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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Gulf Coast CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G12AS20051), was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through its National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). The purpose of the award is to support scientific research that examines how mangrove forests are moving into new areas (migration) and changing over time as they develop (maturation) along the northern Gulf of Mexico. The focus is explicitly on both above-ground and below-ground impacts, which typically includes changes you can observe in vegetation structure and habitat at the surface as well as changes below the surface such as root dynamics, soil properties, and other subsurface ecological effects.

The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, meaning the project is expected to involve substantial involvement between the award recipient and the USGS during the course of the work, rather than functioning as a hands-off grant. The opportunity falls under the "Science and Technology and other Research and Development" activity category, aligning it with applied research and data collection. The USGS lists the applicable CFDA number as 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), which is commonly used for USGS research support and related scientific activities.

In terms of scale and competitiveness, USGS anticipated making one award under this announcement. The estimated total funding available was $62,894. No formal award ceiling or floor was specified (both are listed as 0), which generally signals that applicants should rely on the stated total funding amount and the scope described in the full announcement rather than expecting a defined per-award range. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to provide non-federal matching funds as a condition of receiving the award.

Eligibility was limited to organizations that are already partners within the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are structured partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, research institutions, and other partners to provide research, technical assistance, and education. This restriction means the opportunity was not open to the general public or to organizations outside the Gulf Coast CESU network; only participating CESU partners could apply.

Key dates show that the opportunity was posted and created on June 18, 2012, with an original and final application closing date of July 6, 2012. The announcement was later archived on September 18, 2012, indicating it is no longer active and was time-limited. For additional details, the announcement referenced Grants.gov as the source for the full posting. The listed point of contact for assistance accessing the full announcement was Faith Graves, reachable at 703-648-7356 and via email at fgraves@usgs.gov.

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