Opportunity ID: 41347
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 08HQPA0019 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 21, 2008 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 01, 2008 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 01, 2008 |
| Archive Date: | May 31, 2008 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $1,655,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $242,000 |
| Award Floor: | $242,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | 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 South Florida/Caribbean Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Office of the Eastern Regional Director of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in support of the USGS Terrestrial, Freshwater, and Marine Ecosystems Program, is offering a Cooperative Agreement to one or more member universities of the Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) Program. The project is titled Lophelia II: Continuing Ecological Research on Deep-Sea Corals and Deep Reef Habitats in the Gulf of Mexico (Lophelia for short). This USGS-funded project will coordinate closely with a planned project that will be sponsored by the U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) titled Exploration and Research of Northern Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Natural and Artificial Hard Bottom Habitats with Emphasis on Coral Communities: Reefs, Rigs and Wrecks. (information about the planned MMS offer is at http://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/MMS/PO/M08PS00032/SynopsisR.html)
The USGS effort is comprised of six interrelated study components, three of which (Part I -Physical oceanography and ecology; Part II – Trophodynamics; Part III – Benthic ecology) are included in this announcement. An overarching goal of this effort is to better understand the distribution, biology and ecology of the deep water coral, Lophelia pertusa, which will lead to improved management and habitat protection. Associated project objectives are to develop and synthesize information on Lophelia and other deep corals and hardgrounds, and compare community composition, faunal linkages, genetic structures and energetics, across latitudes, habitat types, depth zones and regions. The planned research will expand upon prior projects that focused on Lophelia communities in the Gulf of Mexico at depths of 300-1000 meters. Collectively, these efforts will allow for a regional synthesis at the end of these proposed studies. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH Graves
CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH Graves CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 08HQPA0019 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU | PKG00006917 | Apr 21, 2008 | May 01, 2008 | View |
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