Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU

Post Date

June 29th 2015

Application Due Date

July 17th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

G15AS00117

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 Forests (CESU) Program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $51000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

U.S. Geological Survey___s (USGS) Great Lakes Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on ___Genomic Analysis of Microbial Communities in Degraded Ecosystems.___ This research effort will use innovative and cutting edge microbial genomics tools to investigate microbial communities in degraded ecosystems and their roles in restoration. The goal of this research is to understand how degradation influences the microbial community and how in turn the microbial community influences further degradation and potential for restoration in the Great Lakes basin.

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/