Cooperative Ecoystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU

Post Date

July 1st 2015

Application Due Date

July 17th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

G15AS00119

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 Great Lakes Northern Forests Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $12000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The Western Ecological Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a Funding Opportunity to one partner of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. The project is titled ___Genetic structure of Golden Eagle populations in western San Diego County___ This project is aimed at gaining a better understanding of landscape connectivity for Golden Eagles in Southern California, by examining genetics and local population sizes. Growing concern about the status of golden eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) in western San Diego County, California, has highlighted the need for ecological information that will allow local managers to evaluate and mitigate the potentially adverse effects of human activities on this species. Populations of golden eagles in California are typically comprised of resident breeders, resident non-breeders (e.g., subadults), and seasonal itinerants. Historical studies of diets of golden eagles in San Diego County suggest that these birds forage on a diversity of prey including ground and tree squirrels, lagomorphs, coots and ducks, skunks, gray foxes, house cats, young pigs, young deer, and carrion. A better understanding of the current distribution, status, foraging requirements, and population characteristics of golden eagles is needed to identify and effectively manage golden eagle habitat and threats/stressors to each nesting territory in western San Diego County.

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/