New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU

Funding Opportunity ID: 327698 Opportunity Number: G20AS00090 Opportunity Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Colorado Plateau CESU Opportunity Category: Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Category Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.808 Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program Agency Code: DOI-USGS1 Agency Name: Department of the Interior U. S. Geological Survey Posted Date: Jun 15, 2020 Close Date: Jun 30, 2020 Last Updated Date: Jun 15, 2020 Award Ceiling: $122,548 Award Floor: $0 Estimated Total Program Funding: $122,548 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: Funding Opportunity Description The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on evaluating the efficacy of managed introduction and seed augmentation to improve viability of rare plant species and identifying causes of rarity for rare plant species in southern Arizona. This will increase the understanding of Federal trust resources and improve management of rare plant species. The species of interest are Amsonia kearneyana Woodson (federally listed as endangered) and Pectis imberbis A. Gray (in review for listing). Version: 1

Published at: June 15, 2020 at 06:45PM