Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | G23AS00415

Opportunity Information: Apply for G23AS00415

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a small, targeted cooperative agreement intended specifically for an organization that is already an approved partner in the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network. The purpose of the award is to support qualitative research and climate policy support work that will result in a series of short, climate-informed science synthesis products. These syntheses are meant to translate and summarize relevant scientific information in a way that is directly useful to decision-makers responsible for managing federal public lands, helping them consider climate-related risks, tradeoffs, and management implications.

This opportunity is being issued under the CESU Program, which is a federal partnership framework designed to connect agencies with academic institutions and other partners to deliver research, technical assistance, and education. Because the funding is structured as a cooperative agreement rather than a standard grant, applicants should expect substantial involvement from USGS in the project. In practice, that usually means the agency may collaborate on shaping the scope, refining the synthesis topics, providing direction on intended audiences and decision contexts, coordinating access to policy or management contacts, reviewing drafts, and helping ensure the final products align with federal land-management needs.

The funding opportunity is listed as discretionary and falls under the "Science and Technology and other Research and Development" activity category. The assistance listing is associated with CFDA (now commonly referred to through Assistance Listings) number 15.808. Eligibility is limited to "Other" entities that are formally participating partners of the Rocky Mountains CESU; organizations outside that partnership are not eligible to apply. The announcement emphasizes development of climate-informed short syntheses, suggesting deliverables are likely concise written briefs or similar products that compile existing evidence, highlight areas of agreement or uncertainty, and present implications for policy or management decisions rather than generating large new datasets.

Key administrative details from the notice include the funding opportunity title "Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit," opportunity number G23AS00415, and an original closing date of July 21, 2023. The opportunity was created on June 13, 2023. The award ceiling is $7,030, indicating a limited-budget effort suited to a narrowly scoped synthesis series, focused stakeholder or expert engagement, and iterative drafting and review. The notice also indicates expected awards, though the exact number is not specified in the source data provided.

• The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-06-13.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-21. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $7,030.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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