Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Pacific Northwest CESU

Post Date

May 4th 2010

Application Due Date

May 15th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

10HQPA0054

CFDA Number(s)

15.808

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $30000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The USGS Western Fisheries Research Center seeks to provide financial assistance for research in the development of spatial data layers that identify the spatial distribution, elevation and habitat parameters of oyster beds, eelgrass beds, and salt marshes within the South Slough Estuary (Coos Bay) OR. The research solicited here will generate critical distribution and habitat information that will enhance the forecast modeling of these species distributions due to sea level rise and changes in temperature and precipitation with the coastal estuaries of Oregon. This research will improve the capabilities of resource managers to address regional scale issues of climate change impacts on fish and wildlife and their habitats in WA and OR estuaries, and make significant contributions in quantifying sources of uncertainties associated with estuarine species forecast distribution modeling methodologies and natural variability in an estuarine system.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  FAITH GRAVES
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 703-648-7356

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contract Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov