Opportunity Information: Apply for G13AS00056
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- 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 Jun 24, 2013 and posted on Jun 13, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 26, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $39,528.00 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 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G13AS00056) was a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding announcement offered as a cooperative agreement in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category. The purpose was to support a single CESU partner in carrying out research that evaluates and compares predictions of how tropical forests respond to increased temperature, explicitly looking across a range of temporal and spatial scales. In practical terms, the project was framed around synthesizing and testing predictive approaches, rather than simply collecting isolated observations, with an emphasis on how warming affects key ecosystem processes in tropical forests.
The scientific focus centered on improving understanding and prediction of changes in tropical forest carbon and nutrient cycling under warming. The announcement highlights that the work should strengthen predictive capability across different tropical forest types, meaning the research was expected to be broadly relevant and comparative rather than tied to only one forest system or one modeling framework. The carbon and nutrient cycle emphasis points to questions such as how warming may alter carbon storage, respiration, decomposition, nutrient availability, and related biogeochemical feedbacks that determine whether tropical forests act as carbon sinks or sources as temperatures rise.
A second major goal was explicitly collaborative and interdisciplinary: improving communication and understanding across disciplines to generate ideas for future research proposals. This signals that USGS intended the award to help bridge perspectives among modelers, field ecologists, biogeochemists, and other relevant specialists, and to use the project as a springboard for subsequent, larger efforts. The opportunity was therefore not only about producing results, but also about creating shared concepts, comparable metrics, and cross-discipline clarity that can support a longer-term research agenda.
The third goal was applied to experimental planning: informing a large-scale warming experiment in Puerto Rico. That detail indicates that the funded work was expected to directly support design or interpretation needs for an upcoming or envisioned warming manipulation experiment, likely by identifying which predictions are robust versus uncertain, what variables and response indicators are most diagnostic, what temporal scales matter for detecting warming effects, and what spatial heterogeneity should be captured. In other words, the research was meant to help ensure that the Puerto Rico experiment would be strategically designed to test key hypotheses and reduce uncertainty in forecasts.
Administratively, the opportunity was limited to eligible applicants that were already participating partners in the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnership networks that facilitate research, technical assistance, and education through collaboration among federal agencies and partner institutions, and this announcement restricted eligibility accordingly. The CFDA number associated with the funding was 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection), and there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Funding for the opportunity was modest and targeted: the estimated total funding amount was $39,528, with one expected award. The notice listed no stated award ceiling or floor (both shown as 0), which typically indicates that the specific budget expectations were handled in the full announcement details rather than through fixed minimum and maximum amounts in the summary record. Key dates show the announcement was posted June 13, 2013, created June 24, 2013, and had a very short application window, with an original closing date of June 24, 2013 and a current closing date of June 26, 2013. The archive date was September 13, 2013, meaning the opportunity is long closed.
For access issues with the full announcement, the contact listed was Faith Graves at USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov). The listing also referenced Grants.gov as the source platform, with an additional information link provided in the original notice.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity?
This was a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding announcement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU. It was posted under Funding Opportunity Number G13AS00056.
What type of award was offered?
The opportunity was offered as a cooperative agreement (not a standard grant), which typically indicates a more active federal role in coordinating or collaborating on the work.
Which agency sponsored the opportunity?
The sponsoring agency was the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
What program is this connected to?
It was tied to the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, which is a partnership network used to support collaborative research, technical assistance, and education involving federal agencies and partner institutions.
What was the main purpose of the project?
The purpose was to support a single Rocky Mountain CESU partner to conduct research that evaluates and compares predictions of how tropical forests respond to increased temperature, explicitly across a range of temporal and spatial scales.
Was the work focused on collecting new field observations?
The project was framed around synthesizing and testing predictive approaches rather than simply collecting isolated observations, with emphasis on how warming affects key ecosystem processes in tropical forests.
What scientific topics did the announcement emphasize?
The scientific focus centered on improving understanding and prediction of changes in tropical forest carbon and nutrient cycling under warming.
What kinds of ecosystem processes were in scope?
Based on the description, the carbon and nutrient cycling emphasis points to topics such as carbon storage, respiration, decomposition, nutrient availability, and related biogeochemical feedbacks that influence whether tropical forests act as carbon sinks or sources as temperatures rise.
Did the opportunity require work across multiple tropical forest types?
Yes. The announcement highlighted strengthening predictive capability across different tropical forest types, indicating the research was expected to be broadly relevant and comparative rather than limited to a single forest system or one modeling framework.
What does it mean that the work should compare predictions across temporal and spatial scales?
It means the funded research was expected to examine how forecasts of warming responses vary (or hold up) over different time horizons and across different spatial extents, rather than being limited to one short period or a single site scale.
Were there collaboration or communication goals in addition to the science goals?
Yes. A major stated goal was to improve communication and understanding across disciplines to generate ideas for future research proposals, helping bridge perspectives among relevant specialists.
Which disciplines were implied as important for this work?
The description signals participation across areas such as modeling, field ecology, biogeochemistry, and other relevant specialties connected to predicting tropical forest responses to warming.
How was this opportunity connected to Puerto Rico?
A specific applied goal was to inform a large-scale warming experiment in Puerto Rico, meaning the funded work was expected to support planning and design or interpretation needs for that experiment.
What kinds of outputs would help inform the Puerto Rico warming experiment?
From the description, useful outputs would include identifying which predictions are robust versus uncertain, what variables and response indicators are most diagnostic, what temporal scales matter for detecting warming effects, and what spatial heterogeneity should be captured in the experiment.
Who was eligible to apply?
Eligibility was limited to applicants that were already participating partners in the Rocky Mountain CESU Program.
How many awards were expected?
One award was expected.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $39,528.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice indicated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
Were there published minimum or maximum award amounts?
The summary record showed the award ceiling and award floor as 0, which typically means fixed minimum and maximum figures were not specified in that summary and budget expectations were addressed elsewhere in the full announcement.
What category was this opportunity listed under?
It was listed under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category.
What CFDA number was associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the funding was 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The announcement was posted on June 13, 2013. Key dates show an original closing date of June 24, 2013 and a current closing date of June 26, 2013.
Is this opportunity still open?
No. The archive date was September 13, 2013, and the closing dates were in June 2013, so the opportunity is long closed.
Where was the opportunity listed?
The listing referenced Grants.gov as the source platform, with an additional information link provided in the original notice.
Who was the listed contact for access issues or questions?
The contact listed was Faith Graves at USGS. Phone: 703-648-7356. Email: fgraves@usgs.gov.
What does "CESU partner" mean in this context?
In this context, CESUs are partnership networks designed to facilitate collaborative research, technical assistance, and education among federal agencies and partner institutions; this announcement restricted eligibility to Rocky Mountain CESU participating partners.
Was the project intended to be a stand-alone effort or a springboard for more work?
The description suggests it was intended to serve as a springboard for subsequent efforts by building shared concepts, comparable metrics, and cross-discipline clarity to support future research proposals.
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