The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering this grant to advance research on the viability and sustainability of ecosystems within the Yukon River Basin, Alaska, through computer modeling. This grant is for conducting site or plot-scale modeling research focusing on high-latitude soils and carbon cycling. The research aims to assess carbon cycling, freeze-thaw physics, and biogeochemical cycling, helping to define effective field measurements for detecting changes and discerning linkages between water, carbon, and nutrient cycles in northern environments. It seeks to constrain uncertainties about soil carbon cycling and trace gas emissions, provide likely scenarios for future change, and determine pertinent measurements. The total funding is up to $180,000 over four years.
Opportunity ID: 48674
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09HQPA0058 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 30, 2009 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | Research and technical advice through computer modeling of high latitude soils and carbon cycling in order to advance research on the viability and sustainability of ecosystems within the Yukon River Basin, Alaska. The modeling research will help assess carbon cycling , freeze-thaw physics, and biogeochemical cycling in a way that helps define which field measurements are most effective at detecting changes and most effective at discerning linkages between water, carbon, and nutrient cycles of these northern environments. The future role of northern latitudes in global carbon cycling is highly uncertain because of understudied processes that link soils to vegetation and hydrology. Specific questions that are unresolved must be addressed through computer-based modeling of plant-soil-hydrological systems USGS will make one award for site or plot-scale, computer-based modeling research on high latitude soils and ecosystems.. Specifically, the role of water state and water availability and the role of soil microbial ecology must be discerned in a number of environments that range from wet lowlands to well drained, rocky uplands. This opportunity seeks research that will help constrain uncertainties about soil carbon cycling and trace gas emissions in northern systems; help determine the most useful and pertinent types of measurements in constraining these uncertainties; and help provide likely scenarios for future change, based on expectations regarding regional climate change. It is anticipated that the total amount of funding available for the project is not to exceed $30,000 in the first year, with a total of not more than $180,000 over a 4 year periodFour years are anticipated to complete the research, and applicants are encouraged to write their proposals accordingly. Proposals should clearly define the work to be completed within the four year period. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| change due date to 7/30/09 | Jul 22, 2009 | |
| Jul 22, 2009 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09HQPA0058 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 30, 2009 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | Research and technical advice through computer modeling of high latitude soils and carbon cycling in order to advance research on the viability and sustainability of ecosystems within the Yukon River Basin, Alaska. The modeling research will help assess carbon cycling , freeze-thaw physics, and biogeochemical cycling in a way that helps define which field measurements are most effective at detecting changes and most effective at discerning linkages between water, carbon, and nutrient cycles of these northern environments. The future role of northern latitudes in global carbon cycling is highly uncertain because of understudied processes that link soils to vegetation and hydrology. Specific questions that are unresolved must be addressed through computer-based modeling of plant-soil-hydrological systems USGS will make one award for site or plot-scale, computer-based modeling research on high latitude soils and ecosystems.. Specifically, the role of water state and water availability and the role of soil microbial ecology must be discerned in a number of environments that range from wet lowlands to well drained, rocky uplands. This opportunity seeks research that will help constrain uncertainties about soil carbon cycling and trace gas emissions in northern systems; help determine the most useful and pertinent types of measurements in constraining these uncertainties; and help provide likely scenarios for future change, based on expectations regarding regional climate change. It is anticipated that the total amount of funding available for the project is not to exceed $30,000 in the first year, with a total of not more than $180,000 over a 4 year periodFour years are anticipated to complete the research, and applicants are encouraged to write their proposals accordingly. Proposals should clearly define the work to be completed within the four year period. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 09HQPA0058 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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: | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 30, 2009 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | Research and technical advice through computer modeling of high latitude soils and carbon cycling in order to advance research on the viability and sustainability of ecosystems within the Yukon River Basin, Alaska. The modeling research will help assess carbon cycling , freeze-thaw physics, and biogeochemical cycling in a way that helps define which field measurements are most effective at detecting changes and most effective at discerning linkages between water, carbon, and nutrient cycles of these northern environments.
The future role of northern latitudes in global carbon cycling is highly uncertain because of understudied processes that link soils to vegetation and hydrology. Specific questions that are unresolved must be addressed through computer-based modeling of plant-soil-hydrological systems USGS will make one award for site or plot-scale, computer-based modeling research on high latitude soils and ecosystems.. Specifically, the role of water state and water availability and the role of soil microbial ecology must be discerned in a number of environments that range from wet lowlands to well drained, rocky uplands. This opportunity seeks research that will help constrain uncertainties about soil carbon cycling and trace gas emissions in northern systems; help determine the most useful and pertinent types of measurements in constraining these uncertainties; and help provide likely scenarios for future change, based on expectations regarding regional climate change. It is anticipated that the total amount of funding available for the project is not to exceed $30,000 in the first year, with a total of not more than $180,000 over a 4 year period Four years are anticipated to complete the research, and applicants are encouraged to write their proposals accordingly. Proposals should clearly define the work to be completed within the four year period. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 48674 Full Announcement-1 -> full announcement.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 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 | 09HQPA0058 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00013251 | Jul 22, 2009 | Jul 30, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
48674 SF424-2.0.pdf
48674 Project-1.1.pdf
48674 SF424B-1.1.pdf
48674 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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