# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with USGS- Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00376-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-usgs/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348168

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $13.5 million (at least $270,000) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on June 19, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00376 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 19, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $13.5 million |
| Award floor | $270,000 |
| 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 Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner research addressing questions to developing a revised framework for predicting mercury risk to managed freshwater ecosystems, accounting for both the biogeochemistry and microbiology and co-occurring stressors. An emphasis of this research is placed on (1) data synthesis and interpretation on arid-land reservoirs and (2) field measurements and data synthesis and interpretation on subtropical wetlands and mine-impacted lakes. In these three freshwater environments, mercury biomagnification in aquatic food webs is prevalent and water quality remains one of the biggest issues facing management and/or restoration efforts regarding mercury. A significant challenge to both scientists and resource managers is identifying how internal drivers (e.g., water management, co-occurring stressors) and external drivers (e.g., climate) influence the biogeochemical processes that result in the formation of methylmercury, a critical environmental transformation that precedes the exposure of organisms to mercury.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00376 still open?

No. It closed on June 19, 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 USGS- Californian 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 USGS- Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed June 19, 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 $13.5 million 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.