Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- G27AS00050
- Agency
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US Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $475,000
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 for Cooperative Agreement G27AS00050, a single award of up to $475,000 for fish ecology research across the Great Lakes basin and its tributary systems, with applications due December 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET through Grants.gov. Eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). Cost sharing is not required. The award floor is $1 and the ceiling is $475,000, with a $100,000 base year and four additional budget years running April 1, 2027 through March 31, 2032. Indirect costs are capped at 17.5% per the CESU negotiated rate.
Five priority areas are named: fish population status and distribution; fish movement, habitat use, and behavioral ecology; fish assemblage structure and community composition; aquatic invasive species dynamics and management; and decision-support tools for conservation and restoration. Proposals are scored on Purpose, Objectives, and Relevance (30 points); Technical Approach (25 points); Qualifications, Experience, and Past Performance (25 points); and Budget Justification and Clarity (20 points). The USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center will partner closely with the recipient, with substantial federal involvement and co-authorship on resulting publications.
Required submissions include SF-424, SF-424A or SF-424C, a Project Abstract Summary, DOI R&D Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support forms, a project narrative with budget narrative, a Data Management Plan, and conflict of interest disclosures. SAM.gov registration must be completed before submission. Geospatial data must be open format, and the federal government retains rights to reproduce and publish all work products.
The opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 15.808, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection. The parent program states that funds are not separately budgeted for external proposals and awards are funded only to the extent available funds permit. Technical contacts are Dr. Matthew R. Acre and Dr. David Walters at the Columbia Environmental Research Center. Katie Calder is the Grant Specialist for administrative questions.
Synopsis
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research addressing the ecology, behavior, population dynamics, and resource management of fish across the Great Lakes basin and their tributary systems. The Great Lakes constitute the largest system of freshwater lakes on Earth and support exceptionally diverse native fish assemblages of significant ecological, economic, and cultural importance. These systems are subject to ongoing and interacting environmental stressors, including habitat alteration, invasive species, nutrient loading, and contaminants. Decades of management efforts have produced measurable improvements at many sites, yet substantial knowledge gaps remain in our understanding of fish population responses to these stressors and to restoration and remediation actions. Sound, science-based management of Great Lakes fish resources requires robust, current, and spatially explicit data on fish ecology across all five lakes and their connected tributary networks.
USGS Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC) has been tasked with developing a cooperative research program capable of addressing a broad range of fish-related questions across the Great Lakes basin. Research may span individual lakes or tributary systems and may address topics including, but not limited to, population connectivity, movement ecology, habitat selection, community dynamics, behavioral ecology, and restoration effectiveness. Data analysis, reporting, and conceptual development of assessment approaches under this agreement will advance understanding of current environmental conditions across the Great Lakes basin and support evidence-based management and recovery planning over the next five years.
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 Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
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