The USGS is offering a grant to a CESU partner for research aiming to enhance understanding of kelp forest ecosystems. The grant seeks to investigate marine community responses, particularly kelp plants, to environmental variations. Specific goals include studying wave characteristics in nearshore regions along the central California coast and evaluating the accuracy of CDIP Nowcast models in predicting wave energy for ecological analyses. The deadline to apply is July 17, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277490
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G15AS00118 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Califronian 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: | Jun 29, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 17, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 29, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| 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. CESU���s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Californian 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 research to increase our understanding of kelp forest ecosystems. For instance, we wish to determine how marine communities (specifically kelp plants) respond to environmental variation. Two specific goals of interest are (1) determine the distribution of wave period and amplitude across the study region of the nearshore environments off the central California coast by using in-situ wave sensors in kelp forests, and (2) determine how wave model predictions compare to empirical observations field observations and the predicted wave energy from the CDIP Nowcast models. This comparison will indicate the extent that CDIP Nowcast models provide accurate wave energy information from BOEM and the extent to which they need to be corrected for future ecological analyses. |
| 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 277490 Full Announcement-1 -> 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 | G15AS00118 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Califronian CESU | PKG00217635 | Jun 29, 2015 | Jul 17, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277490 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277490 Project-1.1.pdf
277490 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277490 SF424B-1.1.pdf