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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G15AS00088) was offered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through the Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). It is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, meaning the awardee would be expected to work collaboratively with USGS staff rather than operating entirely independently. The work sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category and is tied to CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). USGS, as a federal science agency within the Department of the Interior, frames this project within its broader mission of providing research and tools that support public land and natural resource management, particularly around invasive species issues that affect ecosystems, economies, and management priorities across the Great Basin and beyond.

The purpose of the opportunity is to bring in mathematical research and support that complements USGS FORT's existing invasive species expertise. The Invasive Species Science Branch already has strengths in invasion ecology and species distribution modeling, but the announcement highlights specific gaps where external mathematical expertise is needed: mathematical visualization, broader mathematical modeling approaches, and clear communication of mathematical concepts to audiences without advanced formal math training. In practical terms, the funded partner would be expected to help strengthen how USGS represents and explains invasion processes, improves modeling frameworks and analytical tools, and translates technical results into understandable formats for managers, partners, and other decision-makers who rely on the science but may not be specialists in advanced mathematics or quantitative methods.

Although the Great Basin is emphasized, the scope is not limited to that region. The opportunity explicitly notes relevance to biological invasions throughout the United States and its territories, reflecting USGS's nationwide collaboration with federal and state agencies on the biology, impacts, and control of invasive species. The work implied by the description could support efforts such as improved model structures for spread dynamics, enhanced visualization methods for communicating risk and uncertainty, and mathematical guidance that increases the usability of existing ecological and distribution modeling outputs. The key theme is strengthening the quantitative backbone and communication layer of invasive species science so that results are both technically robust and usable in real-world management contexts.

Eligibility is restricted to partners within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically those participating in the Great Basin CESU Program. CESUs are partnership-based frameworks designed to connect federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other research organizations to provide research, technical assistance, and education. The announcement lists eligible applicants as "Others" with the clarification that applicants must be Great Basin CESU partners, so entities outside that partnership structure would not be eligible for this particular award.

The opportunity anticipated a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $40,000. The posting date and creation date were June 4, 2015, with an original and current closing date of June 19, 2015, and an archive date of September 4, 2015. No cost sharing or matching was required, which generally lowers the barrier for eligible partners by not requiring them to contribute non-federal funds to meet a match. The listing shows an award ceiling and floor of $0, which often indicates the specific funding range was either fixed elsewhere in the full announcement or not encoded into the summary fields on Grants.gov, but the estimated total funding figure provides the most useful snapshot of scale.

For applicants or interested parties seeking the full announcement details, the additional information link directs users to Grants.gov. The contact person listed for access issues is Faith Graves, reachable by phone at 703-648-7356 or by email at fgraves@usgs.gov.

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