and under projected future scenarios.

At the core of the proposed work is an effort to explain how key natural and human-driven processes shape carbon outcomes across landscapes. The opportunity highlights climate change, wildfire, and other natural disturbances, along with land use patterns and land management practices, as major drivers that can alter carbon stocks and emissions over time. In practical terms, the research supported under this award would be expected to look across more than one site to identify patterns, differences, and drivers of change, rather than focusing on a single location or case study. The emphasis on both present-day conditions and future scenarios suggests the work may involve a mix of field observations, existing datasets, monitoring, and modeling or scenario analysis to estimate how carbon storage and GHG fluxes could shift under different disturbance regimes and management pathways.

A key hypothesis called out in the announcement is that conservation-oriented policies and designations, such as national parks and national wilderness areas, can protect existing carbon stocks from being lost and can also promote additional carbon sequestration over time. The opportunity frames this as a win-win proposition: beyond the climate-related benefits of maintaining or increasing carbon storage, these conservation approaches are also expected to support habitat quality and biodiversity. In other words, USGS is looking for work that ties together carbon science with broader ecological outcomes, showing how management and policy choices can simultaneously influence climate mitigation potential and ecosystem health.

Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already participating partners in the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are structured partnerships designed to support research, technical assistance, and education, and this award is explicitly restricted to that established network rather than being open to all applicant types. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated for applicants, which can reduce barriers to participation for eligible partners.

In terms of funding and administrative details, USGS anticipated making one award with an estimated total funding amount of $487,044. The listing shows no specified award ceiling or floor (both recorded as 0), which typically indicates the total expected amount is provided but individual award constraints are not expressed in that field. The opportunity was posted on June 5, 2014, with an application closing date of June 17, 2014, and an archive date of September 5, 2014, indicating it is a past (archived) funding announcement rather than an open competition today. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), which is the federal assistance catalog entry tied to this type of USGS research support.

For applicants or partners needing help accessing the full announcement, the listed contact was Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). Additional details and the full posting were made available through Grants.gov via the link included in the announcement.

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