# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g23as00435-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with-north/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/348972

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $199,880 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on July 28, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G23AS00435 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 28, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $199,880 |
| 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 a North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in understanding interactions between tick-borne pathogens, microbiome, and the environment, which will: 1) use shotgun metatranscriptomic and other omics analyses to evaluate the interactions among all members of tick microbiota from multiple domains (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, viruses) with tick-borne pathogens, and 2) conduct field-based comparative studies addressing effects of environmental factors and potential hosts on microbiome composition and tick-borne pathogen prevalence.

## Questions people ask

### Is G23AS00435 still open?

No. It closed on July 28, 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 North Atlantic Coast 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 North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed July 28, 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 $199,880 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.