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G25AS00236: Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Closed Closed March 11, 2025 Opportunity G25AS00236

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) (G27AS00074). Status: Closes November 14, 2026 (7 days left). It is in our archive of Geological Survey notices from 2025.

Geological Survey offered grants of up to $228,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make $228,000 in total. Applications closed on March 11, 2025.

From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed February 11, 2025. Checked November 7, 2026.

Other notices with this title

Geological Survey has posted this title under other numbers: earlier or later rounds, or the same competition for another area. Each has its own dates and may change its rules.

NoticePostedDeadlineStatus
G27AS00074October 14, 2026Closes November 14, 2026 (7 days left)Open
G27AS00078October 14, 2026Closes November 14, 2026 (7 days left)Open

Key dates

PostedFebruary 11, 2025
DeadlineMarch 11, 2025

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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.

Is this a realistic fit?

What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center in partnership with US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU Partner for research to provide a better understanding of the bioavailability and tissue distribution in salmon of organic chemicals in found in stormwater runoff including N-(1,3-dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine (6PPD-quinone). This research will help characterize the toxicological mechanisms related to impacts of stormwater runoff on salmon health in the Pacific Northwest (PNW). Research studies would include the implementation of high-resolution mass spectroscopy techniques to quantitate the potential bioaccumulation and related tissue burden of organic pollutants in salmon tissues. This includes the improvement of analytical method sensitivity and reproducibility for 6PPD-quinone and similarly structured tire derived contaminants. A related task would include the characterization and update of tire derived contaminants that are leached from ingested tire wear particles found in streams and creeks due to stormwater runoff as well as assessing the stability of tire derived transformation products. This research will inform researchers and managers about the relative distribution, fate and toxicity of these compounds and related metabolic transformation pathway products for assessing species-specific sensitivities in salmon.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Who has won U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection grants before

From fiscal 2021 to 2025, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection (15.808) awarded $629 million across 1,128 grant awards, an average of $557,251 per award.

Largest recipients, fiscal 2021 to 2025
RecipientStateAwardsAmount
Trustees of the Colorado School of MinesColorado12$242 million
University of Alaska FairbanksAlaska18$28.7 million
California Institute of TechnologyCalifornia5$19.0 million
University of WashingtonWashington17$17.6 million
University Enterprises, Inc.California4$15.4 million

Top states: Colorado ($259 million), California ($85.8 million), Alaska ($45.5 million), Washington ($20.8 million), Oregon ($19.2 million).

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, G27AS00074, which is open now.

The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.

Questions people ask

Is G25AS00236 still open?

No. It closed on March 11, 2025. A newer notice is open: G27AS00074, closes November 14, 2026 (7 days left).

Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with The Pacific Northwest 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 The Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Closed March 11, 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 $228,000 each. About $228,000 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.

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