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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00070), titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU," was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through its Southwest Biological Science Center. It is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the project is expected to involve substantial involvement and collaboration between USGS and the recipient rather than functioning like a hands-off pass-through grant. The program sits in the broader category of science and technology and other research and development, and it is tied to CFDA number 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), which is the federal assistance listing associated with USGS research support.

The purpose of the award is to strengthen and continue cooperation between USGS and a university within the Colorado Plateau region by supporting riparian vegetation research along the Colorado River in Arizona. In practical terms, the focus is on research related to riverside plant communities in a major Southwestern river corridor, a topic that often connects to issues like habitat conditions, river management, ecological responses to flow regimes, invasive species pressures, and long-term monitoring needs. While the notice itself is brief, the stated intent is clear: maintain an active USGS-university partnership under the Colorado Plateau CESU framework to advance research on riparian vegetation in this specific geographic area.

Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already participating partners in the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are structured partnerships designed to facilitate applied research, technical assistance, and educational collaboration among federal agencies and partner institutions (commonly universities, tribes, NGOs, and other entities, depending on the CESU). Because of this restriction, the competition is effectively confined to the established CESU partner network rather than being broadly open to all applicants. The listing notes the eligible applicants category as "Others" with clarification in the eligibility text, emphasizing that only Colorado Plateau CESU partners can apply.

The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $85,000. The award floor and ceiling are both listed as $0, which is a common posting artifact in some federal notices and does not necessarily mean the award amount is zero; the estimated total funding figure is the more meaningful indicator of the expected budget size. No cost sharing or matching requirement was listed, so applicants were not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of receiving the award.

Key dates show that the opportunity was posted and created on May 19, 2014, with an original and current closing date of May 30, 2014, indicating a short application window. The opportunity was later archived on August 19, 2014. Additional details were made available through Grants.gov (the notice provides an additional information link to http://www.grants.gov/), and the contact person for assistance, especially if an applicant had difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, was Faith Graves at USGS (phone: 703-648-7356; email: fgraves@usgs.gov).

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