# Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/g27as00078-cooperative-agreement-for-affiliated-partner-with-the/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/364081

> Geological Survey is offering grants of up to $200,000 (at least $1) to the applicants described in the notice. It expects to make one award worth $200,000 in total. Applications close on November 14, 2026.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | G27AS00078 |
| Agency | Geological Survey |
| Status | Open |
| Deadline | November 14, 2026 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | $1 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $200,000 |
| 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. CESUs 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.

## What the grant funds

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in the study of chronic wasting disease (CWD) to support its prevention and management in the northeastern, and western United States. This project builds on several existing projects in direct collaboration with natural resource agencies where, in many locations, chronic wasting disease is not yet widespread and endemic. In order to better plan for the eventual spread into the region and its wide-ranging effects, this project would focus on strategic planning for CWD management as a long-term endeavor focused on repeated, linked management decisions that span two disease states (disease-free and disease-present) and recurring decisions on surveillance, regulatory actions (e.g., harvest policy, bans on harvested animal transport and carcass disposal), and targeted actions (e.g., hunter outreach, culling). The goal of thisproject is to support those long-term management efforts by developing decision support tools that estimate the arrival of CWD, the spread and growth of disease in new locations, and the opportunities that agencies have in preventing its effects. The USGS has developed a set of linked decision support tools that model metrics of interest (CWD prevalence, costs, active hunters) as functions of disease dynamics and alternative management strategies. While the decision support tools are currently being used to inform CWD management planning in some locations, there are opportunities to refine their structure, develop more reliable estimates for critical uncertainties, and distribute them widely to natural resource managers across regions. In particular, it is proposed to further develop model-based estimates of the rate of disease introduction into northeastern U.S. from multiple pathways, and then test the efficacy of surveillance and public communications strategies to enhance targeted actions such as carcass disposal, hunter-harvest, and culling to reduce the long-term impacts. In combination, these tasks will advance long-term, strategic CWD management in the northeastern U.S. prior to widespread impacts to the region. This project is designed to support and align with existing planning documents, executive orders, and congressional priorities.

## Questions people ask

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

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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)?

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 $200,000 each. About $200,000 in total for one award.