This grant opportunity from the US Geological Survey supports a CESU partner in conducting a project on ‘Tidal marsh elevation response to long-term fertilization and impacts for resilience to sea level rise’. The project aims to study the effects of nutrient loadings on organic carbon preservation and wetland elevation dynamics in the face of rising sea levels. By evaluating the response of wetlands to nutrient addition at broad geographical scales, the project seeks to enhance understanding of how increased production can mitigate the impacts of sea level rise. Desired outcomes include statistical and modeling assessments of long-term fertilization experiments and insights into various wetland processes.
Opportunity ID: 277491
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G15AS00099 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests 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: | $60,000 |
| 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 Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for project titled: ���Tidal marsh elevation response to long-term fertilization and impacts for resilience to sea level rise���. Many coastal areas are vulnerable to the direct effects of global warming, depending on the ability of coastal wetlands to maintain elevation relative to rising sea level. The preservation and accumulation of organic carbon in sediments is recognized to be an important mechanism by which many coastal wetlands keep pace with rising sea level. Low nutrient loadings are a characteristic of many coastal wetlands and this suggests that nutrient availability may be a determinant of organic carbon preservation and maintenance of coastal wetland elevation in the face of sea level rise. The carbon balance of soils is the product of a complex set of parallel processes with both positive and negative effects. Increased nutrient loading decreases the proportion of production allocated to roots and may increase the mineralization of organic carbon, but it also stimulates total primary production. There is a need to understand the effects of increased nutrient loadings at a broad geographical scale on the carbon balance of sediments and wetland elevation dynamics. The evaluation of wetland response to nutrient addition should also be used to provide insights about the ability of increased production to offset the effects of rising sea level. Products should include statistical and modeling evaluations of long-term fertilization experiments at broad latitudinal scales and a better understanding of the simultaneous effects of fertilization on different wetland processes. |
| 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 277491 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 | G15AS00099 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | PKG00217639 | Jun 29, 2015 | Jul 17, 2015 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
277491 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
277491 Project-1.1.pdf
277491 SF424A-1.0.pdf
277491 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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