# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g21as00609-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-rocky/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335142

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $200,000 (at least $18,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on August 30, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G21AS00609 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | August 30, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | $18,000 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research into questions of major interest to the conservation of amphibians focused on field and laboratory work on the boreal toad (Anaxyrus boreas), a state-listed endangered species, and other amphibians sharing the habitat used by boreal toads (e.g. tiger salamanders, chorus frogs, wood frogs). This project has spill-over application to the conservation of amphibian species targeted for pre-listing (e.g., Arizona toads), and herpetofaunal conservation in general. Climate change is of particular interest in species that are already living at the limits of their elevational range (such as boreal toads). For example, changes in how precipitation occurs at high elevations (snow vs rain) has already been noted, and the length and severity of drought is increasing; increasing temperatures can modify active seasons, potentially providing opportunities for toads, but also for disease or invasive species. Predictions about community, species, and disease responses to changes in climate are critical components of management and mitigation plans.

## Questions people ask

### Is G21AS00609 still open?

No. It closed on August 30, 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 Rocky Mountain 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed August 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 $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.