# Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g26as00065-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with-the-great/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/361034

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $48,500 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $48,500 in total. Applications closed on February 15, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G26AS00065 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | February 15, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $48,500 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $48,500 |
| 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 Units (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on maximizing the return on investment of natural resource monitoring to efficiently and effectively manage invasive aquatic species. Invasive species monitoring programs are typically established to track the dynamics of invasive species over time, either directly or indirectly. In many cases, monitoring invasive species dynamics is not sufficient because control or management actions are implemented based on economic or ecological impacts. Monitoring invasive species involves tracking their dynamics and assessing their economic and ecological impacts. Therefore, monitoring data is not optimized to inform the outcomes of invasive species control or other management actions, thereby limiting the decision relevance of monitoring efforts and precluding the development of formalizing learning. Learning can be formalized using analytical approaches, such as Bayesian belief networks, to employ iterative updating (i.e., Bayesian learning) and monitor data to inform the iterative application of invasive species control or management actions, thereby meeting natural resource agency management objectives. Integrating monitoring of invasive species dynamics with monitoring of concurrent economic and ecological impacts is required to maximize the return on monitoring investment and maximize the value of monitoring data for iterative learning, which in turn is needed to maximize the effectiveness of control or management actions. This project will fill a knowledge gap in efficient, effective, and economic monitoring approaches, with an emphasis on informing the effectiveness of management actions intended to control invasive species and minimize economic impacts in the Mississippi River Basin. Specifically, once an invasive species invades an aquatic system, existing monitoring continues to follow established protocols that are suboptimal in informing the effectiveness of management actions. Developing frameworks that iteratively update from accumulated monitoring efforts can adapt to what is learned, maximizing the return on investment in evaluating the effectiveness of management actions intended to control invasive aquatic species.

## Questions people ask

### Is G26AS00065 still open?

No. It closed on February 15, 2026. A newer notice is open: G27AS00066, closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Great Rivers 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 Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

Closed February 15, 2026. 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 $48,500 each. About $48,500 in total for one award.

### 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.