Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Desert Southwest CESU

Post Date

March 1st 2016

Application Due Date

March 14th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

G16AS00038

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. CESUДккs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Desert Southwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $325000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $325000

Grant Description

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to research the impacts of wind energy development on the population of Mexican free-tailed bats. In particular, how build-out scenarios will affect bat population viability using an existing network model will be determined, and these results will be compared to a simple demographic model.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Faith Graves 703-648-7356
  fgraves@usgs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Contract Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov/