Cooperative Research Units

 

To work in partnership with States and universities to address the information needs of local, State, and Federal fish, wildlife, and natural resource agencies through research, technical assistance, and education.

Active 15.812 U.S. Geological Survey, Department of The Interior B - Project Grants Fiscal Year 2017 Est. 225 177
Fiscal Year 2018 est 190
Fiscal Year 2019 Program issued 190 awards
Fiscal Year 2020 160 awards
Fiscal Year 2021 241 awards
Fiscal Year 2022 171
Fiscal Year 2023 280
Fiscal Year 2024 280 Cooperative Research Units Act, Public Law 86-686, Sec. 1, Sept. 2, 1960, 74 Stat. 733, as amended by the Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978, Public Law 95-616, Sec. 2, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3110. Universities hosting Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units established under authority of the Cooperative Research Units Act of 1960. Federal, State and local governments, industry and public decision makers, research scientists, State institutions of higher education, and the general public will ultimately benefit from the program. Proposed research application responsive to the instructions issued by the USGS. Preapplication coordination is required. Requires each research project to be conducted in collaboration and cooperation with USGS personnel stationed at Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units, and cooperating agency representatives. Discussions to determine interest and appropriateness of research projects for a Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit are required before proposals are submitted. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. This program is subject to the provisions of 2 CFR Part 200 and Department of the Interior regulations 2 CFR Part 1402. Application form Standard Form (SF) 424 must be used. The application requirements as contained in the announcement package and the above regulations must be used for this program. Applications may be made only through the internet site http://www.grants.gov. Notification of an award is by receipt of a Research Work Order document from a U.S. Geological Survey contracting officer. Contact the headquarters office for application deadlines. Up to 3 months. Not applicable. Not applicable. Proposals must address natural resource and environmental issues of concern to federal agencies and be acceptable to local program cooperators and universities hosting Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units. The Unit Leader of each Unit must determine this before the Unit and its host university submits a proposal to USGS. Projects must be for research and have educational components for graduate training, including post-doctoral fellows. Authority is limited to research with an educational component conducted through one of 40 Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Units and their host universities. Awards are limited to information needs related to fish, wildlife, ecology, and natural resources of interest to program cooperators and partners. Performance Reports: Recipients are responsible for monitoring performance for each award and sub-award under this program in accordance with 2 CFR 200. Recipients are subject to the audit requirements of 2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F. All records must be maintained for 3 years after submission of the final financial report. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Program obligates funds and sends a notice of award to successful applicants. Recipients request funds in accordance with 2 CFR 200, Subpart E-Cost Principles, unless otherwise dictated by program-specific legislation or special award terms. Program will include any special payment terms and conditions in the notice of award. Recipients request payment as needed throughout the award period. None/Not specified. Deputy Chief
Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Cooperative Research Units, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mail Stop 303
Reston, VA 20192 US
jthompson@usgs.gov
Phone: (703) 648-4262
Fax: (703) 648-4269 https://www.usgs.gov/programs/cooperative-research-units 14-0804-0-1-306 (Cooperative Agreements (Discretionary Grants)) FY 22$12,702,632.00; FY 23 est $13,000,000.00; FY 24 est $13,000,000.00; FY 21$14,000,000.00; FY 20$13,377,122.00; FY 19$12,390,750.00; FY 18$13,191,682.00; - Research Work Orders funded with reimbursable funds provided by other Federal programs. No funds appropriated to the program are set aside or are separately identifiable for project grants. Recipients request payment as needed throughout the award period. Past Fiscal Year (2022): $12,702,632 Current Fiscal Year (2023): $13,000,000 Budget Fiscal Year (2024): $13,000,000 Research Work Orders funded with reimbursable funds provided by other Federal programs. No funds appropriated to the program are set aside or are separately identifiable for project grants. Recipients request payment as needed throughout the award period. Provided to each of the 40 universities participating in the Cooperative Research Units Program. Fiscal Year 2017 No current data available. Development and assessment of Adaptive Management methods; lamprey and salmonid migration and survival past dams; grasslands birds following Hurricane Katrina; king rail habitat models; risk of fish disease introductions; biomarkers of fish endocrine disruptors; effects of commercial harvest on shovelnose sturgeon; human disturbance effects on warbler behavior; fish an amphibian conservation genetics, invasive species control techniques; use of UAV systems for natural resource management; climate change and water management effects in ridge-slough mosaics; hierarchical soil nutrient mapping for improved ecosystem change detection; endangered/threatened species research; factors effecting spread of CFWD; effects of contaminates and toxins on fish; blood fractions as indicators of protein balance in reindeer and caribou, modeling the dynamics of avian influenza in wild birds; assessment of wildlife vulnerability to energy development.
Fiscal Year 2018 Development and assessment of Adaptive Management methods; research, education and training in the proper application of species distribution models to the management and conservation of plant and animal species; grasslands bird distribution following disturbance; development of Landscape Health Index (LHI) for Missouri Priority Geographies; avian habitat models; risk of fish disease introductions; biomarkers of fish endocrine disruptors; effects of commercial harvest on shovelnose sturgeon; habitat management effects on warbler distribution; association of flow regime with fish and invertebrate assemblages in Caribbean streams and rivers; fish and amphibian conservation genetics, invasive species control techniques; use of UAV systems for natural resource management; climate change and water management effects on wildlife;; endangered/threatened species research; factors effecting spread of Chronic Wasting Disease; effects of contaminates and toxins on fish; Ecology of ornate diamondback terrapins; White Nose Syndrome effects on bat distribution; assessment of wildlife vulnerability to energy development.
Fiscal Year 2019 Investigating vital rate drivers for fishes, Research and support for Integrated Natural Resource Management Planning, Analysis of large-scale avian monitoring data, Spatial Ecology of Lynx , Weather variability and sagebrush songbird Demography, Establishing a strategy for assessing risk of endocrine-disrupting compounds to aquatic and terrestrial organisms
Fiscal Year 2020 How will changing reefscapes affect the prevalence of ciguatera on Hawaiian reefs; Assessing Asian Carp Controls in the Tennessee-Cumberland River Sub-basin of the Ohio River; Faunal Survey and Assessment to Support Integrated Natural Resource Planning; Influence of Energy Development and Climatic Variability on Sagebrush Songbirds
Fiscal Year 2021 Assessing the viability and needs of species of greatest conservation in the Pacific Northwest; Decision support for USFWS wildlife disease and refuge habitat management; Spatial and temporal patterns in marsh bird abundance along the lower Colorado River: Laguna Division; Modeling brook trout population responses to climate variation in the Southeast USA
Fiscal Year 2022 Investigating hybridization between the declining Gray-headed Chickadee and a recent colonizer, the Boreal Chickadee; Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: Analysis and Application; Software Testing and Level of Effort Determination to Inform Indiana Bat and Northern Long-eared Acoustic Monitoring Guidelines and Pilot Assessment of Activity Correlates Indicative of Gray Bat, Little Brown Bat and Tri-colored Bat Status.
Fiscal Year 2023 Developing Adaptation Strategies and Replacement Costs for Recreational and Tribal Fisheries; Greater Sage Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) Response to Habitat Restoration Efforts in the Devils Garden Plateau of Northern California and Southern Oregon; Spatial Ecology, Movement Patterns, and At-sea Habitat Use of Brow Pelicans in the South Atlantic Bight.
Fiscal Year 2024 Mapping big game migration corridors in western states: USGS implementation of Secretarial Order 3362; Development of quantitative tools to support Species Status Assessments; Public acceptance and preferences for climate change adaptation in the Midwest.