G22AS00108: Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit
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 $20,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on December 31, 2021.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed November 30, 2021. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$20,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | November 30, 2021 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | December 31, 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 Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (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 $20,000 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 USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on applications of isotope geochemistry to surface and groundwater hydrologic problems. Essential components of the funding opportunity are: 1) student, faculty, and laboratory support for application, refinement, and development of geochemical methods, that 2) address sediment and water sources and transport pathways, through 3) application of a wide range of stable and radio-isotopic systems (ranging from hydrogen, helium, and lithium through uranium and lead), by 4) analysis of the isotopic composition of diverse sample media (including plant and animal tissue, sediment, rock, and aqueous phases, especially high salinity brine). There is an urgent need for isotopic characterization of sediment from the San Juan River Basin. The objective of this research is to characterize fine grained sediment with respect to different sources within the basin. An established approach is to use lead (Pb) isotopic analysis to differentiate sediment sources. Would extend the application of this research to new sample material from Lake Powell, including sediment traps in the San Juan delta, cores throughout the San Juan and Colorado River deltas, and suspended sediment samples from the USGS stream gage at Mexican Hat, Utah. Comprehensive geochemical analysis for many samples exists, and in many cases have splits of previously analyzed powders. Keys tasks would be to: 1) evaluate all sediment chemistry data, 2) choose samples from the sample library for Pb isotope analysis, 3) manage sample submission to laboratory, 4) manage data delivery from the lab, 5) work with USGS Utah Water Science Center staff to establish QA/QC procedures for the data, 6) explore the use of additional isotopic systems (e.g., 87Sr/86Sr) to address provenance questions.
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 G22AS00108 still open?
No. It closed on December 31, 2021. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).
Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystems 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 Affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit?
Closed December 31, 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 $20,000 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.