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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G16AS00045) is a discretionary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) grant offered through the Department of the Interior. It is issued as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the work as it is carried out, rather than simply providing funds and receiving final deliverables. The opportunity sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 15.808) and was posted on March 16, 2016, with an application closing date of April 1, 2016.

The purpose of the award is to support the USGS Science Applications for Risk Reduction (SAFRR) program. SAFRR focuses on turning earth science into practical, actionable information that communities and decision-makers can use to reduce risk from natural hazards. Under this opportunity, the funded partner would help SAFRR meet its objectives by developing regional, multi-hazard scenarios. These scenarios are meant to consider a range of threats at once rather than treating each hazard in isolation. A core emphasis is incorporating climate change into scenario design, including the way climate-driven conditions can worsen or compound hazards over time.

A key feature of the work described is attention to interacting climate extremes and non-climate hazards. In practical terms, that means the scenarios are expected to reflect how one event or condition can amplify another, such as how heat, drought, or extreme precipitation can influence wildfire behavior, landslide likelihood, flooding impacts, infrastructure stress, water availability, or public health outcomes. The scenarios are not only technical exercises; they are also intended as planning tools that help reveal plausible chains of consequences across systems, sectors, and communities.

Another central objective is stakeholder engagement. The scenarios are meant to be used to convene and work with a broad range of stakeholders involved in natural hazards preparedness and risk reduction. This can include emergency management, land and water managers, public works and infrastructure agencies, tribal, state, and local governments, and other organizations that use hazard information for planning and response. The engagement element signals that the project is expected to produce usable products or processes that support real-world decision-making, not just academic analysis.

The total funding available for this announcement is modest and targeted: the award ceiling is $35,000, with one expected award. Eligibility is listed as "Others," with additional details referenced in the full announcement under the eligibility clarification field. The opportunity is associated with the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), which is part of a broader network designed to link federal agencies with universities, non-profits, and other partners to conduct applied research, technical assistance, and education that supports resource management and science needs.

In short, this opportunity funds a single cooperative project to assist USGS SAFRR in building regional, multi-hazard risk scenarios that explicitly incorporate climate change and compounding extremes, and to use those scenarios as a vehicle for engaging stakeholders in practical preparedness and risk reduction efforts.

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