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G21AS00557: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Closed Closed July 9, 2021 Opportunity G21AS00557

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 $200,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 9, 2021.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 9, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Geological Survey has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
G24AS00348April 22, 2024Closed May 22, 2024Closed
G24AS00058September 20, 2023Closed November 10, 2023Closed
G23AS00440June 28, 2023Closed July 28, 2023Closed
G23AS00418June 13, 2023Closed July 21, 2023Closed
G23AS00417June 13, 2023Closed July 21, 2023Closed
G23AS00383May 23, 2023Closed June 23, 2023Closed
G23AS00366May 8, 2023Closed June 23, 2023Closed
G23AS00194January 25, 2023Closed February 27, 2023Closed
G22AS00395June 17, 2022Closed August 12, 2022Closed
G22AS00393June 17, 2022Closed July 18, 2022Closed
G22AS00351May 5, 2022Closed June 7, 2022Closed
G21AS00315February 10, 2021Closed March 3, 2021Closed

Key dates

PostedJune 9, 2021
DeadlineJuly 9, 2021

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to advance large-scale physically based hydrologic simulators and associated machine learning emulators. The objective of the agreement is to advance Water Mission Area’s (WMA) physically based hydrologic modeling capabilities, and to advance our capability to develop machine learning model emulators of these models. The work will contribute to our national and river basin modeling efforts.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

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.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Trustees of the Colorado School of MinesColorado12$242 million
University of Alaska FairbanksAlaska18$28.7 million
California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia5$19.0 million
University of WashingtonWashington17$17.6 million
University Enterprises, Inc.California4$15.4 million

Top states: Colorado ($259 million), California ($85.8 million), Alaska ($45.5 million), Washington ($20.8 million), Oregon ($19.2 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 G21AS00557 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 CESU-affiliated Partner with Desert Southwest 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-affiliated Partner with Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

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 $200,000 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.

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