G21AS00469: Cooperative Agreement with Participating Partner of the Great Lakes Northern Forests (CESU) Program.
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 $499,999 (at least $128,616) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on April 30, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed April 14, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$499,999
- Award floor$128,616
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | April 14, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | April 30, 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. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes Northern Forests (CESU) Program.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection awards averaged $557,251; this notice allows up to $499,999 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
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is committed to the Great Lakes Fishery Commission and Great Lakes Council of Lake Committees (CLC), and is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner to make acoustic estimations of prey fish abundances on an annual basis in all five Great Lakes. Active down-looking acoustic surveys using scientific echosounders from USGS’s vessels in lakes Michigan, Huron, Ontario, and Superior are supportive of predator stocking decisions, tracking of lake productive status, and coregonine population restoration, but these decisions are only as good as the data used supporting them. Recognizing and eliminating major sources of sampling bias in USGS’s surveys of prey fish density will lead to data that are more accurate and products that are more useful to managers
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 G21AS00469 still open?
No. It closed on April 30, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).
Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement with Participating Partner of the Great Lakes Northern Forests (CESU) Program.?
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 Participating Partner of the Great Lakes Northern Forests (CESU) Program.?
Closed April 30, 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 $499,999 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.