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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, North Atlantic Coast CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20043) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) focused on science and technology research and related development work. The core purpose is to support studies of marine habitats across a wide range of offshore environments, specifically including the continental shelf, the continental slope, and deep-ocean areas. While the emphasis is on areas within the United States, the announcement also allows work in other locations that are considered to be of scientific interest, which suggests the agency is open to projects that have broader relevance or comparative value beyond US waters when justified by the science.

This opportunity uses a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, which generally means the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project compared with a standard grant. In practice, that typically points to closer coordination with USGS scientists or program staff during planning, execution, data management, and reporting, especially when projects involve specialized federal data resources, vessel time, survey standards, or integration into ongoing agency research efforts. The activity category is listed as "Science and Technology and other Research and Development," aligning it with applied research and data collection that can inform management, conservation, mapping, and understanding of marine ecosystems.

The estimated total funding for the opportunity is listed as $20,000, with an expected number of awards of one. Award ceiling and floor are shown as zero, which often indicates the specific funding amount is handled through the cooperative agreement terms rather than being constrained by a preset range in the public synopsis. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants are not required to provide non-federal funds or in-kind match as a condition of award. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 15.808, labeled "U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection," which places it within USGS research assistance and data-oriented support.

Eligibility is restricted to partners of the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are formal partnerships that connect federal agencies with academic and research institutions to carry out research, technical assistance, and educational activities. Under this announcement, an applicant must already be a participating partner in the North Atlantic Coast CESU network to be considered eligible. The "Eligible Applicants" field is summarized as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," but the key clarification provided is that eligibility is limited to North Atlantic CESU partners.

The timeline in the public record shows the announcement was posted on June 8, 2011, created on June 13, 2011, and originally closed on June 17, 2011, with a revised (current) closing date of July 1, 2011. The opportunity was later archived on September 6, 2011, indicating it is no longer open for applications, but the record remains useful for understanding the scope and structure of similar CESU opportunities.

For more details, the announcement points to an additional information link hosted on Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/). The listed contact for assistance, especially if there are issues accessing the full announcement electronically, is Faith Graves at USGS, reachable by phone at 703-648-7356 or by email at fgraves@usgs.gov.

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