Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- G27AS00066
- Agency
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US Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $234,460
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Katie Calder katherine_calder@ios.doi.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey is soliciting applications from participating partners of the Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit for one cooperative agreement, with proposals due December 7, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET via Grants.gov, to develop an integrated population model and conduct a Bayesian Population Viability Analysis for the Atlantic Coast population of Piping Plovers. Eligibility is limited to participating partners of the Alaska CESU. No cost sharing is required. Anticipated funding is $234,460 for one award, with a two-year period of performance from May 1, 2027, through April 30, 2029. The indirect cost rate is capped at 17.5%. Work covers the four recovery units (Atlantic Canada, New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern states), synthesizing long-term survey, nest monitoring, and mark-recapture data to estimate demographic rates and evaluate resilience and redundancy under management and environmental change scenarios, including sea level rise and increased storm frequency. Evaluation weights are purpose and objectives (30 points), technical approach (25 points), qualifications and experience (25 points), and budget justification (20 points). Required submissions include SF-424, SF-424A, a Project Abstract Summary, a project narrative, a budget narrative broken down annually, DOI R&D biographical sketches, current and pending support, and a data management plan. The selected recipient works in close partnership with USGS scientists, and USGS expects co-authorship on resulting publications. Preapplication coordination is required. The opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 15.808, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection. No incumbent recipient is named.
Synopsis
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to develop an integrated population model (IPM) and conduct a Bayesian Population Viability Analysis (BPVA) for the Atlantic Coast population of Piping Plovers. Listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act in 1986, the Atlantic Coast population comprises four recovery units (Atlantic Canada, New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Southern states). Although intensive management has contributed to population growth, recovery has been uneven among units, and some have not grown despite years of targeted management and monitoring. Ongoing threats include habitat loss and degradation, predation, and human disturbance. Emerging challenges include habitat alteration driven by environmental change, including sea level rise and increased storm frequency. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service requires reliable quantitative tools to assess the effects of these threats on the resilience, redundancy, and adaptive capacity of the Atlantic Coast population.
Eligibility
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
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