The US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) is offering this grant to a CESU partner to conduct a comprehensive review of integrating heterogeneous ecological data. This opportunity addresses the pressing challenge of combining diverse data sources and species types in ecological applications, particularly those involving spatial and temporal dependencies. The primary focus is to review Bayesian methods for integrating multi-type and multi-species ecological data, with a specific emphasis on spatial and spatiotemporal settings. This review is intended to serve as a foundation for future proposals on Integrated Population Models (IPMs) and Bayesian hierarchical models for multi-species data. The grant aims to overcome current limitations in handling multi-species data and complex spatial structures within conventional IPMs, which often lead to inaccurate inferences.
Opportunity ID: 292818
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G17AS00049 |
| 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: | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 14, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 14, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 29, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,118 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,118 |
| 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. CESUâ¿¿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: | The US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to review the integration of heterogeneous data as this topic has been identified as a pressing challenge. Applications in ecology dealing with multiple data sources and/or species types need further study and methodological developments. Typically, ecological settings and problems require spatial and temporal dependencies. With this opportunity, the Center would like to conduct a review of Bayesian methods for integrating multi-type and multi-species ecology data with an emphasis on spatial and spatiotemporal settings. Upon completion, this review should serve as a bridge for the submission of additional proposals to other partners focusing on integrated population models (IPMs) and Bayesian hierarchical models for multi-species data. IPMs provide a way to combine heterogeneous data sources for combined inferences. These models are necessary in many ecological settings where data collection can be expensive and difficult, therefore requiring the combination of data sets of different types and spatial domains. Many times in ecological settings, multi-species data sources are often incorrectly handled by failing to account for differences between species, which leads to inaccurate inferences and unidentified uncertainties. Conventional IPMs make strong assumptions about the independence of the different data sets, which may not always be reasonable. Additionally, analyzing data with spatial and spatiotemporal structures can present challenges in IPMs. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://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 292818 Full Announcement-FUNDING OPPORTUNITY -> 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 | G17AS00049 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00231660 | Mar 29, 2017 | Apr 14, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
292818 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
292818 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
292818 SF424A-1.0.pdf
292818 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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