# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00205-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-rocky/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/345617

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $52,965 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on February 27, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00205 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 27, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $52,965 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), in collaboration with the Alaska Science Center (ASC), is offering a funding opportunity to study the effects of wildfires, forest structure and composition, and fuel treatments on demography and habitat characteristics of Plethodon neomexicanus (Jemez Mountains salamander, hereafter, PLNE) in the Jemez Mountains of north-central New Mexico, including the Valles Caldera National Preserve (VALL) and identified critical habitat zones in the neighboring USDA Santa Fe National Forest (SFNF). The Jemez Mountains salamander is a federally listed (USFWS Endangered, 2013) species endemic to the Jemez Mountains; this species spends much of its life belowground but exhibits periods of surface activity associated with reproduction and foraging. Recent large, high-severity wildfires that are not in alignment with natural fire regimes have been identified as the greatest threat to the species, with ~65% of all historic locations burned in recent wildfires, leading to rapid population decline. Little research has been conducted on fire effects on salamanders, but the few studies that exist point to wildfires degrading habitat by altering the thermal and moisture conditions. VALL and SFNF are working to reintroduce fire into forested ecosystems in the Jemez Mountains in a way that reduces the risk of catastrophic wildfires but protects important micro- and macrohabitat features for PLNE; however, it is unknown how the species will respond to fuel reduction treatments and ongoing changes in climate and fire regimes.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00205 still open?

No. It closed on February 27, 2023. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

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

Closed February 27, 2023. 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 $52,965 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.