ClosedResearch announcementOpportunity G21AS00292

Cooperative Agreement for CESU Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Geological Survey · Department of the Interior

At a glance

Cooperative Agreement for CESU Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Geological Survey (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was February 19, 2021. Individual awards are listed as $32.5K – $100K. Applicant types listed as eligible include others (see notice). Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection).

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Key facts

Feb 2, 2021Posted
Feb 19, 2021Application deadline

Posted: Feb 2, 2021
Close date: Feb 19, 2021
Award floor: $32,500
Award ceiling: $100,000
Est. total funding: Not specified
Expected awards: Not specified
Cost sharing: Not required
Funding instrument: Cooperative Agreement
Opportunity category: Discretionary

Who can apply

Others (see notice)

Additional information on eligibility (from the notice)

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Can your organization apply?

A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.

Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.

What it funds

Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to investigate the impacts of historical marine climate, tropical storm, and sea-level variability in the tropical western Atlantic, work that will contribute to several ongoing projects at the USGS St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center (SPCMSC). These paleoclimate reconstructions will allow for the impact assessment natural climate variations on these regions in the past. Ultimately this will inform ecological and societal management decision making, including planning for the impacts of future climate change and sea-level rise that are expected to influence coastal communities and ecosystems.

Research Objectives:

Conduct diagenetic screening (XRD analysis) and U-series dating of storm-deposited coral skeletons from south Florida to reconstruct tropical storm activity during late Holocene. Additional geochemical analysis of these samples (i.e., stable isotope ratios) may be conducted based on the results of the initial dating.
Conduct diagenetic screening (XRD analysis) and U-series dating of Quaternary carbonates from the western Atlantic for sea-level reconstructions.

Full announcement & documents

The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.

Assistance Listing

What is an ALN?

15.808U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data CollectionProgram →

Reported obligations under ALN 15.808

Historical data · not a prediction

FY24

$125M

FY25

$54.7M

FY26

$60M est.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 15.808. Program-wide totals, not awards from this specific opportunity.

Who was funded under ALN 15.808

Historical data · not a prediction

Since October 1, 2023, 747 grant awards had funding actions under U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection, with 55 sub-awards passed on to other organizations. These are program-wide awards, not awards from this specific notice.

TRUSTEES OF THE COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES$39.2M
UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS$17.5M
UNIVERSITY ENTERPRISES, INC.$8.83M
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA$7.15M
UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH$5.66M

Recipients, states, recent awards and sub-awards →Source: USAspending.gov.

Agency contact (as published)

Geological Survey
fgraves@usgs.gov
703-648-7344

Places named in the notice

Florida

Derived from the notice text. A place being named does not by itself restrict eligibility.

Quick answers

Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

The official notice names these applicant types as eligible: Others (see notice). Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.

How much funding is available through this opportunity?

Per the notice, individual awards are listed as $32.5k – $100k.

How do I apply for this opportunity?

Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity G21AS00292), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.

Matched on shared Assistance Listings, agency, categories and eligible applicant types.

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