This grant from the US Geological Survey through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU is for research on threshold rates of sea level rise for marsh resilience. The focus is on understanding how biophysical processes impact wetland landscape morphology and ecosystem persistence. By measuring marsh accretion rates and suspended sediment concentrations, researchers aim to determine the threshold rate of sea level rise for marsh survival. The deadline for applications is April 25, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 253856
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G14AS00057 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed 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: | Apr 14, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 25, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 14, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $180,000 |
| 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 Chesapeake Watershed 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 research in ¿Threshold rates of sea level rise for marsh resilience¿. Coastal wetlands survive sea level rise by transgressing inland or building vertically. Historically, marshes have survived changes in sea level rise by building vertically. In the last decade, numerical models that integrate biological and physical processes have been developed to understand how these biophysical processes influence wetland landscape morphology, and influence landscape/ecosystem persistence. One key and untested outcome of many of these models is that marshes survive sea level rise up to some threshold rate. Recent model experiments suggest that the threshold rate of sea level rise for marsh survival is determined by two relatively simple characteristics: tidal range (which sets the growth range of plants) and sediment availability. The USGS is measuring the rate of marsh accretion using marsh geochronologies (Pb210, Cs137) and historical photographs coupled with measuring the water column suspended sediment concentrations in coastal wetlands over seasonal timescales. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://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 253856 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 | G14AS00057 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU | PKG00195265 | Apr 14, 2014 | Apr 25, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
253856 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
253856 Project-1.1.pdf
253856 SF424A-1.0.pdf
253856 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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