Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Plains CESU

Post Date

May 20th 2013

Application Due Date

May 30th 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

G13AS00046

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. CESUкs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of Great Plains (CESU) Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $60000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center (NPWRC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to support refinement of monitoring techniques for Interior Least Tern (Sterna antillarum) and Piping Plover (Charadrius melodus) nests within the Missouri River Basin. Interior least terns and piping plovers are federally listed species nesting in the upper Missouri River system. Extensive annual monitoring of the reproduction and productivity of these two species is conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Such monitoring facilitates management of this dynamic river system which serves as an important breeding area for these listed species. Both species nest in open sand, gravel, or shell-covered substrates along rivers, coastal areas, and lake edges. Researchers conduct grid searches to locate nests and monitor them every 2-3 days to determine nest fate. Nest fates are classified using sign at the nest, but this method has not been rigorously evaluated to determine if misclassification occurs, and if so, how often for each species.

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/