The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center offers a grant for research on non-native annual Salsola species in the southeast Colorado Plateau. The research aims to study the impact of Salsola on dune stability and native vegetation through seed germination, growth rates, and reproductive phenology studies. The grant involves conducting controlled environment experiments and assisting with a literature review. Applications are welcomed to address this key science need in support of field studies. Closing date for applications is July 17, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 277547
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G15AS00106 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest 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: | $16,796 |
| 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 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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program���. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research investigating the establishment, life history, and competitive characteristics of several species of the non-native annual Salsola. On the southeast Colorado Plateau (Navajo Nation, Petrified Forest National Park and associated areas), plants in this genus are commonly associated with the extensive dune fields occurring there. Researchers at the USGS SBSC and the Flagstaff Science Center are studying the contribution of vegetation toward dune stability in this area. The role of Salsola in promoting increased sand transport through competition and replacement of native vegetation is unknown. The research team wishes to acquire more information on the seed germination, establishment and growth rates, and reproductive phenology of Salsola within controlled environments. Primary to that is developing propagation and establishment protocols for growing Salsola in controlled environments. The USGS Southwest Biological Science Center has identified this information as a key science need in support of the field studies and is seeking applicants for a cooperative research project to conduct controlled environment studies and assist with a literature review on these topics. |
| 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 277547 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 | G15AS00106 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU | PKG00217625 | Jun 29, 2015 | Jul 17, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277547 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277547 Project-1.1.pdf
277547 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277547 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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