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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G15AS00086) was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through the USGS Southeast Ecological Science Center in Davie, Florida. It is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning the USGS anticipated having substantial involvement with the recipient during the project rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The work falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is tied to CFDA 15.808, which covers USGS research and data collection.

The purpose of the award was to support the implementation of monitoring methods needed to evaluate how ecosystem restoration efforts are affecting threatened crocodile populations. In practical terms, the project focus is on building and applying field-ready tools and approaches that allow scientists and managers to track changes in crocodile status and related ecological conditions over time. The announcement frames this need within the broader goal of protecting biological diversity, emphasizing that biodiversity protection is considered critical at multiple levels, from global commitments down to local management priorities. A key point in the description is that restoration and management cannot be judged effectively without the ability to measure outcomes, so the project is intended to strengthen the monitoring and evaluation backbone that restoration programs depend on.

Only partners within the South Florida/Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) were eligible to apply. CESUs are established partnership networks that connect federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other research and education organizations to deliver research, technical assistance, and education aligned with natural resource management needs. This opportunity was therefore not open to the general public; it was restricted to organizations already participating as CESU partners in that specific regional unit, as described in the eligibility information.

In terms of funding and scale, the opportunity anticipated making a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $46,595. The notice listed no cost sharing or matching requirement, which typically means the applicant did not need to commit non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award. The listing shows award floor and ceiling as $0, which generally indicates that the announcement did not formally specify minimum or maximum award amounts in those fields, even though an estimated total program amount was provided.

The timeline for the opportunity was short and clearly defined. It was posted and created on June 4, 2015, with an original and current closing date of June 19, 2015. The opportunity was later archived on September 4, 2015, indicating that it is no longer active. Applicants were directed to Grants.gov for full announcement details, and the contact listed for access issues or questions was Faith Graves at the USGS (703-648-7356, fgraves@usgs.gov).

Overall, the opportunity can be read as a targeted, relatively small, single-award cooperative agreement aimed at strengthening restoration evaluation capacity in South Florida and the Caribbean region by improving or implementing monitoring methods for threatened crocodiles. The underlying management logic is straightforward: restoration success depends on credible measurement, and this project was meant to ensure that the necessary monitoring tools and methods are in place to assess ecological integrity and biodiversity outcomes tied to crocodile conservation.

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