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Opportunity Summary:

Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20047, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit," was a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary grant opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. It was posted on June 20, 2011 and closed on June 30, 2011, with the opportunity later archived on September 15, 2011. The program fell under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and was associated with CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). USGS anticipated making a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $78,068. No cost sharing or matching funds were required, and the notice did not specify a formal award ceiling or floor.

The central purpose of the project was applied research focused on building and formalizing stakeholder networks connected to the Department of the Interior (DOI) Climate Science Centers (CSCs) and their associated Landscape Conservation Cooperatives (LCCs). In practical terms, this kind of work typically involves identifying and engaging the people and organizations who use, produce, or are affected by climate and landscape-scale conservation science, then designing a structure for ongoing collaboration. The emphasis on CSCs and LCCs reflects DOI's broader goal during that period: improving how climate science is translated into on-the-ground management decisions by ensuring that research priorities, data products, and decision-support tools are shaped with consistent input from resource managers, scientists, tribes, states, NGOs, and other partners.

Because the funding instrument was a cooperative agreement, the project was expected to be carried out with substantial involvement from the federal agency rather than as a hands-off grant. Cooperative agreements are commonly used when the agency anticipates active participation in shaping the work, coordinating with partners, or ensuring that the project aligns closely with federal program needs. In the context of stakeholder network establishment, that might include USGS and DOI involvement in convening partners, sharing existing network contacts and strategic plans, helping align deliverables with CSC and LCC priorities, and ensuring that the resulting network approach is compatible with DOI governance and collaboration models.

Eligibility was restricted to organizations that were already participating partners in the Great Rivers CESU. CESUs are formal partnership networks designed to connect federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, tribes, and other entities to provide research, technical assistance, and education. This restriction means the competition was not open to the general public; instead, it was intended to leverage the existing CESU partnership infrastructure to quickly mobilize qualified researchers and practitioners familiar with the region and with federal cooperative research processes.

Administrative details included a reference to Grants.gov for the full announcement and listed a point of contact: Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov) for assistance accessing the announcement. Overall, this opportunity was a small, targeted research investment aimed at strengthening the collaborative backbone around DOI climate and conservation initiatives by improving stakeholder engagement systems and network organization across CSCs and LCCs, using the Great Rivers CESU partnership as the eligible applicant pool.

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