Opportunity Information: Apply for G12AS20017
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- The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808 U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 19, 2012 and posted on Mar 5, 2012.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 23, 2012. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $25,263.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
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Opportunity Summary:
The funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G12AS20017) is a discretionary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) research grant offered through a cooperative agreement. It was issued by the USGS, specifically the Columbia Environmental Research Center, and it supports science and technology research and development activities under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The project focus is on improving and advancing laboratory methods for culturing fairy shrimp and conducting toxicity testing on them. Fairy shrimp are small freshwater crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda and order Anostraca, and the opportunity emphasizes that this group includes many species that are threatened or endangered, making reliable lab-based methods important for conservation and regulatory science.
The main objective of the work is methodological development: creating or refining techniques to successfully maintain fairy shrimp in laboratory culture and to run toxicity tests that can produce consistent, defensible results. In practice, that kind of work often involves establishing husbandry protocols (such as water quality conditions, temperature and photoperiod controls, salinity or ionic composition needs, feeding regimes, and life-cycle management), as well as developing standardized toxicity-testing procedures (for example, selecting appropriate life stages for testing, defining exposure durations, identifying suitable endpoints like survival, growth, reproduction, or behavior, and ensuring quality assurance and repeatability). Because many fairy shrimp species occur in specialized habitats and can be sensitive to environmental change, laboratory protocols can be challenging, and better methods can directly support risk assessment, habitat management, and species recovery planning.
This opportunity anticipated making a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $25,263. The listed award ceiling and floor were both $0, which typically signals that applicants should rely on the full announcement for specific budgeting expectations or that the system fields were not used to set formal minimums and maximums. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award. The funding instrument type was a cooperative agreement, which generally means the federal agency expects substantial involvement in the project, such as collaboration on technical direction, methods, or deliverables, rather than a more hands-off relationship typical of some grants.
Eligibility was limited to partners already participating in the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, with the announcement specifying that eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Great Plains CESU Program. CESUs are partnership networks designed to facilitate research, technical assistance, and education by connecting federal agencies with universities, nonprofit organizations, and other partners. In this case, only entities that are formally recognized as partners in the specified CESU network could apply, which narrows competition to that established community.
In terms of timeline, the opportunity was posted on March 5, 2012, with creation dated March 19, 2012. The original closing date was March 15, 2012, and the current closing date was extended to March 23, 2012. The opportunity was later archived on June 5, 2012. Additional details were available through Grants.gov (the announcement listed an additional information link to http://www.grants.gov/). For access issues or assistance with the full announcement, the listed contact was Faith Graves at 703-648-7356 or fgraves@usgs.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU".
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is G12AS20017.
3) Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary research opportunity from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
4) Which USGS office issued the opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the USGS, specifically the Columbia Environmental Research Center.
5) What type of award is being offered (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement.
6) What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally indicates that the federal agency expects substantial involvement in the project, such as collaboration on technical direction, methods, or deliverables, rather than a more hands-off arrangement.
7) What is the CFDA program associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under CFDA 15.808, titled U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection.
8) What general activity area does the funding support?
The opportunity supports science and technology research and development activities.
9) What is the main scientific focus of the project?
The project focuses on improving and advancing laboratory methods for (1) culturing fairy shrimp and (2) conducting toxicity testing on fairy shrimp.
10) What are fairy shrimp, as described in the opportunity?
Fairy shrimp are described as small freshwater crustaceans in the class Branchiopoda and order Anostraca.
11) Why does the opportunity emphasize fairy shrimp methods development?
The opportunity notes that the fairy shrimp group includes many species that are threatened or endangered, and that reliable lab-based methods are important for conservation and regulatory science.
12) What is the main objective of the work funded by this opportunity?
The main objective is methodological development: creating or refining techniques to successfully maintain fairy shrimp in laboratory culture and to run toxicity tests that produce consistent, defensible results.
13) What kinds of laboratory culture methods are referenced in the opportunity description?
The description points to the development of husbandry protocols, including items such as water quality conditions, temperature and photoperiod controls, salinity or ionic composition needs, feeding regimes, and life-cycle management.
14) What kinds of toxicity-testing methods are referenced?
The description references developing standardized toxicity-testing procedures, including selecting appropriate life stages for testing, defining exposure durations, identifying suitable endpoints (such as survival, growth, reproduction, or behavior), and ensuring quality assurance and repeatability.
15) Why might fairy shrimp be challenging to culture and test in the lab?
The opportunity notes that many fairy shrimp species occur in specialized habitats and can be sensitive to environmental change, which can make laboratory protocols challenging.
16) How can improved lab methods support real-world management or conservation needs?
The opportunity indicates that better methods can directly support risk assessment, habitat management, and species recovery planning.
17) How many awards did the opportunity anticipate making?
The opportunity anticipated making a single award.
18) What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $25,263.
19) What were the award ceiling and award floor?
The listed award ceiling and floor were both $0.
20) How should applicants interpret a listed award ceiling and floor of $0?
The opportunity explains that this typically signals applicants should rely on the full announcement for budgeting expectations, or that the system fields were not used to set formal minimums and maximums.
21) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement; applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award.
22) Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to partners already participating in the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, and the announcement specified that eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Great Plains CESU Program.
23) Does this mean any organization can apply if they work on aquatic biology or toxicology?
No. Based on the opportunity description, only entities that are formally recognized as partners in the specified CESU network (Great Plains CESU Program) could apply.
24) What is a CESU, in general terms?
CESUs are partnership networks designed to facilitate research, technical assistance, and education by connecting federal agencies with universities, nonprofit organizations, and other partners.
25) When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on March 5, 2012.
26) What is the opportunity creation date listed in the summary?
The creation date is listed as March 19, 2012.
27) What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was March 15, 2012.
28) Was the closing date extended?
Yes. The current closing date was extended to March 23, 2012.
29) When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on June 5, 2012.
30) Where could applicants find additional details?
Additional details were available through Grants.gov, and the announcement listed an additional information link to http://www.grants.gov/.
31) Who was the contact person for access issues or assistance with the full announcement?
The listed contact was Faith Graves.
32) What contact information was provided for the listed point of contact?
Faith Graves could be reached at 703-648-7356 or fgraves@usgs.gov.
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