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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20046) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding announcement supporting science and technology research focused on how climate change is affecting biodiversity. The work is intended to be carried out through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework, which is a network of partnerships designed to deliver applied research, technical assistance, and educational support for natural and cultural resource issues. In practical terms, this opportunity is aimed at generating research-based evidence and analysis that can help resource managers and decision-makers understand and respond to biodiversity changes driven by a shifting climate, especially within the geographic and partnership scope associated with the Great Rivers CESU.

The funding instrument for this opportunity is a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement during the project period compared to a standard grant. That involvement can include collaboration on research direction, coordination on methods and data needs, and participation in project oversight or technical input, depending on the terms negotiated for the award. The activity category is listed under Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the associated CFDA (now commonly referenced through Assistance Listings) is 15.808, which covers USGS research and data collection. The announcement anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $400,517. The notice lists an award ceiling and floor as $0, which generally indicates that the specific per-award range was not formally specified in the public summary and that applicants would need to refer to the full announcement for any budget constraints or expectations.

Eligibility is limited and is one of the most important practical details in this posting. Applicants must already be participating partners in the Great Rivers CESU Program. CESUs are structured partnerships that commonly include universities, nonprofit organizations, tribes, and government entities, but this opportunity is not broadly open to all organizations in those categories. Instead, only entities that are officially part of the Great Rivers CESU partnership are eligible to apply under this particular announcement. The listing labels eligible applicants as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," reinforcing that eligibility hinges on CESU partner status rather than a general organization type. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement indicated, which means applicants were not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of receiving an award.

In terms of timing and status, the opportunity was posted on June 20, 2011, created on June 27, 2011, and had an original and current closing date of June 30, 2011, reflecting a very short application window. The archive date is September 13, 2011, meaning the opportunity is no longer open. Anyone looking for the full historical announcement details would have been directed to Grants.gov via the link provided in the summary, and the point of contact listed for access issues was Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). Overall, the core purpose of this cooperative agreement opportunity was to fund a CESU-partner-led research effort that improves understanding of climate-change-driven impacts on biodiversity, leveraging the collaborative CESU model to connect scientific research with resource management needs.

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