# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00268-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/346122

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $44,800 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 21, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00268 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 21, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $44,800 |
| 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. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Geological Survey, Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to design and implement monitoring of the microclimate within the Gemini Solar Project footprint to document the effects of solar panels on soil and vegetation, informing affects to plant communities and habitat suitability for the federally listed desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Solar panels influence soil and vegetation communities by creating soil disturbance and altering microclimate, including temperature, hydrology, and albedo. These microclimate variables serve as controls over plant community dynamics, which form the basis of important food webs, including for the desert tortoise.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00268 still open?

No. It closed on March 21, 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 Basin 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 Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed March 21, 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 $44,800 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.