Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU

Post Date

March 7th 2013

Application Due Date

March 18th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

G13AS00034

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 Great Lakes-Northern Forrest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $341549

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research contributing to the Global Cropland Area Database at nominal 30m (GCAD30) for the years 2010 and 1990 with 4 distinct products: 1. Cropland extent area, 2. Crop types with focus on 8 crops that occupy 70percent of the global cropland areas, 3. Irrigated versus rainfed, and 4. Cropping intensities: single, double, triple, and continuous cropping.

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/