# Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g27as00048-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364076

> Geological Survey is offering grants of up to $450,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expects to make one award worth $450,000 in total. Applications close on November 14, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G27AS00048 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Open |
| Deadline | November 14, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $450,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $450,000 |
| 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 Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

## What the grant funds

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research for meeting partner needs for quantifying current status and trends of North American amphibian populations and outcomes of management interventions. The research will be conducted in collaboration with USGS partners at the USGS Eastern Ecological Research Center and the USGS Amphibian Research and Monitoring Initiative. Specific work will focus on three areas of need: 1) assisting with model development and analysis of data from an ongoing national amphibian disease study; 2) prototyping methods for dynamic integrated distribution models; and 3) assisting with development of decision tools for management of an endangered amphibian on DOI lands.

## Questions people ask

### Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed 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 Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Closes November 14, 2026 (14 days left). Confirm the date and time in the official notice on Grants.gov.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $450,000 each. About $450,000 in total for one award.