# Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner of the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g21as00556-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-of-the-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334062

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $300,000 (at least $63,041) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 9, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G21AS00556 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 9, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $300,000 |
| Award floor | $63,041 |
| 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 a participating partner of the Great Basin CESU Also contain a recognized mathematics/statistics department with documented expertise in mathematical modeling of ecological datasets. Additionally, demonstrated experience in the development and application of partial differential methods in dynamical systems, development of homogenization techniques, particularly with its application to CWD in deer, application of mathematical models to dispersal, movement and demographics of plants and animals in complex landscapes, and the spatial spread of diseases or invasive species.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research in developing the mathematical framework for modeling the pattern and mechanisms driving dispersal and other deer movements and will serve as the foundation for assessing the risk of CWD spread associated with these host behaviors.

## Questions people ask

### Is G21AS00556 still open?

No. It closed on July 9, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner of the Great Basin 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 for affiliated Partner of the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Closed July 9, 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 $300,000 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.