This Piedmont-South Atlantic CESU grant invites proposals for a five-year research effort focused on tidal freshwater forested wetlands in the Carolinas, specifically within Savannah NWR, Waccamaw NWR, and Hobcaw Barony, with potential for parallel sites. The project aims to identify critical pathways and thresholds of climate conditions and ecological indicators of ecosystem stress, including changes in forest composition, structure, growth, and mortality. Research will involve forest productivity studies, stand composition analysis, and whole-tree ecophysiological studies. The work will also investigate the impact of episodic events like droughts, sea-level anomalies, and hurricanes, which lead to salinization and dieback. Additionally, process-based studies will model acute and chronic changes in the biogeochemical and hydrologic cycles of these vital wetlands.
Opportunity ID: 46332
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09HQPA0026 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont-South Atlantic 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: | Mar 26, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 06, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | May 06, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $43,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | • Applications will be accepted from Piedmont-South Atlantic partners of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) (http://www.cesu.org/ ) that has the demonstrated ability and experience to conduct research consistent with the goals identified in the “Funding Opportunity Description” section and who is not employed by a Federal agency. Federal employees can be collaborators in proposed research. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | This project will provide new research initiatives and monthly re-measurement of permanent research sites previously established in Savannah National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Waccamaw NWR, and on university-entrusted lands at Hobcaw Barony (Georgetown, SC). The proposal should also be willing to establish parallel research plots outside of currently monitored National Wildlife Refuges. This five-year research effort will yield critical pathways and thresholds of climate conditions and ecological indicators of ecosystem stress in forest composition, structure, growth, and mortality of tidal freshwater forested wetlands. Important elements of the university research role will include forest productivity studies, stand composition analysis, and whole-tree ecophysiological studies of tidal freshwater forested wetlands of the Carolinas. Droughts, sea-level anomalies, and hurricanes are episodic events that can spur saltwater pulses over wider areas and of greater concentrations to require longer monitoring periods to capture the process and pattern of salinization and dieback. Additional process-based studies will be established as part of this agreement in order to identify and to model acute and chronic changes in the biogeochemical and hydrologic cycle of tidal freshwater forested wetlands. Target award date: May 15, 2009. Duration: through May 30, 2014. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 46332 Full Announcement-1 -> OPPORTUNITY DOCUMENT.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 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 | 09HQPA0026 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont-South Atlantic CESU | PKG00011268 | Mar 26, 2009 | Apr 06, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
46332 SF424-2.0.pdf
46332 Project-1.1.pdf
46332 SF424B-1.1.pdf
46332 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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