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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00086) was a discretionary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funding announcement issued through the USGS Fort Collins Science Center. The award was structured as a cooperative agreement, which signals that the federal agency expected to be actively involved in the work rather than simply providing pass-through funds. The project focus was applied research and decision support under the broad category of science and technology and other research and development, with an emphasis on producing practical products that could guide on-the-ground planning.

The central purpose of the opportunity was to support habitat planning and management in Wyoming, described as a keystone region for the Greater Sage-Grouse. The work was intended to integrate multiple considerations into habitat and land management decisions, including wildlife needs, restoration priorities, and economic factors. While sage-grouse and sagebrush habitats were a clear focal point, the description leaves room for related species, habitats, and landscape processes that affect or are affected by sagebrush management. The intent was not purely academic research; it was explicitly aimed at generating data products and results that could inform both regional and local decisions, meaning outputs like spatial decision-support tools, assessments, or prioritization frameworks were likely central to the project.

A notable feature of the announcement was its cooperative, multi-agency context. The USGS noted ongoing commitment from key partners such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and the Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGF). This framing suggests the project was expected to be aligned with interagency planning needs and to fit within an established collaborative process, ensuring that methods, data, and deliverables were usable and credible to the agencies responsible for conservation, permitting, restoration, and land use planning in Wyoming.

In terms of funding, the opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $141,300. The listing showed no award ceiling or floor (both recorded as $0), which typically indicates the system entry did not specify a hard cap or minimum even though an estimated amount was provided. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, reducing the financial burden on the recipient and making the project fully fundable through federal assistance subject to the negotiated budget and scope.

Eligibility was restricted to partners in the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit program. CESUs are formal partnerships among federal agencies, universities, and other organizations that collaborate to provide research, technical assistance, and education, often to address natural and cultural resource management issues. In practice, that meant only organizations already participating as Rocky Mountain CESU partners could apply; general applicants outside the CESU network were not eligible for this particular award.

The timeline was short and clearly defined. The opportunity was posted and created on June 26, 2014, with an original closing date of July 8, 2014, later extended to July 18, 2014. It was archived on September 26, 2014. The announcement directed applicants to Grants.gov for the full posting and application materials and provided a USGS contact (Faith Graves) for assistance accessing the announcement or resolving issues, including a phone number and email address.

Overall, this funding opportunity was designed to quickly fund a single CESU partner to deliver actionable, management-oriented research for sage-grouse habitat planning in Wyoming, explicitly balancing ecological and restoration needs with economic considerations and ensuring the work would be developed and used through an interagency cooperative process.

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