Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | G19AS00025

Opportunity Information: Apply for G19AS00025

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Great Lakes Northern Forests funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00025) is a discretionary federal grant offered by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the selected recipient should expect substantial involvement and collaboration with USGS staff during the period of performance rather than operating completely independently. The activity falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 15.808) and is aimed at supporting applied, decision-relevant work connected to wildlife management and conservation.

The project is led by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) and focuses on understanding how climate change may affect wildlife health. The opportunity is designed to support two closely connected deliverables: first, a synthesis of recently published scientific literature addressing climate change and wildlife health; and second, the planning and delivery of a workshop on the same topic, scheduled for spring 2019. The literature synthesis is intended to pull together current findings into a coherent, usable summary that can inform researchers and managers, rather than leaving critical information scattered across many separate studies.

The opportunity frames climate change in terms of concrete physical and environmental shifts that can influence ecosystems and animal health. Examples highlighted include drought; melting Arctic sea ice and permafrost; sea level rise; ocean warming and acidification; and an increase in the intensity of major weather events such as hurricanes, intense localized rainfall, and flooding. These types of changes can affect wildlife directly (for example, through heat stress, altered habitat conditions, or disrupted food availability) and indirectly (for example, by changing disease dynamics, host-pathogen interactions, and the distribution of vectors like ticks and mosquitoes). The literature review and workshop are intended to help translate this rapidly developing science into insights that can be used in real-world management and policy contexts.

Eligibility is limited to CESU partners under the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU network (listed broadly in the notice as "Others," with clarification provided in the full eligibility text). The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $65,650, indicating this is a targeted, single-recipient effort rather than a large competitive program making multiple awards. The notice was created on December 17, 2018, with an original closing date of January 11, 2019, reflecting a relatively short application window typical of focused cooperative projects.

The planned workshop is intended for a mixed audience of federal, state, and tribal wildlife researchers and managers, along with scientists from CESU partner institutions. In practice, that means the event is meant to bring together both the people generating the science and the professionals responsible for applying it in wildlife health surveillance, conservation planning, and management actions. Overall, the grant supports a synthesis-and-convening approach: compiling the best available recent evidence on climate-driven wildlife health risks and then creating a structured forum where agencies and partners can share perspectives, identify key knowledge gaps, and discuss practical next steps.

• The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU" 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 Dec 17, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 11, 2019. (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 $65,650.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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