Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont South Atlantic Coast CESU | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), within the Department of the Interior, announced a discretionary funding opportunity under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network for the Piedmont South Atlantic Coast CESU. The opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number G16AS00020 and was posted on December 28, 2015, with an application deadline of January 8, 2016. The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement, which generally means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement during the project (for example, collaborating on study design, data needs, coordination with partners, and interpretation of results), rather than simply issuing a pass-through grant with minimal agency participation. The activity category is Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.808.

This funding opportunity is specifically limited to eligible CESU partners (the listing states "Others" with additional eligibility details referenced in the full notice). In practical terms, CESU opportunities are commonly competed or directed within the CESU partnership framework, which includes universities, nonprofits, and other approved entities that have an established relationship under the CESU cooperative agreement structure. The USGS anticipated making one award, indicating a single project or a single lead recipient would be selected to carry out the work.

The research focus is on wild red wolves and centers on the combined effects of three closely linked issues: human-caused mortality, genetic introgression, and management actions. Human-caused mortality can include a range of sources such as vehicle collisions, illegal killing, accidental take, or other human-associated hazards that directly reduce survival. Genetic introgression refers to the mixing of red wolf genetics with those of other canids, most notably coyotes, which can complicate conservation goals by altering the genetic integrity of the endangered population. The management component implies evaluating how interventions (such as removal of hybrid individuals, sterilization programs, translocations, population monitoring, or other strategies used by wildlife agencies) interact with mortality pressures and genetic mixing in ways that affect population viability.

A key stated purpose of the project is "developing scientific consensus." That wording suggests the USGS was not only seeking new analyses or data collection, but also aiming to synthesize existing information in a way that helps researchers and managers align on shared interpretations, assumptions, and evidence thresholds. In contentious or high-stakes conservation settings like red wolf recovery, scientific consensus-building can involve clarifying points of agreement and disagreement, standardizing metrics and methods, identifying critical uncertainties, and producing products that support decision-making (for example, integrated assessments, modeled scenarios, or peer-reviewed syntheses). The overall intent is to strengthen the scientific foundation for management decisions by better understanding how human-caused deaths, hybridization dynamics, and management choices jointly shape outcomes for the wild red wolf population.

The notice does not list an award ceiling (it is shown as 0), which typically means the maximum was not specified in the summary fields and would be detailed elsewhere in the full solicitation or determined by available funds and the scope of the proposed work. The opportunity’s timeline is short from posting to closing (about 11 days), which is consistent with some CESU announcements that are targeted to the existing partner network and may build on ongoing collaborations, established datasets, or time-sensitive management needs.

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