Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

The U.S. Geological Survey Western Ecological Research Center is offering a Cooperative Agreement funding opportunity to a member university of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) program. The project aims to analyze and write about coastal wetland and seagrass ecology relevant to natural resource management and national security for Pacific Coast wetlands and Department of Defense (DoD) installations in the Mariana Archipelago. The research objectives include creating planning documents for coastal ecosystems, surveying ecosystems to assess health and opportunities for restoration, investigating the influences of environmental and management conditions on restoration potential, and synthesizing analysis and collected data into reports and publications. • The award instrument for this project is a cooperative agreement. • The total estimated funding for this project is $495,000. • The project period is expected to be three years. • Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. • Applications must be submitted through Grants.gov.