Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
At a glance
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Geological Survey (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was January 13, 2025. Individual awards are listed as $1 – $164K, with $164K in total estimated funding. 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).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Dec 11, 2024Posted
- Jan 13, 2025Application deadline
- Posted
- Dec 11, 2024
- Close date
- Jan 13, 2025
- Award floor
- $1
- Award ceiling
- $164,158
- Est. total funding
- $164,158
- 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 Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
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 US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to leverage expertise with climate model downscaling. This opportunity will focus on improving the utility of regional climate models with an emphasis on risk-relevant climate change information for impacts on human health and ecosystems within the US Caribbean and Southeast US. The recipient will engage decisionmakers in the Southeast US and Caribbean who work on ecology and human health to elicit define useful climate metrics to assist with climate adaptation. The recipient will produce dynamically downscaled climate data to create stakeholder driven climate diagnostics. The team will also investigate sources of uncertainty by comparing climate projections across different downscaled climate products
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.
- CESU Funding Opportunity.docxFull Announcement · CESU Funding Opportunity.docxVND. · 60 KB
- ATTACHMENT A -Biographical-sketch-common-form-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdfOther Supporting Documents · ATTACHMENT A -Biographical-sketch-common-form-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdfPDF · 216 KB
- ATTACHMENT B - Common-form-current-and-pending-support-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdfOther Supporting Documents · ATTACHMENT B - Common-form-current-and-pending-support-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdfPDF · 199 KB
- ATTACHMENT C - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY USA SPENDING.docxOther Supporting Documents · ATTACHMENT C - PROJECT ABSTRACT SUMMARY USA SPENDING.docxVND. · 14 KB
- Forms SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS RECAP.docxOther Supporting Documents · Forms SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS RECAP.docxVND. · 14 KB
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 15.808
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Geological Survey
fgraves@usgs.gov
703-648-7376
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?
The official notice lists 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 $1 – $164k and total estimated program funding is $164,158.
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 G25AS00183), 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.
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