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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g24as00260-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352295

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $100,000 to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 12, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G24AS00260 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 12, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $100,000 |
| 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 The Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in understanding interactions between zoonotic and wildlife pathogens, microbiome, and environmental stressors in Alaska (AK) seabirds, which will: 1) use shotgun metatranscriptomic and other omics analyses to evaluate the interactions among all members of seabird microbiota from multiple domains (prokaryotes, eukaryotes, viruses) with zoonotic/wildlife pathogens, and 2) conduct field-based and laboratory comparative studies addressing effects of environmental factors on seabird physiology, immune system, and health.

## Questions people ask

### Is G24AS00260 still open?

No. It closed on March 12, 2024. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Alaska 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 Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed March 12, 2024. 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 $100,000 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.