# Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g24as00058-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/350258

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $153,000 (at least $24,088) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on November 10, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G24AS00058 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | November 10, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $153,000 |
| Award floor | $24,088 |
| 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 Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to conduct research to assist US Fish and Wildlife Services management needs involving endangered species (i.e. projects developed together with USFWS biologists for recovery of threatened and endangered species).Research Objectives: Determine if any pure Yaqui catfish lineages still occur in MexicoUse modeling of admixed genomeic data, between Yaqui catfish and channel catfish, to understand the temporal and spatial extent of observed patterns of hybridizationsBased on results of the genomic modeling and admixture estimates, determine the best populations of Yaqui catfish to be used for future captive breeding and translocation strategies in Mexico and the U.S.

## Questions people ask

### Is G24AS00058 still open?

No. It closed on November 10, 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?

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?

Closed November 10, 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 $153,000 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.