# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with USGS-Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g21as00614-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-usgs/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/335312

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $1.6 million (at least $1.4 million) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on September 3, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G21AS00614 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | September 3, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $1.6 million |
| Award floor | $1.4 million |
| 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 Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to help implement a national-scale effort tracking bats and coronaviruses through the North American Bat Monitoring Program (NABat). This work will provide an intense wildlife coronavirus surveillance effort conducted in partnership with Federal, State, Tribal, and non-governmental organization partners. Data obtained from coronavirus surveillance in bats and the environment will be used to model SARS-CoV-2 occurrence patterns and understand the role of wildlife and the environment in human COVID-19 infection dynamics. This work aims to inform risk assessments on viral transfer between human and wildlife populations and would inform actions to help prevent or minimize recurrence of outbreaks in the future.

## Questions people ask

### Is G21AS00614 still open?

No. It closed on September 3, 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 USGS-Gulf Coast 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 USGS-Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed September 3, 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 $1.6 million 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.