Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | G22AS00352

Opportunity Information: Apply for G22AS00352

This grant opportunity is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) financial assistance award aimed specifically at members of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). It is offered as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out, rather than simply providing funds and receiving a final report. The opportunity falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is listed under CFDA 15.808.

The focus of the funded work is research on the geographic distribution of biological control agents, with an emphasis on agents used to control invasive or problematic weeds. In practical terms, the project is meant to improve understanding of where biocontrol organisms are present, how widely they have spread after release, and how their distributions relate to weed infestations and environmental conditions. By mapping and analyzing these patterns, the research is intended to strengthen evaluations of biocontrol effectiveness (how well the agents suppress target weeds), clarify real-world release and spread dynamics (including how quickly and how far agents disperse), and support more informed decision-making about risk assessment. That risk assessment angle is important because biological control involves releasing living organisms, so agencies need better evidence to weigh potential benefits against ecological risks, including non-target impacts and unexpected range expansion.

Eligibility is narrow by design: applicants must be participating partners in the Rocky Mountain CESU network. CESUs are structured partnerships that connect federal agencies with universities, tribes, nonprofits, and other research organizations to provide research, technical assistance, and education in support of natural resource management. This particular award is issued under that CESU framework, meaning the applicant must already be an affiliated CESU partner to be considered.

Administratively, the funding opportunity number is G22AS00352. It was created on May 5, 2022, and the original closing date for submission was June 7, 2022. The maximum anticipated federal funding level (award ceiling) is $149,000. The notice indicates an expected award count field but does not provide a number in the source text provided, so the total number of awards cannot be confirmed from the excerpt alone. Overall, the opportunity is best read as targeted support for a CESU-affiliated research partner to produce actionable, spatially explicit evidence about weed biocontrol agent distributions, helping agencies refine efficacy assessments and make better-informed, lower-risk biocontrol decisions.

• The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-05-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-06-07. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $149,000.00 in funding.
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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