Opportunity Information: Apply for G11AS20031
Apply for G11AS20031
- 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 May 9, 2011 and posted on Apr 27, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 13, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $81,644.00 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. CESUs 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 grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20031) is a discretionary U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funding announcement administered through the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK). It supports science and technology research and development aimed at addressing a specific and growing need: producing and/or improving high-resolution, regional climate data that can be used to evaluate how ecosystems across North America respond to climate variability and change. In practical terms, the project funded under this opportunity is intended to strengthen the climate information base that researchers and resource managers rely on when assessing ecological impacts, vulnerabilities, and potential adaptation responses at regional scales where broad global datasets are often too coarse to be fully useful.
This award is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the USGS anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient during the period of performance (for example, collaborative planning, technical coordination, data standards, and joint review of products). The announcement indicates an expectation of a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $81,644. The notice lists no award ceiling or floor, suggesting the agency did not formally cap or minimum-bound the award amount in the public posting, even though the estimated total funding provides a strong signal of the intended award size.
Eligibility is restricted to partners within the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are formal partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, tribes, and other organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education tied to natural and cultural resource management. Because of that structure, applicants must already be participating Rocky Mountain CESU partners to be considered eligible under this opportunity; it is not an open competition to the general public or to organizations outside the CESU network. The posting also states that there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity falls under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The posting timeline shows it was posted on April 27, 2011, created on May 9, 2011, and had an original closing date of May 6, 2011, later extended to May 13, 2011. The archive date is July 25, 2011, indicating it is no longer active and is included as part of historical grant records. Those dates are important if you are reviewing the opportunity for context, precedent, or program history, since they clarify that this particular solicitation window has long since closed.
For applicants or interested parties who needed the full announcement or had trouble accessing it electronically, the listed point of contact was Faith Graves at the USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). The Grants.gov listing also provided an additional information link: http://www.grants.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the name of this grant opportunity?
This opportunity is the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU grant opportunity administered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Funding Opportunity Number is G11AS20031.
2) Which federal agency is offering the funding?
The funding announcement is from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and is administered through the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK).
3) What is the purpose of this grant?
The purpose is to support science and technology research and development focused on producing and/or improving high-resolution, regional climate data. The goal is to strengthen the regional climate information base used to evaluate how ecosystems across North America respond to climate variability and change.
4) What kinds of needs is this project meant to address?
The announcement targets a specific and growing need for higher-resolution regional climate datasets that are more useful than broad global datasets when assessing ecological impacts, vulnerabilities, and potential adaptation responses at regional scales.
5) What types of outcomes are implied by the announcement?
Based on the description, expected outcomes include improved high-resolution regional climate data products that support ecosystem response analyses and inform researchers and resource managers evaluating climate-related ecological impacts at regional scales.
6) What funding instrument will be used (grant vs. cooperative agreement)?
This award is offered as a cooperative agreement.
7) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement generally means USGS anticipates substantial involvement with the recipient during the period of performance. Examples mentioned include collaborative planning, technical coordination, data standards, and joint review of products.
8) Is USGS expected to make one award or multiple awards?
The announcement indicates an expectation of a single award.
9) How much funding is available?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $81,644.
10) Is there an award ceiling or award floor?
The notice lists no award ceiling or award floor in the public posting. Even so, the estimated total funding amount provides a strong signal of the intended award size.
11) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is restricted to partners within the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. Organizations outside the Rocky Mountain CESU partnership network are not eligible under this opportunity.
12) Is this an open competition to the general public?
No. The posting indicates it is not an open competition to the general public or to organizations outside the CESU network.
13) What are CESUs, in general terms?
CESUs are formal partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, tribes, and other organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education tied to natural and cultural resource management.
14) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The posting states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award.
15) What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).
16) When was the opportunity posted and created?
The timeline shows the opportunity was posted on April 27, 2011, and created on May 9, 2011.
17) What was the application closing date?
The original closing date was May 6, 2011, and it was later extended to May 13, 2011.
18) Is this opportunity still active?
No. The archive date is July 25, 2011, which indicates the opportunity is no longer active and is included as part of historical grant records.
19) Why are the posting and archive dates important?
They clarify that this solicitation window has long since closed, so the information is most relevant for context, precedent, or program history rather than for submitting a current application.
20) Who was the listed point of contact for questions or access issues?
The listed point of contact was Faith Graves at USGS. Phone: 703-648-7356. Email: fgraves@usgs.gov.
21) Where was the additional information link directed?
The Grants.gov listing provided an additional information link to http://www.grants.gov/.
22) What geographic or thematic scope does the data need to support?
The description emphasizes high-resolution, regional climate data intended to help evaluate ecosystem responses across North America, particularly at regional scales where global datasets are often too coarse.
23) What kinds of users are expected to benefit from the funded work?
The announcement specifically references researchers and resource managers who rely on climate information when assessing ecological impacts, vulnerabilities, and potential adaptation responses at regional scales.
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