This grant from the USGS Great Lakes Science Center is for developing advanced climate and biophysical models to inform larval fish foraging and recruitment in Lake Michigan. The purpose is to understand how larval fish survival varies under historical and future climate scenarios. This critical research will involve creating interconnected models predicting key climate variables, estimating zooplankton prey from nutrient inputs, and simulating larval fish dispersal after hatching. The ultimate goal is to improve understanding of what drives young fish survival, vital for the multi-billion dollar Lake Michigan fisheries. Specific objectives include a coupled lake-ice-atmosphere model, a biophysical model accounting for nutrient variation, and a Lagrangian particle dispersion model for larval fish drift.
Opportunity ID: 327937
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G20AS00118 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU |
| 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 30, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 30, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $95,228 |
| Award Ceiling: | $95,228 |
| 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: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research project that will develop downscaled climate and biophysical models to inform larval fish foraging and recruitment in Lake Michigan. To understand how larval fish and recruitment have varied under different historical (e.g., 1998 to present) and future (2040-2100) climate scenarios, require a suite of interconnected models that can predict key climate variables (e.g., temperature, wind, precipitation) that drive a biophysical model which, in turn can use nutrient inputs from tributaries to estimate zooplankton prey and the dispersal of larval fish after hatching in the nearshore waters. Through subsequent connection to larval fish foraging models, these models developed through this Opportunity will ultimately contribute to improved understanding of what drives survival of young fish that ultimately contribute to fisheries. Survival is known to vary widely from year to year and has been correlated with a diversity of climatic variables. However, the exact causes underlying variable survival are generally unknown and the consequences of future climatic conditions on future survival are unclear. Because Lake Michigan fisheries are worth billions of dollars, annually, fishery managers have prioritized improved knowledge of how climate influences the growth and survival of young fishes. The objectives of this Opportunity are to develop a suite of models (coupled, and in series) for Lake Michigan that include 1) a coupled regional three-dimensional lake-ice-atmosphere model, 2) a biophysical model that incorporates interannual variation in nutrient inputs, and 3) a Lagrangian particle dispersion model to simulate how fish larvae (assumed as passive particles) drift from their nearshore hatching grounds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://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 327937 Full Announcement-FUNDING OPPORTUNITY -> 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 | G20AS00118 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | PKG00262382 | Jun 30, 2020 | Jul 22, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
327937 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
327937 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
327937 SF424A-1.0.pdf
327937 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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