Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | G19AS00010

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The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00010) is a discretionary research funding announcement from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically through the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU, and it is designed to support a focused, applied research project rather than a broad, open-ended grant program. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally means the USGS expects to have substantial involvement in the work (for example, collaborating on study design, methods, coordination, or interpretation) compared with a standard grant where the recipient operates more independently.

The technical purpose of the award is to fund research on the fate and transport of oil-particle aggregates (OPAs) in natural river systems. OPAs form when spilled oil interacts with suspended sediments, fine particles, and other materials in the water column, creating combined oil-sediment particles that can behave differently than oil alone. In river settings, these aggregates can influence where oil ends up (such as remaining suspended, depositing to the bed, or being remobilized), how long it persists, and what environmental compartments are most affected. The emphasis on "various responding stages after an oil spill incident" suggests the project is intended to produce information useful across multiple phases of spill response, such as initial containment and recovery, short-term stabilization and monitoring, and longer-term assessment of deposition, burial, and potential re-entrainment during higher flows.

This opportunity falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is associated with CFDA number 15.808. The announcement anticipates a single award, with an award ceiling of $20,000, indicating a small, targeted effort, pilot study, or discrete component of a larger research program. Eligibility is limited to CESU partners (listed in the opportunity as "Others" with clarification in the eligibility text field), meaning applicants typically must be participating institutions within the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU consortium, which often includes universities, nonprofits, and other partner organizations formally affiliated with the CESU network.

Administratively, the opportunity was created on October 29, 2018, with an original closing date of November 14, 2018. In practical terms, that short window and modest funding level reinforce that the announcement is meant to quickly support a specific research need aligned with USGS priorities, likely to inform spill-response decision-making and improve understanding of how OPAs move, settle, and potentially re-enter the water column in real river conditions.

• The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU" 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 Oct 29, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 14, 2018. (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 $20,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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