This grant is for synthesizing global lake zooplankton community dynamics. The research aims to integrate temporal and spatial freshwater zooplankton datasets with existing environmental data and modeling products. A core objective is to create a harmonized, openly accessible, and interoperable dataset adhering to FAIR and TRUST principles, along with developing user-friendly infrastructure like a Shiny App. This initiative will advance understanding of zooplankton’s role in ecosystem function by exploring how community structure indicates environmental change, the validity of space-for-time substitution, the relationship between zooplankton body size and ecosystem characteristics, and their responses to climate change, contributing vital insights into aquatic ecosystem health.
Opportunity ID: 344866
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G23AS00112 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit |
| 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: | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 13, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jan 13, 2023 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor: | $50,000 |
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 participating partners of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Powell Center is offering a funding opportunity for research on “Synthesizing patterns and drivers of changes in lake zooplankton community dynamics worldwide.” This research will integrate a temporal and spatial freshwater zooplankton dataset with extant in-situ and remote sensing data and modeling products. Researchers will create a harmonized, openly accessible and flexible dataset that is interoperable with existing limnological and hydrological data sets and adheres to FAIR and TRUST principles. Infrastructure, such as Shiny App, to encourage use of these data will be developed. To advance the understanding of the role of zooplankton in ecosystem function, researchers will use the data set to consider 1) what aspects of zooplankton community structure are sensitive and widely applicable indicators of environmental change and whether these characteristics vary by location and lake characteristics; 2) whether commonly used space for time substitution captures reproducible patterns in zooplankton community dynamics; 3) how zooplankton body size varies and whether this trait can be related to fundamental ecosystem characteristics; 4) how zooplankton respond to climate change. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 344866 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES 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 | G23AS00112 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00278884 | Dec 13, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
344866 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
344866 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
344866 SF424A-1.0.pdf
344866 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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