Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU

Post Date

June 29th 2015

Application Due Date

July 17th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

G15AS00107

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 Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $150000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for ecohydrological field research in Hawaii. The motivation for this work includes (1) improving understanding of how global warming will affect Hawaii's climate; (2) estimating the effects of possible future changes in climate on hydrological and ecological processes in Hawaii, including evapotranspiration, streamflow, groundwater recharge, and carbon exchange; and (3) investigating the impacts of invasive plant species on hydrological and ecological processes in Hawaii's forests.

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/