The US Geological Survey is offering this grant to a CESU partner for vital research on the demography and genetics of Mohave ground squirrels in southern California. This grant is for addressing critical knowledge gaps concerning this species, which has a restricted range in the Mojave Desert and faces potential extirpation in its southern distribution. While documented in northern and central regions, essential data on annual survival and population size estimates are currently lacking. Acquiring this demographic information is paramount for developing effective research and management strategies, including comprehensive monitoring programs and species recovery plans. Collaborating partners possess approximately 30 years of Mohave ground squirrel trapping data, which can be leveraged for thorough demographic analysis to inform conservation efforts.
Opportunity ID: 344034
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G23AS00047 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed 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: | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Oct 13, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 14, 2022 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: | Nov 14, 2022 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: | $90,000 |
| Award Floor: | $65,800 |
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 Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on demography and genetics of Mohave ground squirrels in southern California.
The Mohave ground squirrel has a restricted range in the Mojave Desert in southern California, and recent studies have shown that the species may be extirpated in the southern portion of the range. Although Mohave ground squirrels are still documented in the northern and central portions of the range, information about annual survival, or an estimate of population size, is currently unknown. This demographic information is important to understand before other research and management strategies for the species, such as a comprehensive monitoring program or a species recovery plan, can be developed. USGS partners have data on trapping of Mohave ground squirrels from the last ~30 years that can be used in a demographic analysis for the species. |
| 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 344034 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> CESU FundingOpportunity.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 | G23AS00047 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00277288 | Oct 13, 2022 | Nov 14, 2022 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
344034 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
344034 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
344034 SF424A-1.0.pdf
344034 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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