The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to address critical challenges in assessing species vulnerability to environmental change. This grant focuses particularly on poorly studied species, for which traditional assessment methods are often inadequate due to limited data on traits and ecologies. The initiative seeks to leverage advances in machine learning and statistical clustering to develop innovative solutions. The ultimate goal is to create a predictive model and an associated classification tree. This tool will provide an accessible, transparent, and repeatable means of assessing the vulnerability of lesser-studied species, thereby significantly reducing the research burden on agencies like the Fish and Wildlife Service and their staff.
Opportunity ID: 328708
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G20AS00141 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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: | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 11, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 18, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,466 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,466 |
| 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 Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for developing research to assess the vulnerability of species to environmental change is an important management challenge, particularly for poorly studied species for which species status assessments are required. Agencies such as the Fish and Wildlife Service are tasked with assessing species sensitivities to environmental conditions, their exposure to, and ability to adapt to changing conditions. Yet, defensible assessments currently require detailed knowledge of species-specific traits and ecologies and this information is hard to come by. Vulnerability assessments for lesser-studied species can be extremely challenging. Most vulnerability assessment methods and frameworks are developed using well-studied species and their applicability to species with poorly understood traits and ecologies is questionable. Advances in machine learning and statistical clustering can provide new ways of simply and defensibly assessing sensitivity and adaptive capacity for priority species. A predictive model and associated classification tree can provide an accessible, transparent, and repeatable means of the vulnerability for lesser studied species, lessening the research burden of agencies and staff. |
| 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 328708 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 | G20AS00141 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00263067 | Aug 18, 2020 | Sep 11, 2020 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
328708 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
328708 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
328708 SF424A-1.0.pdf
328708 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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