Cooperative Ecoystem Studies Unit, North Atlantic Coast CESU | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, North Atlantic Coast CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00088), was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through the Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC). It was offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement under CFDA 15.808 (USGS Research and Data Collection). The purpose of the award was to obtain research and technical assistance from an eligible CESU partner to support hands-on work tied to restoring native fish species in Lake Ontario, with a strong emphasis on practical hatchery and field operations that would directly feed into restoration and stocking efforts.

The core project focus was fish restoration through propagation and stocking, including the development and application of fish culture methods for multiple native species. A notable element of the work is that some of the target species had never been reared under hatchery conditions before, meaning the project was not limited to routine hatchery production. Instead, it blended established fish culture practices with adaptive, species-specific procedures that would need to be refined as new biological and husbandry challenges emerged. In practical terms, the supported work encompassed the full pipeline required to produce and release fish for restoration: capturing wild brood fish or collecting eggs from wild fish, conducting egg collection and handling, rearing fish in hatchery settings, applying pre-release marking (so stocked fish can be identified later for monitoring and evaluation), and stocking fish into appropriate habitats.

The opportunity anticipated starting with at least three native fish species, with the expectation that additional native species could be added as the broader restoration program evolved. Species additions were to be guided by management partner agencies, particularly where certain fishes were identified as important keystone species for rebuilding fish community resilience in Lake Ontario. This signals that the effort was intended to align closely with regional fisheries management priorities, ecosystem-based restoration goals, and long-term community stability rather than focusing on a single species outcome.

Administratively, the opportunity expected a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $117,409. No cost sharing or matching funds were required. While the award ceiling and floor were both listed as $0 (a common posting artifact in some older notices), the estimated total funding indicates the approximate size of the planned agreement. The posting date and creation date were June 12, 2014, with an original and current closing date of June 23, 2014, and an archive date of September 12, 2014, meaning this was a short application window and the opportunity is now long closed.

Eligibility was restricted to organizations that were already participating partners in the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are structured partnerships designed to connect federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, and other research and technical organizations to deliver applied research, technical assistance, and education. In this case, only entities formally affiliated with the North Atlantic Coast CESU could apply, reinforcing that the work was meant to be carried out within an existing cooperative framework rather than as a fully open competition.

For applicants or interested parties needing more detail at the time, the full announcement was available through Grants.gov, and the listed contact for access issues was Faith Graves at USGS (phone 703-648-7356, email fgraves@usgs.gov).

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