# Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g27as00039-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with-the-rocky/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364191

> Geological Survey is offering grants of up to $495,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expects to make one award worth $495,000 in total. Applications close on December 2, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G27AS00039 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Open |
| Deadline | December 2, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $495,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $495,000 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

## What the grant funds

U.S. Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to advance co-produced science aimed at improving decision support capabilities for natural resource managers across western rangelands and alpine ecosystems. The research conducted on this project will builds upon long standing collaborations between USGS and university partners, which have demonstrated the value of jointly designed studies and shared analytical approaches. The overarching goal of this work is to enhance the understanding of how habitat conditions, ecological processes, and wildlife, interact across broad and changing landscapes, and to translate this understanding into tools that support management decisions. This project will develop analytical frameworks and spatial tools that help natural resource managers identify, prioritize, and respond to conservation and management challenges across extensive landscapes. As land managers confront changing vegetation patterns, shifting disturbance regimes, disease pressures, and competing land use demands, there is a critical need for science that is developed jointly with practitioners, ensuring that data products, models, and evaluations are directly usable in operational planning. The emphasis of this opportunity is on tools that synthesize ecological data, management objectives, and partner input to generate transparent decision support products that can be adapted to diverse management contexts.

## Questions people ask

### Is G27AS00039 still open?

Yes. Closes December 2, 2026 (25 days left).

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Geological Survey accepts 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closes December 2, 2026 (25 days left). Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $495,000 each. About $495,000 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.