The USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center in Denver, CO is offering a funding opportunity for research focused on understanding the long-term effects of climate change on plant species and ecosystems in arid regions of the western US. This grant aims to study the vulnerability of plants and ecosystems to climate change, analyze plant responses to varying climate conditions, and investigate past climatic episodes to predict future impacts. The research will contribute valuable data to support global change research and decision-making for ecosystem sustainability. Federal and state university partners will collaborate to enhance expertise and advance knowledge in plant/climate relationships and environmental conservation.
Opportunity ID: 255493
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G14AS00069 |
| 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: | May 19, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 30, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 19, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $494,000 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center (GECSC, Denver, CO) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in developing new techniques and using existing techniques to enhance understanding of the longterm effects of changes in climate and other environmental factors on the distributions of plant species and ecosystems in arid and semiarid portions of the western United States. Three questions of major interest over the next decade are (1) What plants and ecosystems are vulnerable to potential future changes in climate and atmospheric chemistry, (2) What are the long term responses of plant species to a range of changes in climate and atmospheric chemistry, and (3) What combinations of climatic conditions that could have been associated with distributions of species/ecosystems during past climatic episodes (including episodes of cooler than present and warmer than present climate) and how it might relate to the future. This research and information will advance our understanding of atmospheric CO2 and possible global warming that will contribute to decision-making that protects the sustainability of the earths¿ ecosystems. Through this CESU agreement, the federal and state university partners will cooperate fully in development of a research program that will produce data of plant/climate realationships and plant fossils to be used in support of CO2 and other global change research. The cooperation of the USGS and its CESU partner brings a combination of expertise to address this objective that is greater than that possessed by either partner on its own. |
| 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 255493 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 | G14AS00069 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00196913 | May 19, 2014 | May 30, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
255493 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
255493 Project-1.1.pdf
255493 SF424A-1.0.pdf
255493 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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