New grant opportunity on Grants.gov: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU

Funding Opportunity ID: 326075 Opportunity Number: G20AS00049 Opportunity Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed 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. 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 (CESU) Program. Agency Code: DOI-USGS1 Agency Name: Department of the Interior U. S. Geological Survey Posted Date: Apr 06, 2020 Close Date: Apr 30, 2020 Last Updated Date: Apr 06, 2020 Award Ceiling: $360,000 Award Floor: $0 Estimated Total Program Funding: $360,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in ¿Marsh migration into rapidly retreating coastal forests¿. Saltwater intrusion is converting terrestrial land to tidal wetlands along the United States coastal plain. This sea-level driven land conversion results in deleterious impacts to the Nation¿s natural resources in the terrestrial portion of the coastal environments (e.g. forest mortality, abandoned farmland), but also represents a primary mechanism by which tidal wetlands and their ecosystem services may survive sea level rise. Research Scientists at PWRC have a wealth of knowledge and data specific to an ongoing modeling study of tidal saline wetland response to sea level rise. The research in this opportunity will advance our understanding of the response of tidal saline wetlands to sea level rise through the use of empirical field data and modelling. The goal of this collaborative research is to increase our understanding of sea-level and storm driven land conversion through a) spatially resolved predictions of marsh migration, b) manipulative experiments, and c) numerical model development and testing. These activities strengthen USGS research on coastal vulnerability, tidal wetland evolution, and Chesapeake Bay ecosystems. Version: 1

Published at: June 04, 2020 at 05:45AM