# Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g25as00232-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358249

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $70,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $70,000 in total. Applications closed on February 17, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G25AS00232 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 17, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $70,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | not stated |
| Total funding | $70,000 |
| 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 Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in developing a new tool that supports the use of established sediment bioavailability and toxicity screening metrics for assessing aquatic benthic invertebrate injury associated with contaminated sediments. The overall goal is to develop a user-friendly dashboard tool to support the use of sediment chemistry in injury assessment. The tool should contain references for standard methods, toxicity screening values and mechanistic models, and information integration within a graphic interface. A dashboard tool using graphical interfaces and calculation software (such as Excel) is recommended because it can be easily downloaded, Natural Resource Damage Assessment research (NRDAR) practitioners are familiar with Excel, and the interface can be easily updated with the most recent screening criteria.

## Questions people ask

### Is G25AS00232 still open?

No. It closed on February 17, 2025. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

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 affiliated Partner with Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Closed February 17, 2025. 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 $70,000 each. About $70,000 in total.

### 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.