Opportunity Information: Apply for G17AS00063
The Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU), Great Rivers CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G17AS00063) is a discretionary research award offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically through its Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC). The project is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the work is expected to involve substantial collaboration between the recipient and the USGS rather than operating as a hands-off grant. The scientific focus falls under the broad category of science, technology, and other research and development, and it is associated with CFDA (now commonly referenced as Assistance Listing) 15.808.
The core purpose of the opportunity is to support a CESU partner in conducting manipulative experiments on amphibian phenology, with an emphasis on how timing of biological events can be used to inform real-world management of amphibian populations. In practice, amphibian phenology can include when salamanders migrate, breed, lay eggs, hatch, metamorphose, or begin seasonal dormancy, and how those events shift when temperature, precipitation patterns, hydroperiod, or other environmental cues change. By prioritizing manipulative experiments, the opportunity signals that the work should go beyond observation alone and instead actively test how changes in environmental conditions or cues influence the timing and success of key life history events.
A major expected product of the funded work is the development of models that can simulate and predict how future climate conditions may alter salamander phenology. This is aimed at producing tools that are useful for anticipating climate-driven shifts in life cycle timing and for evaluating potential consequences for survival, recruitment, and population stability. The models are intended to help translate experimental findings into forward-looking predictions, allowing managers to explore scenarios such as warmer winters, earlier springs, altered rainfall regimes, more frequent drought, or changes in wetland hydroperiod, and then assess how those scenarios could affect the timing and outcomes of salamander life history stages.
From a management standpoint, the opportunity is geared toward making amphibian conservation and management more proactive under climate change. If phenology shifts cause mismatches between breeding timing and optimal wetland conditions, or if earlier activity increases exposure to late freezes or dry-down events, managers may need to adjust habitat actions, water management, monitoring schedules, protection timing, or restoration designs. The intent here is to connect experimental evidence to decision-relevant guidance, so that agencies and partners can better plan interventions that maintain or improve amphibian population viability as climate conditions evolve.
In terms of basic award structure, the announcement indicates an expected single award, with an award ceiling of $62,808. The opportunity was created on April 26, 2017, with an original closing date of May 12, 2017. Eligibility is limited to CESU partners (listed under "Others" with additional eligibility details in the full posting), consistent with how CESU opportunities are typically competed within the established network of partner institutions.Apply for G17AS00063
- The Department of the Interior, Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 26, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 12, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $62,808.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU), Great Rivers CESU funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a discretionary research award under the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically the Great Rivers CESU. It is identified by Funding Opportunity Number G17AS00063.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC).
What type of award is being offered: a grant or something else?
The project is structured as a cooperative agreement. That means the work is expected to involve substantial collaboration between the recipient and the USGS, rather than functioning as a hands-off grant.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose is to support a CESU partner in conducting manipulative experiments on amphibian phenology, with an emphasis on using the timing of biological events to inform real-world management of amphibian populations.
What scientific area does this opportunity fall under?
The scientific focus is described broadly as science, technology, and other research and development.
What Assistance Listing (CFDA) number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA (now commonly called the Assistance Listing) 15.808.
What does "amphibian phenology" mean in the context of this project?
In this context, amphibian phenology refers to the timing of key biological events such as when salamanders migrate, breed, lay eggs, hatch, metamorphose, or enter seasonal dormancy, and how those timings shift with changing environmental cues.
What kinds of environmental factors or cues are relevant to salamander phenology in this opportunity?
The description highlights cues such as temperature, precipitation patterns, wetland hydroperiod, and other environmental changes that can influence the timing and success of life history events.
What does it mean that the project prioritizes "manipulative experiments"?
It indicates the work should go beyond observation alone and instead actively test how changes in environmental conditions or cues influence the timing and success of key amphibian life history events.
Are salamanders specifically mentioned as a focus?
Yes. A major expected product is the development of models that can simulate and predict how future climate conditions may alter salamander phenology.
What are the expected products or deliverables from the funded work?
A major expected product is the development of models that can simulate and predict how future climate conditions may alter salamander phenology, translating experimental findings into forward-looking predictions that support management decisions.
What kinds of future climate scenarios are the models intended to address?
The models are intended to help explore scenarios such as warmer winters, earlier springs, altered rainfall regimes, more frequent drought, or changes in wetland hydroperiod, and assess how those scenarios could affect salamander life history timing and outcomes.
How is this opportunity intended to support management and conservation?
The opportunity is geared toward making amphibian conservation and management more proactive under climate change by connecting experimental evidence to decision-relevant guidance.
What management challenges are mentioned that could result from phenology shifts?
The description notes potential mismatches between breeding timing and optimal wetland conditions, and the possibility that earlier activity could increase exposure to late freezes or dry-down events.
What types of management actions could be informed by the results?
The results could inform adjustments to habitat actions, water management, monitoring schedules, protection timing, and restoration designs to maintain or improve amphibian population viability as climate conditions evolve.
How many awards are expected?
The announcement indicates an expected single award.
What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $62,808.
When was this funding opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on April 26, 2017.
What was the original closing date for this opportunity?
The original closing date was May 12, 2017.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to CESU partners. The announcement notes this under "Others," with additional eligibility details available in the full posting.
Why is eligibility limited to CESU partners?
The opportunity is described as consistent with how CESU opportunities are typically competed within the established network of partner institutions.
What does "discretionary research award" mean here?
Based on the description provided, this opportunity is characterized as a discretionary research award offered by USGS through WARC, indicating it is a competitively awarded research funding opportunity rather than a mandatory or formula-based program.
What role does the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC) play in this opportunity?
WARC is the specific USGS center through which this cooperative agreement research opportunity is offered.
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