The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering the Great Basin CESU grant for research and data collection focusing on protected areas in the United States. This opportunity aims to understand the availability, coverage, and management intent of existing protected areas data. The project involves both policy research and data development/management. Recipients will collaborate with multi-disciplinary colleagues to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the current data framework for documenting US protected areas. This effort will consider contemporary social and organizational conceptions of biodiversity in conservation, guiding the update of the Protected Areas Database of the US (PAD-US), a cooperative project sponsored by the USGS. This grant is for enhancing national protected area information.
Opportunity ID: 166597
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G12AS20026 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin 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: | Apr 23, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 26, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $275,000 |
| 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. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Basin (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity entitled, ¿Research and Data collection to understand the availability of protected areas data in the United States and analyses regarding their coverage and management intent.¿ This project has both policy research and data development and management components. The general purpose is to participate in a cooperative research and data collection effort. The recipients will work with multi-disciplinary colleagues to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of the existing data framework on documenting protected areas in the US. The process should be reviewed in light of contemporary social and organizational conceptions of the role of ¿biodiversity¿ in conservation and land management. This information should guide the data development and management aspect of the project, which is to update the existing Protected Areas Database of the US (PAD-US), a cooperative project sponsored by the USGS. |
| 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 166597 Full Announcement-1 -> opportunity document.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 | G12AS20026 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU | PKG00118335 | Apr 23, 2012 | May 04, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
166597 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
166597 Project-1.1.pdf
166597 SF424A-1.0.pdf
166597 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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