Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | G22AS00353

Opportunity Information: Apply for G22AS00353

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is soliciting proposals for a discretionary cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) framework, specifically through the Rocky Mountain CESU. The opportunity is focused on applied science and technology research that examines vegetation recovery after wildfire across the Western United States. A central goal is to produce findings that help land and resource managers make better-informed decisions about when to implement post-fire management actions, while also improving the ability to detect and map nonnative invasive grasses using remote sensing imagery.

This award is being offered as a cooperative agreement, which generally implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project period. In practice, that typically means USGS scientists or program staff may collaborate with the recipient on study design, data collection approaches, analysis, interpretation, and/or the delivery of usable products. The work aligns with CESU program objectives, which emphasize partnerships that support research, technical assistance, and educational activities tied to natural and cultural resource stewardship.

Eligibility is limited to organizations that are already participating partners in the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. The listing identifies the eligible applicant category as "Others," but the key requirement is formal affiliation with the Rocky Mountain CESU network, meaning non-CESU entities are not eligible to apply under this announcement.

Administratively, this opportunity is listed under Funding Opportunity Number G22AS00353 and falls within the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category. The assistance listing is associated with CFDA number 15.808. The funding cap (award ceiling) is $50,000. The notice indicates an expected awards field but does not specify a number in the provided source text. The opportunity was created on May 5, 2022, and the original closing date for applications was June 7, 2022.

In terms of intended outcomes, the project is expected to generate practical, decision-relevant insights about post-wildfire vegetation trajectories. By linking on-the-ground recovery patterns with remotely sensed data products, the research is positioned to support both operational planning (for example, timing of treatments or rehabilitation actions) and broader monitoring needs, such as distinguishing recovering native vegetation from expanding invasive grass cover in post-fire landscapes.

• The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit" 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 2022-05-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-06-07. (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 $50,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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