Opportunity Information: Apply for G21AS00336
This grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G21AS00336) is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through its Southwest Biological Science Center. It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the project is expected to involve substantial collaboration between the award recipient and USGS staff during project planning, execution, and delivery of results, rather than operating as a more hands-off grant.
The core purpose of the award is to strengthen and continue cooperative work between USGS and a partner organization within the Californian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. The project focus is the development of integrated models that bring together physical, biological, and economic components. In practical terms, this means building or improving decision-support tools that can connect environmental processes (such as hydrology, climate, geomorphology, or other physical drivers) with biological responses (such as species distributions, habitat quality, population dynamics, or ecosystem health) and the economic dimensions tied to management choices (such as costs, tradeoffs, and potential benefits of different actions). The intended outcome is better-informed environmental management and natural resource decision-making that reflects how these systems interact rather than treating them as separate silos.
This opportunity is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework. CESUs are established partnerships designed to streamline collaboration among federal agencies and a network of universities, research institutions, and other partners. They are structured to support applied research, technical assistance, and education activities that directly serve public land and natural resource management needs. Because the award is tied to the CESU mechanism, eligibility is limited: applicants must be active participants (partners) in the Californian CESU Program. In other words, this is not open to the general public or to organizations outside that specific CESU partnership.
From an administrative standpoint, the funding activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and the CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808. The opportunity was created on February 17, 2021, and had an original closing date of March 5, 2021. The award ceiling is $360,000, indicating the maximum anticipated funding level for an award under this announcement. The announcement indicates an expected awards field but does not clearly specify a number in the provided source text, and the narrative description suggests funding is intended for one CESU partner for this particular project effort.
Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted R and D support aimed at producing integrated, management-relevant modeling capacity through close collaboration between USGS and a Californian CESU partner, with the broader goal of improving how environmental and natural resource decisions are evaluated using linked physical, biological, and economic information.Apply for G21AS00336
- The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement with Partner of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2021-02-17.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2021-03-05. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $360,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the funding opportunity number for this grant?
The Funding Opportunity Number is G21AS00336.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding announcement from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through the Southwest Biological Science Center.
Is this award a grant or a cooperative agreement?
This opportunity is offered as a cooperative agreement. That generally means the project is expected to involve substantial collaboration between the recipient and USGS staff during project planning, execution, and delivery of results, rather than operating as a more hands-off grant.
What is the main purpose of this funding?
The core purpose is to strengthen and continue cooperative work between USGS and a partner organization within the Californian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. The project focus is developing integrated models that connect physical, biological, and economic components to improve environmental management and natural resource decision-making.
What kind of work or outputs is this opportunity intended to support?
The opportunity is intended to support the development or improvement of decision-support tools and integrated modeling capacity that link:
- Physical drivers (for example, hydrology, climate, geomorphology, or other physical processes)
- Biological responses (for example, species distributions, habitat quality, population dynamics, or ecosystem health)
- Economic dimensions tied to management choices (for example, costs, tradeoffs, and potential benefits of different actions)
What does "integrated models" mean in this context?
In this context, "integrated models" refers to models that explicitly bring together physical, biological, and economic components so that management decisions can be evaluated based on how these parts of the system interact, rather than being analyzed as separate silos.
What is the intended outcome of building these integrated models?
The intended outcome is better-informed environmental management and natural resource decision-making by evaluating options using linked physical, biological, and economic information, including associated costs, tradeoffs, and potential benefits.
What program framework is this opportunity issued under?
This opportunity is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework.
What are CESUs and what are they designed to do?
CESUs are established partnerships designed to streamline collaboration among federal agencies and a network of universities, research institutions, and other partners. They are structured to support applied research, technical assistance, and education activities that directly serve public land and natural resource management needs.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to applicants that are active participants (partners) in the Californian CESU Program. This opportunity is not open to the general public or to organizations outside that specific CESU partnership.
Is this opportunity limited to a specific CESU region?
Yes. Based on the information provided, the award is tied to the Californian CESU Program, and eligibility is limited to active partners within that CESU.
What is the funding activity category?
The funding activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development.
What is the CFDA number associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA number associated with the program is 15.808.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $360,000, meaning that is the maximum anticipated funding level for an award under this announcement.
How many awards are expected?
The announcement indicates an expected awards field, but the number is not clearly specified in the information provided. The narrative description suggests the funding is intended for one CESU partner for this particular project effort.
When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on February 17, 2021.
What was the original application closing date?
The original closing date was March 5, 2021.
What does it mean that this is a discretionary funding announcement?
Based on the information provided, it is described as a discretionary funding announcement from USGS. (No additional discretionary criteria or selection details are included in the provided text.)
What role does USGS staff play under a cooperative agreement?
Under this cooperative agreement, the project is expected to involve substantial collaboration between the recipient and USGS staff during planning, execution, and delivery of results.
What overall goal does this opportunity support?
Overall, the opportunity supports targeted research and development to produce integrated, management-relevant modeling capacity through close collaboration between USGS and a Californian CESU partner, with the goal of improving how environmental and natural resource decisions are evaluated using connected physical, biological, and economic information.
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