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    Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

    G25AS00321

    Geological Survey

    Opening date 24 Jun 2025, 12:00AM

    Closing date 25 Jul 2025, 12:00AM

    Funding Opportunity Number: G25AS00321

    Opportunity Category: Discretionary

    CFDA Number(s): 15.808 -- U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection

    Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No

    Posted Date: Jun 24, 2025 12:00:00 AM EDT

    Closing Date: Jul 25, 2025 12:00:00 AM EDT

    Closing Date Details: For Grants.gov and GrantSolutions applicants, please enter "Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date

    Estimated Total Program Funding: 202643

    Award Ceiling: $202643

    Award Floor: $1

    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 Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

    Agency Name: Geological Survey

    Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for state-of-the-art research on husbandry protocol development for mesophotic soft coral holding. The research will examine for a wide variety of understudied soft coral species, their trophic ecology, reproductive output, juvenile settlement and growth rates, and holobiont microbial communities. These soft corals represent the same species that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. The USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC, Gainesville, FL) is seeking research and technical assistance relevant to: "DWH Gulf of America Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community Restoration: husbandry protocol development in support of the Coral Propagation Technique Development Project". The USGS conducts ecological studies to support restoration plans for the Gulf of America, in conjunction and coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as other state and federal partners. Studies conducted by USGS scientists, and their research partners improves understanding of Gulf benthic communities, continued environmental change, and responses to restoration actions in the Gulf. USGS"s scientific focus provides valuable information, which is used to guide informed decisions during planning, restoration, and adaptive management throughout the duration of long-term restoration projects. The USGS is offering a cooperative-agreement opportunity to CESU partners with the capacity to develop, modify, and enhance husbandry techniques to promote coral holding and juvenile rearing, with scientific expertise in conducting and analyzing data from experiments with live organisms, with the final goal of identifying the best practices for ex-situ soft coral propagation. It is anticipated that there will be one sampling year, followed by one or two years of analysis and synthesis.

    Grantor Contact Information: SHERRI BREDESEN sbredesen@usgs.gov

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