Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Southern Appalachian Mountains CESU

Post Date

January 22nd 2014

Application Due Date

January 31st 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

G14AS00024

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 the Southern Appalachian Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Programs.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $235775

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The US Geological Survey, Department of the Interiorкs (DOI) Southeast Climate Science Center (DOI SECSC), is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to support the project entitled кDevelopment of an adaptive management framework for the conservation of the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and testing population response to eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) controlк. The funding opportunity is being offered to develop and test an adaptive management approach to determine the effectiveness of a multi-state conservation strategy that aims to recover populations of the New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis (hereafter NEC), the only endemic lagamorph species to New England.

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:

  https://grants.gov/