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Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00063), titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont South Atlantic Coast," was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. It is a discretionary science and technology research award made as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient is expected to work closely with USGS scientists rather than operate fully independently. The focus is applied research and modeling that helps solve a specific real-world management problem involving hydroelectric dam operations and aquatic wildlife conservation.

The project goal is to support a collaborative effort to build a decision model that identifies optimal turbine operation rules that reduce eel mortality at hydroelectric dams while also minimizing unnecessary turbine shutdowns. In practice, the work is aimed at balancing two competing needs: protecting migrating eels from turbine-related injury or death, and maintaining efficient hydropower operations by avoiding overly conservative shutdown schedules that reduce generation when risk is low. Eel migration in the Shenandoah River is identified as the case study, so the modeling effort will be grounded in that river system, its migration timing patterns, and the operational context of local hydropower infrastructure.

A key expectation is that the CESU partner will contribute specifically to the predictive modeling and dynamic optimization components of the decision model. Predictive modeling in this context generally means using available data (for example, environmental conditions, river flow, temperature, seasonal timing, or monitoring detections) to forecast when eels are likely to migrate and therefore when turbine-passage risk is highest. Dynamic optimization refers to methods that determine the best operational choices over time, given uncertainty and changing conditions, to achieve the best tradeoff between reducing eel mortality and limiting shutdown costs. The partner would therefore be expected to bring strong quantitative skills (statistical modeling, decision analysis, optimization, or similar expertise) and integrate that work with USGS science and management objectives.

Only organizations that are official participating partners of the Piedmont South Atlantic Coast CESU are eligible to apply. The opportunity is listed under CFDA (now commonly referred to as Assistance Listing) 15.808, "U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection." The posting date was April 21, 2014, with an original closing date of April 30, 2014, later extended to May 16, 2014. USGS anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $73,000. No cost sharing or matching funds were required. The award ceiling and floor were both listed as 0, which typically indicates the agency did not specify formal minimum or maximum bounds in the listing even though an estimated total funding level was provided.

For applicants needing official details beyond the summary, the announcement referenced Grants.gov as the additional information source. The listed point of contact was Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov) for assistance accessing the full announcement or addressing administrative questions.

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