Opportunity Information: Apply for 10HQPA0047
Apply for 10HQPA0047
- The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808 U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 8, 2010 and posted on Apr 8, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 20, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $100,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU (Funding Opportunity Number 10HQPA0047) is a U.S. Geological Survey discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement to support science and technology research that helps land managers and policymakers make better decisions using integrated, cross-disciplinary science. The core idea is to move beyond single-discipline studies and instead combine earth, environmental, and biological sciences with social and behavioral sciences so that land and resource decisions can be evaluated in a way that reflects real-world tradeoffs across landscapes and over time. A central expectation is collaboration, both among scientific disciplines and with stakeholders, since the opportunity treats stakeholder engagement as essential to building credible, usable decision-support approaches.
One major focus area is improving methods for integrating scientific information into policy and decision frameworks for land management. This includes developing new tools, processes, products, and analytical methods that can bring different types of data and models together in a decision-support environment. It also includes building methods that explicitly link natural science information with social and behavioral science information at a regional scale, so decision-makers can better evaluate alternative land and resource management actions and understand consequences such as ecological change, human use impacts, and competing objectives. In practical terms, the opportunity is looking for approaches that can translate complex, multi-source science into structured choices, scenarios, and comparisons that are useful for planning and management.
A second major theme is advancing research on ecosystem service valuation. The announcement frames ecosystem service valuation as something that depends on an integrated framework, including an understanding of how services are produced (service production processes), the use of coupled modeling frameworks that connect ecological and human systems, and scenario development to explore how services and benefits may change under different future conditions or management strategies. The intent is to strengthen the science needed to quantify and value benefits people receive from ecosystems in ways that can be incorporated into decision-making, especially when considering alternative land-use paths and their implications.
A third emphasis is research to improve institutional design, adaptive strategies, and markets that can address the impacts and tradeoffs of land and resource management decisions. This portion of the opportunity recognizes that good science alone does not resolve conflicts or implementation barriers, so it encourages work that examines governance structures, incentives, adaptive management strategies, and market-based mechanisms. The announcement again stresses an integrated framework, grounded in service production processes and coupled models, while also accounting for societal and legal constraints that come out of stakeholder interactions. In other words, the work should connect biophysical realities to human systems such as laws, institutions, and economic tools, with the goal of finding workable pathways for managing competing demands on land and resources.
Administratively, the opportunity was posted April 8, 2010, with an original and final closing date of April 20, 2010, and an archive date of May 20, 2010. The estimated total funding is $100,000, with an expectation of one award. No cost sharing or matching is required. The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, reflecting the CESU model as a partnership-based network that delivers research, technical assistance, and education for federal land and resource priorities. The listed point of contact is Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703-648-7356.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding opportunity issued as a cooperative agreement through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), Rocky Mountain CESU. The Funding Opportunity Number is 10HQPA0047.
What is the main purpose of the award?
The purpose is to support science and technology research that helps land managers and policymakers make better decisions using integrated, cross-disciplinary science. The opportunity emphasizes combining earth, environmental, and biological sciences with social and behavioral sciences so that land and resource decisions reflect real-world tradeoffs across landscapes and over time.
What kind of research approach is expected?
The announcement expects integrated, cross-disciplinary research rather than single-discipline studies. A central expectation is collaboration among disciplines and with stakeholders, with stakeholder engagement treated as essential for producing credible, usable decision-support approaches.
Why is stakeholder engagement emphasized?
Stakeholder engagement is framed as essential to building decision-support approaches that are credible and usable. The opportunity treats collaboration with stakeholders as a core element of the work, especially where societal, legal, and practical constraints influence decisions.
What are the major focus areas described in the opportunity?
The opportunity highlights three major themes: (1) improving methods for integrating scientific information into policy and decision frameworks for land management, (2) advancing research on ecosystem service valuation, and (3) improving institutional design, adaptive strategies, and markets to address impacts and tradeoffs of land and resource management decisions.
What does the opportunity mean by improving integration of science into land management decisions?
This focus area includes developing tools, processes, products, and analytical methods that bring different types of data and models together in a decision-support environment. It also includes building methods that explicitly link natural science information with social and behavioral science information at a regional scale to evaluate alternative actions and consequences such as ecological change, human use impacts, and competing objectives.
What types of outputs are implied under the decision-support theme?
The announcement calls for approaches that translate complex, multi-source science into structured choices, scenarios, and comparisons that are useful for planning and management, including decision-support tools, analytical methods, and integrated products or processes.
What is meant by ecosystem service valuation in this announcement?
Ecosystem service valuation is described as relying on an integrated framework that includes understanding service production processes, using coupled modeling frameworks that connect ecological and human systems, and developing scenarios to explore how services and benefits may change under different future conditions or management strategies.
How does scenario development fit into ecosystem service valuation?
Scenario development is included as a way to explore how ecosystem services and the benefits people receive may change under different future conditions or alternative management strategies, with the intent of supporting decision-making about land-use paths and their implications.
What does the announcement emphasize about institutional design, adaptive strategies, and markets?
This theme recognizes that scientific information alone may not resolve conflicts or implementation barriers. It encourages research that examines governance structures, incentives, adaptive management strategies, and market-based mechanisms, while connecting biophysical realities to human systems such as laws, institutions, and economic tools.
How are social, legal, and institutional constraints addressed?
The opportunity indicates that the work should account for societal and legal constraints that arise from stakeholder interactions and connect those constraints to integrated frameworks, service production processes, and coupled ecological-human models.
What is the total funding amount and expected number of awards?
The estimated total funding is $100,000, with an expectation of one award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states that no cost sharing or matching is required.
What type of award mechanism is used?
The opportunity is issued as a cooperative agreement.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number associated with this program is 15.808, identified as U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
How does the CESU model relate to eligibility and project expectations?
The announcement describes the CESU model as a partnership-based network that delivers research, technical assistance, and education for federal land and resource priorities, and it limits eligibility to participating Rocky Mountain CESU partners, aligning projects with the partnership-based approach.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The opportunity was posted on April 8, 2010. Both the original and final closing date were April 20, 2010.
What is the archive date listed for the opportunity?
The archive date is May 20, 2010.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is 10HQPA0047.
Who is the point of contact for this opportunity?
The listed point of contact is Faith Graves, Contract Specialist. The phone number provided is 703-648-7356.
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