The U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Powell Center offers this grant to a CESU Partner to investigate the profound impacts of global change on alpine and subalpine ecosystems, focusing on Rocky Mountain National Park. This research aims to synthesize decades of data to provide critical scientific and management insights. Key objectives include exploring trends in high-elevation stream and lake chemistry over 40 years, evaluating soil moisture’s role in solute flux, quantifying effects of lake ice phenology and snow hydrology on aquatic processes, and identifying how climate change and nutrient deposition interact to influence lake primary productivity. The findings will be widely disseminated to managers of high-elevation public lands, informing guidelines for natural resource management in the face of ongoing global change.
Opportunity ID: 351865
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G24AS00244 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain 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: | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 19, 2024 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: | Feb 19, 2024 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: | $499,999 |
| Award Floor: | $99,999 |
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 participating partners of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Powell Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research on “Interpreting the impact of global change on alpine and subalpine ecosystems – synthesizing a data legacy to provide scientific and management insight for Rocky Mountain National Park and beyond.” This research will increase understanding and quantification of global change effects on high-elevation ecosystems to 1) explore trends and causes of 40+ years of high elevation stream and lake chemistry; 2) evaluate and model the importance of soil moisture in controlling solute flux from old-growth subalpine forests to freshwater lakes and streams; 3) quantify the effects of interannual variability in lake ice phenology and snow hydrology on lake ecosystem processes; and 4) identify causes and consequences of the interactive effects of climate change and nutrient deposition on lake primary productivity. Outcomes of this research will be shared widely with managers of high elevation public lands and used to develop guidelines for management of natural resources under continuing global change. |
| 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 351865 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 | G24AS00244 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00284463 | Jan 18, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
351865 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
351865 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
351865 SF424A-1.0.pdf
351865 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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