Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Hawaii- Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- G26AS00136
- Agency
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US Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $2,536,979
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 a cooperative agreement with Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) affiliates to fund brown treesnake research in the Pacific Islands, with an application deadline of September 20, 2026. Eligible applicants must be current participating partners of the Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU; no other applicant types are eligible. No cost share is required.
The award ceiling is $2,536,979 over five years, with $376,229 available for Budget Year 1 and Years 2–5 funding contingent upon satisfactory progress. One award is anticipated. The anticipated project period runs from September 30, 2026, to September 30, 2031, with place of performance in Guam and elsewhere across the Pacific region.
The research addresses five core objectives: maintaining a deployable Rapid Response Team for brown treesnake response; enhancing military readiness through biosecurity, biosurveillance, and regulatory compliance activities; evaluating novel removal tools including genetic or biological control agents; implementing adaptive management for native species recovery; and assessing brown treesnake impacts on Guam's electrical infrastructure and civilian populations. The USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) expects substantial involvement with the recipient, leveraging partner expertise in capture, removal, detection, and technical familiarity with Guam operations.
Merit review weighs four criteria: Purpose, Objectives, and Relevance (30 points); Technical Approach (20 points); Budget Justification and Clarity (20 points); and Qualifications, Experience, and Past Performance (30 points). The indirect cost rate is fixed at 17.5% for CESU partners. Recipients must submit annual progress reports within 90 days of each budget year anniversary and a final technical report within 120 days of project completion. All geospatial data must be submitted in open formats with complete metadata per Federal Geospatial Data Committee standards. Assistance Listing 15.808.
Synopsis
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) in the Pacific Islands. Brown treesnakes (BTS) have caused the severe decline, extirpation, or extinction of several native terrestrial vertebrate species in Guam. The USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) has staff on Guam and elsewhere that conduct research on biology and control of BTS to mitigate economic and ecological impacts and risks of BTS, including enhancing military readiness through participating in biosecurity and biosurveillance initiatives. USGS- PIERC also manages the BTS Rapid Response Team, which trains cooperators throughout the Pacific region and stands ready to respond to snake sightings on short notice. Research by USGS-PIERC on control and interdiction of brown treesnakes is currently funded by U.S. Department of the Navy, DOI Office of Insular Affairs, and the USGS Invasive Species Program.USGS is looking to leverage collaborations to incorporate skills in the capture, removal, detection, and technical familiarity with Guam into the broader research goals of long-standing USGS research on BTS in Guam.
Eligibility
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii- Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| PKG00294034.pdf | ||
| ATTACHMENT D - Geospatial Data instructions.docx | DOCX document | |
| ATTACHMENT C - Project Abstract Summary Requirement.docx | DOCX document | |
| ATTACHMENT B - Common-form-current-and-pending-support-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdf | ||
| ATTACHMENT A -Biographical-sketch-common-form-doi-omb-3145-0279 3.pdf | ||
| Full Announcement.docx | DOCX document |
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