US Geological Survey: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU Grant

This department is offering a grant to establish a 5-year project for the Florida/Caribbean CESU. The grant aims to support the South Florida Everglades Restoration Initiative, focusing on restoring native biodiversity and protecting endangered species. The project will assess the impacts of restoration efforts on both ecological integrity and rare species like sea turtles. Applications close on Aug 19, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 238596

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	G13AS00074
Funding Opportunity Title::	Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Jul 29, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 19, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 19, 2013
Archive Date::	Oct 29, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 150,000
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. This assistance is provided through a CESU cooperative agreement, which is neither a contract nor a grant. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the South Florida-Caribbean CESU Program.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	Geological Survey
Description::	The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to establish a new 5-year project (cooperative agreement) that will be beneficial to the original objectives of the Florida/Caribbean CESU. Major goals of the South Florida Everglades Restoration Initiative are to restore and maintain native biological diversity of South Florida, and to recover threatened and endangered species. Effective protection of an area’s ecological integrity involves having the ability to measure and define ecological integrity, and to evaluate and monitor effects of restoration. Objectives of this project are to provide a scientifically based assessment of the effects of Greater Everglades restoration alternatives on modeling initiatives, as well as the effects of Greater Everglades restoration on rare, threatened, and endangered species such as sea turtles.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	15.808
Competition ID:	G13AS00074
Competition Title:	Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00181954
Opening Date:	Jul 29, 2013
Closing Date:	Aug 19, 2013
Agency Contact Information::	FAITH GRAVES
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
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