G22AS00258: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
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 2022.
Geological Survey offered grants of up to $100,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 25, 2022.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 28, 2022. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$100,000
- Award floor$50,000
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | February 28, 2022 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | March 25, 2022 |
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 participating partners of the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection awards averaged $557,251; this notice allows up to $100,000 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
U.S. Geological Survey’s (USGS) Powell Center is offering a funding opportunity for research on “Developing a macroecological understanding of invasive plant impacts based on abundance and trait data.” The project will use a recent data compilation of invasive plant species to test how the abundances and functional traits of invaders and resident plant species underlie invasion impacts. To advance the study of plant invasion impacts, researchers will analyze 1) how rarity and traits influence the degree to which native plant species are impacted by invaders; 2) how invasions reshape the distribution of functional traits within communities; and 3) how invasions underlie taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic homogenization over space in both space and time, and ask whether invasions underlie homogenization of taxonomic, functions, and phylogenetic diversity. Working with a recently compiled dataset of trait and phylogenetic information for native and nonnative species from 48,000 plots across the US, researchers will use generalized linear mixed models and other approaches to determine how invasion influences community-weighted mean traits. Species invasions can reshape ecological communities, decreasing the abundance of some species while facilitating the success of others. Understanding which species are impacted by invasion can provide a foundation for anticipating the outcomes of novel species interactions under global change. Disproportionate impacts on rare species reduce biodiversity and increase extinction risk, and impacts on common and dissimilar species are more likely to affect ecosystem function and services. The phylogenetic and functional novelty of a non-native species can influence its establishment and abundance, its impacts on recipient species, and the degree to which it alters trait distributions and in turn ecosystem properties. Meta-analyses of invasive plant impacts have highlighted the need to study impacts along gradients of invader abundance and to incorporate species traits. A recently available data compilation will be used to test how the abundances and functional traits of invaders and residents underlie invasion impacts. Products will at least three publications advancing fundamental science and at least one that will address how to manage ecosystem impacts of plant invasions. Ongoing collaborations with federal and state land managers and planners will be used to inform on-the-ground management.
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 G22AS00258 still open?
No. It closed on March 25, 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 North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?
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 North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?
Closed March 25, 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 $100,000 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.