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The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Gulf Coast CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20073) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) cooperative agreement aimed at advancing research on large-scale ecological modeling workflows. The core focus is on practical, research-driven solutions to problems that come up when ecological models grow so large and complex that the supporting data systems, visualization methods, and computing performance start to break down or become inefficient. In addition to documenting and analyzing these challenges, the project is expected to identify concrete opportunities to improve how model outputs are visualized, how modeling data are standardized, and how computational bottlenecks that slow down ecological model run times can be reduced.

From a technical standpoint, the work emphasized by this announcement sits at the intersection of ecological modeling, data management, and high-performance or efficient scientific computing. On the visualization side, the project is meant to explore how to represent and communicate outputs from large model runs in ways that are usable for scientists and decision-makers, which often involves dealing with very large datasets, multiple spatial and temporal scales, and the need for consistent interpretation across teams. On data standards, the intent is to investigate approaches that make modeling datasets more interoperable and easier to share, reuse, validate, and integrate, which typically includes addressing metadata practices, common schemas or formats, and consistent definitions for variables and units. On runtime bottlenecks, the announcement specifically calls for examining where ecological models lose time or efficiency (for example, input/output overhead, algorithmic inefficiencies, scaling limits, or workflow design constraints) and then identifying improvement paths that could speed execution without sacrificing scientific integrity.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement instrument, meaning the awardee should generally expect substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal partner compared to a standard grant. The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development. USGS anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $120,000. The posting date and creation date were July 5, 2011, with an original and current closing date of July 18, 2011, and an archive date of September 30, 2011. No cost sharing or matching requirement is indicated. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).

Eligibility is restricted to organizations that are already participating partners of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are formal partnerships that support research, technical assistance, and education, typically linking federal agencies with universities and other eligible entities to carry out mission-relevant science. As a result, the applicant pool is not open-ended; applicants must be within the established Gulf Coast CESU partnership structure referenced in the announcement.

For access to the full announcement details, the listing points to Grants.gov (additional information link: http://www.grants.gov/). The contact person provided for assistance, including issues accessing the full announcement electronically, is Faith Graves at 703-648-7356 and fgraves@usgs.gov.

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