# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00046-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/344013

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $235,000 (at least $50,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on November 12, 2022.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00046 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 12, 2022 |
| Award ceiling | $235,000 |
| Award floor | $50,000 |
| 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 Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Geological Survey’s MD-DE-DC Water Science Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to provide metagenomic and bioinformatics analyses of environmental/experimental samples associated with contamination of halogenated compounds, including chlorinated solvents, PCBs, and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and to collaborate on using microbial data and processes to evaluate potential fate and mitigation of halogenated contaminants in stormwater infrastructure.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00046 still open?

No. It closed on November 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 Chesapeake Watershed 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 Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed November 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 $235,000 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.