This grant is for research focused on understanding the role of climate-driven disturbances, such as fire, in causing vegetation type-conversions to oak shrub dominance across the Southwest US, including Arizona, New Mexico, and adjoining parts of Utah and Colorado. The primary objective is to determine the extent to which fire, or other variables like topographic position, geologic substrate, and regional climate, explain the regional presence and variability of large (> 100 ha) patches of *Quercus gambelii*. This research necessitates working with digital distribution maps of oak woodlands. Additionally, this project aims to develop crucial insights into past and present process drivers influencing changes in the distribution of oak shrublands over centennial to millennial time scales, contributing valuable knowledge for ecosystem management.
Opportunity ID: 236574
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G13AS00068 |
| 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 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 01, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 19, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $53,000 |
| 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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | US Geological survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to for research to determine the role of climate-driven disturbance (e.g., fire) in driving vegetation type-conversions to oak shrub dominance in former woodland, pine forest, and mixed conifer forest types in the Southwest US (Arizona, New Mexico, and adjoining portions of southern Utah and Colorado). The primary research objective is to determine the degree to which fire alone, or other variables (e.g., topographic position, geologic substrate, regional climate, regional vegetation gradients, etc.), explain the regional-scale presence and variability of large (> 100 ha) patches of Quercus gambelii. This research must work with digital distribution maps of oak woodlands across the Southwest US. Additionally, this project aims to develop insights into past and present process drivers of changes in the distribution of oak shrublands at centennial to millennial time scales. |
| 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 236574 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 | G13AS00068 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU | PKG00179632 | Jun 19, 2013 | Jul 01, 2013 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
236574 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
236574 Project-1.1.pdf
236574 SF424A-1.0.pdf
236574 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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