Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU

Post Date

June 27th 2011

Application Due Date

July 11th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

G11AS20058

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. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $150000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The U.S. Geological Surveyкs Fort Collins Science Center is offering a funding opportunity to conduct research on metal uptake and food web transfer that meet the objectives outlined below. The objectives are to identify mechanisms of metal uptake in stream insects and metal transfer to riparian spiders. The work shall include controlled experiments, and may also include field studies.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Faith Graves, 703-648-7356
  fgraves@usgs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov/