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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number 10HQPA0071) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII) Program solicitation for a single cooperative agreement focused on improving how biological and natural resources science data are developed, integrated, and delivered to end users. The core purpose is science delivery and technology transfer: taking existing, often scattered datasets and making them more accessible, usable, and decision-ready through modern biological informatics approaches. The NBII framework is described as an integrated gateway that supports a wide audience including land managers, researchers, policymakers, educators, and the general public, with an emphasis on supporting science-based decision making by connecting users to data, information products, and analytical tools through enterprise portal technology and a network of thematic and regional "nodes."

The opportunity targets a CESU partner organization specifically within the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network. CESUs are partnership-based programs intended to link federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other partners to provide research, technical assistance, and education. In this announcement, eligibility is limited to participating partners of the Rocky Mountain CESU, reflecting the program's cooperative model where work is expected to be collaborative and closely aligned with federal scientific and management priorities. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement stated, and the funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during project performance compared to a standard grant.

Programmatically, the work is aimed at furthering data development at multiple scales (thematic and geographic) using innovative tools such as visualization products, models, web-based applications, and semantic systems. In practice, that means the selected partner would likely be expected to improve databases, mapping components, interoperability, and user-facing tools that help people find, interpret, and apply biological and natural resources information. A major theme across the announcement is integration: bringing together disparate datasets held across different systems and organizations and presenting them in ways that are consistent, discoverable, and useful for research and management.

The announcement lists several specific research and application areas where this data development and sharing work is needed. These include improving the data and mapping components for Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA), a national database supporting pollinator research and management; enhancing the Whirling Disease Mapping and Data Repository, which addresses a fish disease affecting many states but stored in fragmented datasets; strengthening data sharing for the NBII Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Node partnership to support fisheries and aquatic resource managers and researchers; and expanding data sharing for the NBII Bird Conservation Node, including support for the national Focal Bird Species initiative. It also includes fire science support through improved regional data sharing for the Fire Research and Management Exchange System (FRAMES), which aggregates fire-related data, models, and tools for national use.

Additional regional priorities include the Pacific Northwest Aquatic Monitoring Partnership (PNAMP), where the focus is coordinating and sharing aquatic habitat and salmonid monitoring data to improve compatibility of monitoring efforts, scientific credibility, cost effectiveness, and accountability to stakeholders. The Mountain Prairie Region is another geographic focus, emphasizing improved regional data sharing across Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas, with outputs intended to serve scientists, policymakers, and the public. Finally, the opportunity includes enhancing data sharing related to threatened and endangered mammals in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem and surrounding areas, again emphasizing collaborative data integration and accessibility for managers and researchers.

Administratively, the opportunity was posted May 18, 2010, with an original and current closing date of June 1, 2010, and an archive date of July 1, 2010. The expected number of awards is one, with estimated total funding of $142,090. The CFDA number is 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection). Award floor and ceiling are listed as zero, which often indicates the announcement is not specifying fixed minimums or maximums in that particular field, even though an overall estimated total amount is provided. The listed point of contact for access issues is Faith Graves, Contract Specialist, at 703-648-7356.

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