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The grant opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00083) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funding announcement issued through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement with the recipient during the project rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The program sits within the USGS Core Science Analytics, Synthesis and Libraries (CSASL) organization, and it focuses on strengthening how Earth science research communities manage, analyze, and compute with large and complex datasets.

At its core, the opportunity seeks a CESU partner capable of providing research, technical assistance, and education related to scientific computing. The specific emphasis is on building and advancing a large-scale data management and high-performance scientific computing community framework for the Earth sciences. In practical terms, this suggests work that could include developing shared tools, frameworks, workflows, governance or standards, and guidance for handling large Earth science datasets and performing advanced computational analysis, potentially on high performance computing (HPC) resources. It also highlights “methodologies, practices, tools, and emerging technologies,” signaling that the work is not limited to a single software deliverable and may include broader best practices such as reproducible computing, scalable analytics, data stewardship approaches, and training materials that help the community adopt modern techniques.

A key expected outcome is broad dissemination. The USGS indicates that resulting tools, publications, and best practices will be made available through multiple channels, including various USGS websites, universities, state agencies, and specifically the USGS CSASL website (http://www.usgs.gov/coresciencesystems/CSASL/index.html). The announcement makes it clear that the benefits are meant to extend well beyond the award recipient: all results are intended to be accessible to both federal and non-federal natural resource research and management communities, their partners, other stakeholders, and the general public. That public-facing commitment implies an expectation for open availability of products and documentation, along with a focus on community utility rather than proprietary or closed systems.

The funding details indicate an estimated total funding amount of $100,000, with the USGS expecting to make one award. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which reduces the financial burden on the recipient institution. The award ceiling and floor are both listed as 0 in the source data, which often occurs in older grants.gov records and typically means the agency did not specify formal minimum or maximum bounds beyond the estimated total amount.

Eligibility is limited and specific. Applicants must be participating partners of the Rocky Mountains CESU Program. CESUs are established partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities and other organizations to provide research, technical assistance, and education, so this opportunity is not open to the general public or to organizations outside the CESU partnership network. The eligibility category is listed as “Others,” with clarification provided in the text that only Rocky Mountains CESU partners can apply.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted on June 5, 2014, with an original and current closing date of June 17, 2014, and it was archived on September 5, 2014. The CFDA number associated with the opportunity is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), and the activity category is “Science and Technology and other Research and Development,” which aligns with the technical and R&D nature of the work described.

For applicants or interested parties who needed access assistance for the full announcement, the listed USGS contact was Faith Graves (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). The general additional information link points to http://www.grants.gov/, where the full solicitation materials would typically be hosted when the opportunity is active.

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