# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g22as00198-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/337778

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $197,446 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 3, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G22AS00198 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 3, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $197,446 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| 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 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

## What the grant funds

The Western Ecological Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a Cooperative Agreement to one Member of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. The project for the agreement is titled “Analysis of Spatial Use and Animal Movements to Assess the Impact of Anthropogenic Activity on Ungulates in Arid Ecosystems”. The project consists of two parts: 1) an assessment of key threats to desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) from reduced water sources and increased visitation in Joshua Tree National Park, and 2) radionuclide levels, movements, and spatial use of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra americana) on the Nevada National Security Site. Goals are: 1) to assess whether increasing levels of visitor use on recreational trails and at water sources are causing changes in bighorn sheep habitat use and whether these responses have the potential to negatively impact the population; and 2) to understand radionuclide levels in mule deer and pronghorn antelope that use the Nevada National Security Site (formerly, the Nevada Test Site), their habitat use, the range of movement of these animals, and the potential dose to hunters consuming them. This research will contribute to the adaptive management of large ungulates in arid environments where anthropogenic activities have the potential to negatively affect wildlife and indirectly, to impact human health and safety.

## Questions people ask

### Is G22AS00198 still open?

No. It closed on March 3, 2022. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Basin 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 Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed March 3, 2022. 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 $197,446 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.