FY 2017 National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center Program

Post Date

May 3rd 2016

Application Due Date

July 19th 2016

Funding Opportunity Number

G16AS00049

CFDA Number(s)

15.820

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

4

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

Organizations eligible to submit proposals under this Announcement include state, not-for-profit, local government, and tribal entities, including academic institutions. USGS entities may not submit proposals and may not be formal partners on proposals. Federal agencies may participate in the execution of projects; they will receive money through other methods as appropriate and not through federal financial assistance (i.e. the host cooperative agreement).

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $52000000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $800000

Grant Description

This program was created to ensure that the National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center is responsive to the research and management needs of Federal and State agencies to provide science and technical support regarding the impacts of climate change in fish, wildlife, plants and ecological processes. National coordination of research and modeling at regional centers will ensure uniformity of downscaling and forecasting models and standardized information to support management of fish and wildlife resources and regional partnership collaborations. The Climate Science Centers will provide access to the expertise at cooperating universities and supports the mission of the Climate Science Center Program.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Tammy Szydloski 703-648-7371
  tszydloski@usgs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Grant Specialist

• Agency Email Address:

  tszydloski@usgs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov