G23AS00353: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (G27AS00066). Status: Closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left). It is in our archive of Geological Survey notices from 2023.
Geological Survey offered grants of up to $71,798 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on June 23, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 5, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$71,798
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | April 28, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | June 23, 2023 |
Who can apply
This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.
- 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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection awards averaged $557,251; this notice allows up to $71,798 per award.
- Most of the program's money (84% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
The US Geological Survey Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC), is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research investigating remotely-sensed changes in vegetation greenness and water use in the Colorado River Delta in Mexico as part of the Minute 323 Science Team. Minute 323 is part of the 1944 United States-Mexico Treaty; it supports the science and monitoring of the Colorado River Delta’s ecosystems, following the release of water allocated through Minute 319. Minute 319, which pre-dated the current call for research assistance began a series of long-term experiments and monitoring activities. It has now ended but is followed with Minute 323. This initial environmental flow allowed for water to be released in 2014 into the normally-dry lower Colorado River channel with the purpose of inundating the active channel and some floodplain areas of the modern delta for ecological restoration and habitat development. Several Water Treaty minutes, especially the Minute 319 agreement that allowed for an environmental pulse flow experiment for the delta, attracted scientists and media from around the world. The Department of Interior and U.S. Geological Survey invested significant resources to prepare for, monitor, and communicate the event.
Who has won U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection (15.808) awarded $629 million across 1,128 grant awards, an average of $557,251 per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines | Colorado | 12 | $242 million |
| University of Alaska Fairbanks | Alaska | 18 | $28.7 million |
| California Institute of Technology | California | 5 | $19.0 million |
| University of Washington | Washington | 17 | $17.6 million |
| University Enterprises, Inc. | California | 4 | $15.4 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, G27AS00066, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is G23AS00353 still open?
No. It closed on June 23, 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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?
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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?
Closed June 23, 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 $71,798 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.