The USGS is offering a cooperative agreement for research within the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU). This grant is for studying the survival, movements, and habitat use of Grass Carp in the Great Lakes, emphasizing Lake Erie. Grass Carp are a confirmed invasive species, posing a significant threat to the Great Lakes ecosystem and fisheries, with potential economic losses exceeding $2 billion. This research supports an adaptive response strategy coordinated by the Grass Carp Advisory Committee, aiming to inform eradication and control actions. The project will leverage the existing Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS) with tiered receiver arrays to provide critical scientific data, enabling state and federal managers to develop effective tools for reducing or eliminating Grass Carp populations.
Opportunity ID: 359980
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G25AS00330 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 10, 2025 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 10, 2025 For Grants.gov and GrantSolutions applicants, please enter "Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 10, 2025 For Grants.gov and GrantSolutions applicants, please enter "Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $499,999 |
| Award Ceiling: | $499,999 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
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 Units (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 Forest CESU Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to study survival, movements, and habitat use of Grass Carp in the Great Lakes with emphasis on Lake Erie.Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) have been identified by a binational Ecological Risk Assessment as a threat to Lake Erie fisheries and the Great Lakes ecosystem in general. Invasion of the species has been confirmed via capture of reproductively capable fish and the presence of eggs and larvae in tributaries of Lake Erie. An assessment of the potential socio-economic impacts of Grass Carp becoming established in the Great Lakes estimated that losses could exceed $2 billion over the next decade. Thus, fishery management authorities, working through A Joint Strategic Plan for Management of Great Lakes Fisheries (Joint Strategic Plan or JSP), have utilized a structured decision-making (SDM) process to establish objectives for research needed to support eradication and control actions. The need for these actions was used to create an adaptive response strategy for the management and control of Grass Carp in Lake Erie and connecting tributaries which is coordinated through the Grass Carp Advisory Committee (GCAC) within the Lake Erie Committee. Through US Congressional action funding has been supplied to USGS for Grass Carp research in support of JSP objectives.As part of the adaptive response strategy GCAC partners have identified acoustic telemetry to understand movements and habitat use as priority information to inform management actions. Specifically, managers wish to leverage the existing Great Lakes Acoustic Telemetry Observation System (GLATOS) and specifically the expanded coverage into nearshore and tributary environments which appear as important Grass Carp habitats. Information from this research will help better understand survival of tagged fish, migration corridors, and habitats of Grass Carp. The USGS research program seeks to address these critical objectives and provide scientific information needed by state and federal natural resource managers to develop tools for reducing or eliminating Grass Carp. This project will support a tiered telemetry receiver array which includes 1- a basin-wide array within nearshore and tributary habitats, 2-dense arrays for two-dimensional positioning within spawning tributaries, and 3- an alert array that provides real-time notifications of Grass Carp detections. By providing fieldwork support as well as timely quantitative analysis telemetry data this project will provide decision support for managers. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
RACHEL MILLER
rachelmiller@usgs.gov Email:rachelmiller@usgs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 359980 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Program Announcement G25AS00330.pdf
Folder 359980 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> ATTACHMENT A -Biographical-sketch-common-form-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdf
Folder 359980 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> ATTACHMENT B – Common-form-current-and-pending-support-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdf
Folder 359980 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> ATTACHMENT C – Project Abstract Summary Requirement.pdf
Folder 359980 Other Supporting Documents-Other Supporting Documents -> ATTACHMENT D – Geospatial Data instructions.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | RACHEL MILLER rachelmiller@usgs.gov Email: rachelmiller@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | G25AS00330 | Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) | PKG00291172 | Jul 10, 2025 | Aug 10, 2025 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
359980 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
359980 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
359980 SF424A-1.0.pdf
359980 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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