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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain (CESU) Program grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G13AS00098) was a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding announcement administered through the USGS Fort Collins Science Center (FORT). It was issued as a cooperative agreement, meaning the work was expected to be carried out with substantial involvement and coordination between the award recipient and federal partners, rather than as a hands-off grant. The opportunity fell under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, and it was tied to CFDA 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection). USGS anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $250,000. No cost sharing or matching was required, and no formal award floor or ceiling was specified in the announcement.

The purpose of the funding was to support applied research that would strengthen habitat planning and management for Greater Sage-Grouse in Wyoming, described in the announcement as a keystone region for the species. The central emphasis was on integrating multiple considerations that often compete in real-world land management decisions: wildlife needs (particularly sage-grouse habitat requirements), restoration priorities (how, where, and with what approaches to restore sagebrush ecosystems and associated habitats), and economic considerations (the practical implications of management actions in a state with major land-use and resource-development interests). In other words, the project was aimed at producing decision-relevant science and tools that help land managers balance conservation outcomes with restoration feasibility and economic realities across landscapes that matter most for sage-grouse persistence.

A notable feature of the opportunity was its cooperative, multi-agency context. The announcement explicitly referenced ongoing collaboration among key partners, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF). The intent was not just to fund research in isolation, but to maintain a coordinated process so that resulting data products, analyses, and findings would be directly usable in both regional and local decision-making. This suggests deliverables were expected to be actionable for planning and management, such as spatial products, decision-support analyses, habitat or restoration prioritization frameworks, and other outputs that can be incorporated into management plans, project siting decisions, and interagency conservation strategies.

Eligibility was restricted to organizations that were already participating partners in the Rocky Mountain CESU Network. CESUs are formal partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, tribes, NGOs, and other entities to provide research, technical assistance, and education in support of public land and resource management. Because this opportunity was issued under the CESU mechanism, applicants outside the Rocky Mountain CESU partner list were not eligible unless they were part of that established network. The public posting date and creation date were July 10, 2013, with an original and final closing date of July 19, 2013, and the opportunity was later archived on October 10, 2013, indicating it was a time-limited solicitation with a short application window.

For applicants needing the full announcement or encountering access issues, the listed point of contact was Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). The announcement also referenced Grants.gov as the source for additional information and the full posting.

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