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

Funding Opportunity ID: 327702 Opportunity Number: G20AS00078 Opportunity Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Californian 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 Californian 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: $25,000 Award Floor: $0 Estimated Total Program Funding: $25,000 Expected Number of Awards: 1 Description: The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for applying radiocarbon (14C) techniques to detect old carbon assimilation in nearshore marine ecosystems given the possibility that permafrost degradation and erosion may allow for old carbon delivery via freshwater discharge to Arctic marine environment. Climate warming is accelerating erosion and thawing of frozen ground (i.e., permafrost), leading to a myriad of changes in physical and chemical conditions throughout the Arctic with the potential to modify food webs. Version: 1

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