Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU

Post Date

May 7th 2012

Application Due Date

May 17th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

G12AS20036

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:

  $25300

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to conduct research to address climate change and ecohydrology in temperate dryland ecosystems worldwide. Specifically, objectives include integrating a soil water model with daily weather data to characterize potential future hydrologic changes in water-limited ecosystems. Evaluation of commonalities, uncertainties, and vulnerabilities of the different dryland ecosystems and estimates of current and potential future ecosystem water balance and water availability will be produced.

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/