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

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g24as00281-cooperative-agreement-for-cesu-affiliated-partner-with/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/352658

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $52,866 (at least $33,981) to the applicants described in the notice. Applications closed on March 27, 2024.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G24AS00281 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 27, 2024 |
| Award ceiling | $52,866 |
| Award floor | $33,981 |
| 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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to conduct research examining how repeated wildfire reburns influences the pace and pattern of forest recovery in the western Cascades of Oregon, with particular emphasis on vegetation transitions resulting from forest reburns. Historically, in forests of the western Cascades, fire activity has generally ranged from infrequent and severe in the north, to frequent and of mixed severity in the south. This range in fire activity generally reflects a north-south bioclimatic gradient that spans relatively cool-wet to warm-dry conditions. Historically, severe fires were limited by fuel flammability, especially in the cooler, wetter forest region. However, anthropogenic global warming is increasing fuel aridity (i.e., flammability) in these biomass-rich forests, which have sufficient amounts of horizontal and vertical fuel continuity to sustain intense fire spread. In the recent past, post-fire tree recruitment was generally successful over 1-4 decades, but changes in climate are projected to slow forest recovery while simultaneously driving increases in future fire activity in the western Cascades. Critically, the recovery of forests following such events and the effectiveness of management aimed at facilitating such recovery remain uncertain.

## Questions people ask

### Is G24AS00281 still open?

No. It closed on March 27, 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 Pacific Northwest 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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed March 27, 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 $52,866 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.