This grant is for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Great Lakes Science Center to partner with a CESU-affiliated entity to research native Great Lakes fishes, primarily coregonines. The project aims to inform restoration and conservation efforts by exploring past and present spawning habitats. Utilizing the Coregonine Restoration Framework, the research will conduct a gap analysis comparing historical and contemporary coregonine populations and habitats. This involves collecting and analyzing data, developing predictive models for spawning locations, and comparing maps to identify optimal areas for restoration. Outcomes will assist federal, state, Indigenous, and provincial agencies in managing sustainable fishery resources, creating a significant partnership focused on identifying where species occurred historically, where they currently exist, and delineating areas for future conservation or restoration efforts.
Opportunity ID: 345759
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G23AS00225 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 02, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Feb 02, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 02, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 02, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $96,954 |
| 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 Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research on “Exploring past and present spawning habitats for native fishes in the Great Lakes to inform restoration and conservation.” Coregonines (the whitefishes and ciscoes) are the primary focus of this research. Coregonine populations have generally declined over the past century throughout the Great Lakes, with some species (or forms) now considered extirpated, and some considered extinct. A science-based approach for conserving and/or restoring these culturally, ecologically, and economically important fishes has been developed by USGS alongside Tribal, First Nations, state, provincial, and university partners. The plan is referred to as the Coregonine Restoration Framework, herein abbreviated the CRF, and the planning phase of the CRF is currently underway. A primary component of the CRF is to conduct a gap analysis to compare historical and contemporary populations and habitats. This work involves collecting and analyzing historical and contemporary data, developing predictive models to map areas of coregonine occurrence and spawning locations, and comparisons of historical and contemporary maps and data to inform managers about optimal locations to focus restoration and/or conservation efforts. Aim to create a significant partnership between USGS and CESU researchers to address questions of mutual interest, such as how to use modeling and mapping techniques to (1) learn where certain coregonine species once occurred, (2) learn where they occur now, and (3) compare and delineate areas where conservation and restoration activities can occur based on managers’ needs (i.e., areas where spawning habitat exists yet coregonines are now gone, areas where a species has persisted over the decades and still occurs, areas where a species did not historically occur but has since been found). The outcomes of this research are of interest to scientists and resource managers of federal, state, Indigenous, and provincial agencies who are charged with ensuring sustainable fishery resources. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 345759 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Funding opportunity.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES 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 | G23AS00225 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00279633 | Feb 02, 2023 | Mar 02, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
345759 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
345759 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
345759 SF424A-1.0.pdf
345759 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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