ATTACHMENT_C_-_Project_Abstract_Summary_Requirement..docx

This document is a requirement specification for Project Abstract Summary submissions in conjunction with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) cooperative agreement opportunity. The Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey is requiring all applicants to submit a Project Abstract Summary compliant with Office of Management and Budget memoranda M-21-20 and M-22-02 to ensure accurate financial assistance award descriptions are posted on USAspending.gov. The abstract must not exceed one page (~4000 characters) formatted in 12-point Times New Roman font and must include: project title with plain language description; award purpose avoiding acronyms and agency-specific terminology; activities to be performed; deliverables and expected outcomes; intended beneficiaries; and subrecipient activities if applicable at the time of award. The completed Project Abstract Summary must be submitted alongside the full proposal via Grants.gov and will become publicly available on USAspending.gov upon cooperative agreement issuance.

The underlying funding opportunity supports scientific research evaluating ecological and population risks across western rangelands and alpine ecosystems, with focus areas including animal-habitat relationships, resource selection, and population demography of birds and ungulates in grassland, shrubland, and alpine environments. Eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Rocky Mountain CESU. The research priorities include assessing sage-grouse and grassland songbird responses to land-use changes and vegetation treatments, modeling ungulate resource selection and population dynamics including disease spread like Chronic Wasting Disease, and maintaining long-term alpine research on white-tailed ptarmigan population dynamics across seasons. This opportunity is funded under CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection) and is administered by the Department of the Interior.