G21AS00286: Cooperative Agreement for CESU - Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (G27AS00066). Status: Closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left). It is in our archive of Geological Survey notices from 2021.
Geological Survey offered grants of up to $570,000 (at least $30,904) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on February 12, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed January 21, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$570,000
- Award floor$30,904
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | January 21, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | February 12, 2021 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection awards averaged $557,251; this notice allows up to $570,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (84% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
U.S Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research that quantifies relations between wild rice production, changes in water levels, and other human- and climate-induced stressors. In addition, the research should produce a watershed ecohydrological modeling framework informed by existing scientific data and American Indian knowledge and experience to quantify changes in water levels and identify threats to wild rice caused by predicted scenarios of climate-driven changes in precipitation, evapotranspiration, and runoff. The modeling framework will be used to understand wild rice responses to various future climate scenarios so that resource managers and tribal members can use results to sustainably manage wild rice populations through changing climates. This project will advance understanding of changes in wild rice sustainability in response to changing climate and will present information that is timely, relevant to resource managers and tribal members, and needed to develop and implement sound adaptive management approaches. This research also will help identify future science opportunities for the Midcontinent Climate Adaptation Science Center (MC CASC) to pursue. The recipient will facilitate scenario planning workshops with tribal community members to discuss scenario model outputs and develop management actions to mitigate and adapt to climate-related impacts to wild rice production. The recipient will also be responsible for publishing model information, data, and interpretative products in publicly-available formats. Research Objectives: 1. Develop a watershed ecohydrological modeling framework that can predict water-level threats to manoomin due to climate-driven changes in precipitation, ET, and runoff; 2. Iteratively translate technical findings through tribally centered scenario planning to identify potential adaptation strategies to respond to climate impacts on manoomin.
Who has won U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection (15.808) awarded $629 million across 1,128 grant awards, an average of $557,251 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines | Colorado | 12 | $242 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | 18 | $28.7 million |
| California Institute of Technology | California | 5 | $19.0 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | 17 | $17.6 million |
| University Enterprises, Inc. | California | 4 | $15.4 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, G27AS00066, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is G21AS00286 still open?
No. It closed on February 12, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).
Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for CESU - Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?
Geological Survey accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Cooperative Agreement for CESU - Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?
Closed February 12, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $570,000 each.
Who has won U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines, University of Alaska Fairbanks, California Institute of Technology. The program made 1,128 awards worth $629 million in that time.