The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is offering a grant through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) to georeference USGS museum specimens at the University of New Mexico. The project aims to digitize a diverse collection of over 46,600 specimens primarily from Federal lands in the Western U.S. The grant supports georeferencing efforts for a wide range of taxa including fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, spanning a temporal range of over 100 years. Applications are due by Jul 08, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 258575
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G14AS00103 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unt, Colorado Plateau |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 08, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $49,467 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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 Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner in support of a project to georeference USGS museum specimens located at the Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) on the University of New Mexico Albuquerque campus. The USGS specimens cover a temporal range of over >100 years, are diverse taxonomically (>800 taxa), and primarily document the fauna of Federal lands in the West. The collection consists of 5,000 lots of fishes, 12,500 amphibians and reptiles, 3,100 birds, and over 26,000 mammals. There are also more than 3,000 frozen tissues of mammals. The specimens are primarily from Federal lands in the western Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Intermountain West. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Faith Graves, 703-648-7356
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 258575 Full Announcement-1 -> FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Faith Graves, 703-648-7356 fgraves@usgs.gov Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | G14AS00103 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unt, Colorado Plateau | PKG00200041 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jul 08, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
258575 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
258575 Project-1.1.pdf
258575 SF424A-1.0.pdf
258575 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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