# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00266-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346123

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $135,000 (at least $45,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 15, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00266 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 15, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $135,000 |
| Award floor | $45,000 |
| 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 Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey, Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center, is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research centered on improvements in land cover research by focusing on investigating and implementing state-of-the-art sampling and statistical strategies for accuracy assessment and area estimation, and the impacts of reference data uncertainties. This will be useful for characterizing the validity of USGS land cover change products such as National Land Cover Database (NLCD) and the Land Change Monitoring, Assessment, and Projection annual science products.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00266 still open?

No. It closed on March 15, 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 Great Lakes Northern Forests 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 Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed March 15, 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 $135,000 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.