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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00090) was a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) competitive announcement to support research on the demography and vulnerability of grouse populations. The core purpose was to generate science that helps explain why grouse are declining across North America and to improve the ability of land and wildlife managers to anticipate and reduce future losses. The opportunity emphasized that ongoing human population growth is driving landscape fragmentation, and that warming climates and related environmental changes are expected to intensify pressures on grouse, raising the likelihood of local population extirpations. In practical terms, the project focus was on understanding population persistence under changing conditions and assessing whether, and in what ways, grouse populations might adapt to new climate and habitat realities.

The research themes highlighted in the announcement centered on linking population outcomes (survival, reproduction, recruitment, and overall population trends) with large-scale stressors such as habitat fragmentation and climate change. The grant sought work that could clarify the mechanisms by which fragmented landscapes affect grouse (for example, isolating subpopulations, limiting seasonal movements, reducing habitat quality, or increasing exposure to predators and disturbance), and how climate-related shifts (temperature, drought, snowpack, vegetation phenology, wildfire regimes, or extreme weather events) could influence vital rates and long-term viability. By stressing both demography and vulnerability, the announcement signaled interest in analyses that go beyond describing declines and instead quantify risk, identify sensitive life stages or limiting factors, and translate those findings into decision-relevant guidance.

A major motivation for the award was to meet priority management needs identified by multiple federal agencies that manage grouse habitat or have responsibilities tied to species conservation. The description specifically referenced the Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as agencies with pressing information needs that this work could address. USGS framed the topic as a priority research area because results could directly inform conservation planning, land use decisions, and strategies intended to maintain or restore habitat connectivity and resilience under future climate scenarios.

Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the USGS anticipated substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds. It fell under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and was tied to CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $95,931. No cost sharing or matching was required, which reduces barriers for eligible applicants and indicates the federal funding was intended to cover the proposed work without a mandatory non-federal contribution.

Eligibility was limited to organizations that were already participating partners in the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are structured partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, research institutions, and other collaborators to deliver research, technical assistance, and education. In other words, this was not an open call to the general public or all institutions; it was specifically reserved for Rocky Mountain CESU partners, consistent with the CESU model of leveraging established cooperative networks to produce timely, manager-relevant science.

In terms of timing and availability, the announcement was posted on June 11, 2014, with an original and current closing date of July 25, 2014, and it was later archived on September 11, 2014. The funding notice directed applicants to Grants.gov for full details and provided a USGS contact for access issues: Faith Graves (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). Overall, the opportunity can be understood as a targeted, CESU-restricted research award intended to produce actionable science on how fragmentation and climate change interact with grouse demography, with the explicit goal of improving federal land and wildlife management decisions aimed at preventing further population losses.

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