Grant opportunity · Geological Survey

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

$1 – $341,565

About this opportunity

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center (FRESC) is offering a Cooperative Agreement funding opportunity to a Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) partner to conduct research on the tradeoffs among hydropower dam operations, multispecies conservation, recreation, flood control, and electricity generation in the Skagit River, WA. Specifically, the research is to develop and deliver a spatially explicit, multispecies simulation modeling framework to support adaptive management in the Skagit River watershed. Collaborators include Seattle City Light, USGS, Department of the Interior (DOI) bureaus (including U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), National Park Service (NPS), Bureau of Indian Affairs), and other state, federal, and tribal partners.

Who may apply

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.

Deadline

2026-12-07

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