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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00055) was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Department of the Interior (DOI), specifically through the DOI Southeast Climate Science Center (SECSC). It is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, meaning the agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out rather than simply providing funds and stepping back. The activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the opportunity was designed to support a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $235,775. No cost sharing or matching funds are required, and while the listing shows an award ceiling and floor of $0, that typically indicates the notice did not formally specify minimum and maximum award sizes in those particular fields rather than implying no funding would be provided.

The research focus is highly specific: developing an adaptive management framework for conserving the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and testing how populations respond when the eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) is controlled. In practical terms, this points to a conservation problem where a native species of concern, the New England cottontail, is competing with or being displaced by a more widespread species, the eastern cottontail. The project’s emphasis on an “adaptive management framework” signals an approach that treats management actions as structured experiments: managers set clear objectives, implement actions (such as targeted control of eastern cottontails in selected areas), monitor outcomes, and then refine decisions based on what the data show. The second part of the project title, “testing population response,” implies that the work is not only conceptual or planning-based but also empirical, likely involving field monitoring, population estimation, and evaluation of whether control efforts measurably benefit New England cottontails under real-world conditions.

Eligibility is limited to partners within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, and more specifically to participating members of the Piedmont - South Atlantic Coast CESU. CESUs are established partnerships among federal agencies, universities, and other organizations intended to streamline collaborative research, technical assistance, and education that support resource management. Because this opportunity is restricted to that CESU, it is not an open competition to the general public; it is meant for institutions already recognized as partners in that particular CESU unit. The notice categorizes eligible applicants broadly as “Others,” but the key qualifying requirement is CESU partnership status within the named unit.

In terms of timing and administrative details, the opportunity was posted and created on April 14, 2014, with an original and current closing date of April 25, 2014, indicating a short application window. The archive date is July 14, 2014, which reflects when the opportunity was removed from active listings after the competition period ended. The CFDA number associated with the funding is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), which is the standard federal assistance catalog entry used for USGS research and data collection grants and cooperative agreements.

Applicants seeking the full announcement and application requirements were directed to Grants.gov via the provided link (https://grants.gov/). For help accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact was Faith Graves at USGS, reachable by phone at 703-648-7356 or by email at fgraves@usgs.gov. Overall, the opportunity funded targeted, applied conservation science aimed at improving decision-making and measurable outcomes for a specific at-risk native species through a structured adaptive management and monitoring strategy, carried out in collaboration with a designated CESU partner network.

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