Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This funding opportunity, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G15AS00009), is a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary grant offered through the Patuxent Wildlife Research Center. It is designed to support science and technology research and development focused on amphibian populations across multiple National Parks. The central purpose is to fund research that helps build and shape a broader research program, with an emphasis on producing practical final products that park managers and other decision-makers can actually use when making management and conservation decisions about amphibians.

The award is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant. In practice, that means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the work, such as collaborating on project design, methods, deliverables, interpretation, and application of results. The announcement highlights that the intent is to combine the strengths of USGS and the selected CESU partner, leveraging complementary expertise that neither organization could provide as effectively alone. The planned outcome is not just research for research's sake, but usable decision-support outputs that can guide real-world actions affecting amphibian conservation and monitoring in National Park units.

Only one award was expected under this opportunity, with an estimated total funding amount of $59,588. The notice lists both an award ceiling and floor as $0, which typically signals that the agency did not specify formal minimum or maximum award bounds in the posting, even though an estimated total is provided. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute additional non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.

Eligibility is limited and specific. Applicants must be an official participating partner of the Great Lakes - Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are established partnership networks that connect federal agencies with universities, research institutions, and other organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education aligned with natural and cultural resource management needs. Because this is issued under the CESU mechanism, it is not open to the general public or to organizations outside that particular CESU partnership.

From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity falls under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) number 15.808, "U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection." The opportunity was posted on November 5, 2014, with a creation date of November 10, 2014. The original closing date was November 17, 2014, and it was later extended to a current closing date of November 28, 2014. The archive date is listed as February 5, 2015, indicating the opportunity is no longer active.

For applicants or interested parties who needed the official full announcement, the listing pointed readers to Grants.gov as the source for complete details. The contact listed for access issues or questions was Faith Graves at the USGS, reachable by phone at 703-648-7356 and by email at fgraves@usgs.gov.

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