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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G13AS00096) was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (NCCWSC). It is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient should expect substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the project rather than operating with complete independence. The program sits in the science and technology/research and development category and is tied to CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). USGS anticipated making one award under this announcement, with an estimated total funding amount of $400,000, and no cost sharing or matching requirement.

The focus of the work is research and tool development aimed at closing important knowledge gaps about inland fisheries, especially their current status and the major factors driving changes in fish production. The opportunity frames inland fisheries as highly consequential resources: they contribute directly to food security in developing nations and support economic activity and livelihoods in developed countries. In practical terms, the grant seeks work that helps managers understand what is happening in inland fish systems, why it is happening, and how to anticipate and respond to changes, including those linked to climate.

A major technical foundation for the proposed work is the body of downscaled climate modeling supported by NCCWSC. Downscaling takes broad, global or regional climate model outputs and refines them into more locally relevant projections. The announcement highlights that NCCWSC has already funded extensive work to develop downscaled forecasts for environmental variables that matter to fish and aquatic ecosystems, including water temperature, precipitation, water level, and ice cover. It also notes that such downscaled products exist for several U.S. regions, with examples cited for the Pacific Northwest, the Florida peninsula, and the Great Lakes region. The implication is that the new research should leverage and translate these climate projections into fisheries-relevant tools, rather than starting from scratch.

The deliverables implied by the description center on models and decision-support tools that can produce less biased estimates of fish production and identify key predictor variables linked to production. In other words, the goal is not simply to generate climate projections, but to connect those projections to ecological outcomes that managers care about, such as how productive a fishery is likely to be and what environmental conditions are most informative for predicting changes. By improving predictive capacity and reducing bias, the project is intended to give fisheries and water resource managers more reliable information to manage fisheries under current conditions and to plan for climate-driven shifts in the future.

The announcement also emphasizes management relevance beyond fisheries agencies alone. Better understanding of inland fisheries is presented as essential for navigating competing demands for water, a common challenge where fisheries needs must be weighed alongside municipal supply, agriculture, hydropower, and ecosystem conservation. The opportunity suggests that stronger analytical tools and clearer evidence about fisheries status and drivers can support difficult allocation decisions and counter the tendency for inland fisheries to be overlooked or treated as secondary. In effect, the project is positioned to strengthen the case for considering inland fisheries explicitly in broader water and climate adaptation planning.

Eligibility is limited to partners in the Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are formal partnerships designed to facilitate research, technical assistance, and education, typically connecting federal agencies with universities, tribes, states, and other research organizations within a defined network. Only organizations that are already participating partners in this specific CESU are eligible to apply, which narrows the applicant pool to the established Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU membership.

Key administrative details include an initial posting date of July 2, 2013, with creation recorded on July 10, 2013. The original closing date was July 12, 2013, later extended to July 19, 2013, and the opportunity was archived on August 11, 2013. The listed contact for access issues with the full announcement is Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, reachable by phone at 703-648-7356.

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