# Cooperative Agreement with Partner of Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g21as00331-cooperative-agreement-with-partner-of-rocky-mountain/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331575

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $150,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 26, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G21AS00331 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 26, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $150,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | not stated |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 15.808 |

## Who can apply

- 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. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be participating partners of the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program

## What the grant funds

U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Powell Center, is offering a funding opportunity for research on “A global synthesis of multi-year drought effects on terrestrial ecosystems.” The project will conduct a synthesis of ecosystem impacts across the coordinated, globally distributed International Drought Experiment (IDE) network of > 100 sites that have imposed an extreme multi-year drought on vegetation. Tasks include testing cross-ecosystem sensitivity to extreme drought, addressing ecosystem responses to multi-year drought effects, assessing the relative importance of direct (reduced water availability) and indirect (plant community change) mechanisms, preparing manuscripts and publishing data for publication via the Environmental Data Initiative.

## Questions people ask

### Is G21AS00331 still open?

No. It closed on March 26, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement with Partner of Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

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 with Partner of Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Closed March 26, 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 $150,000 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.