# Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g26as00124-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with-the-gulf/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/362615

> Geological Survey offered grants of up to $460,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $460,000 in total. Applications closed on June 29, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G26AS00124 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | June 29, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $460,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $460,000 |
| 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 Units (CESU) Program. CESU"s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to develop an Innovation Landscape in the Southern Great Plains for the purpose of accelerating the transfer of new land management technologies to military installations in the region. The partner will possess both military and natural resource expertise, experience, and established relationships to be able to accurately identify innovation needs and scalable solutions in the natural resource focus area to support the military mission, increase regulatory flexibility for Department of War (DoW), and facilitate military use of the land.

## Questions people ask

### Is G26AS00124 still open?

No. It closed on June 29, 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 Gulf Coast 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 affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closed June 29, 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 $460,000 each. About $460,000 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.