Cooperative Ecosystem Studes Unit, Great Rivers CESU

Post Date

March 4th 2014

Application Due Date

March 14th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

G14AS00037

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 Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $110039

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to conduct research on Future precipitation effects on fire frequency in the south central U.S. The goals of this research will include: 1) utilizing existing climate data and downscaled future climate projection data to model changes in fire frequency and probability across Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico 2) identification of locations in this region where climate-fire thresholds will exist, indicating significant ecosystem shifts, especially desertification 3) identification of locations with greatest and least changes in fire frequency 4) producing digital maps displaying changes in the mean fire intervals and probabilities of fire (increase or decrease) under one or more projected future climate scenarios and time intervals for the region.

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/