# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g22as00388-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-south/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/341052

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $75,000 (at least $55,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 12, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G22AS00388 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 12, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $75,000 |
| Award floor | $55,000 |
| 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 South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in incorporating sea level rise (SLR) scenarios into the current process of evaluating the ecological impacts of potential restoration projects. The RECOVER (Restoration Coordination & Verification) team is tasked with evaluating how Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) projects will impact system-wide Everglades ecological dynamics. RECOVER has asked that the Joint Ecosystem Modeling (JEM) team at USGS assist with providing the methods and tools to incorporate potential SLR scenarios into their current project evaluation process. This project will work to identify the restoration questions that need to consider SLR, provide information on how to choose scenarios most relevant to each unique project, and provide the methodology for how to incorporate chosen SLR scenarios into the current planning processes through our ecological models. Incorporating SLR scenarios into Everglades restoration project planning will reduce a large uncertainty associated with predicted project outcomes, especially concerning whether projects will maintain or improve the Everglades’ ecological integrity. Stakeholders can use the tools developed by this project to improve their ability to decide between competing restoration plans as CERP projects continue to be implemented across the landscape.

## Questions people ask

### Is G22AS00388 still open?

No. It closed on July 12, 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 South Florida Caribbean 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 South Florida Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed July 12, 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 $75,000 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.