Opportunity Information: Apply for G22AS00244
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through its Great Lakes Science Center, announced a discretionary funding opportunity to support a focused research project in Lake Huron. The project centers on sampling larval and juvenile lake whitefish in nearshore habitats, with the goal of improving scientific understanding of two closely related issues during early life stages: how many larvae are present (larval density) and whether the food resources they rely on are available in sufficient quantity and quality. Because survival and growth during the larval and juvenile periods can strongly influence year-class strength and longer-term population trends, the work is aimed at generating information that can help explain recruitment variability and inform fisheries and ecosystem management in the Great Lakes.
The award is offered as a cooperative agreement, meaning it is a financial assistance mechanism designed for projects where substantial involvement by the federal agency is expected during the performance of the work. In practical terms, this typically implies active collaboration between the USGS scientific team and the recipient partner on elements such as study design, field sampling approaches, data management, interpretation, and dissemination of results, rather than the recipient operating fully independently under a standard grant.
This opportunity is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, specifically the Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU. CESUs are established partnerships intended to streamline and strengthen collaborative research, technical assistance, and educational activities among federal agencies, universities, and other partner organizations. A key feature of this solicitation is eligibility: applicants must already be participating partners within the Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU network. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," but that designation is constrained by the CESU membership requirement, so the competition is not open to the general public or to organizations outside the relevant CESU partnership.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number G22AS00244 and falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category. The associated CFDA (now commonly referenced through Assistance Listings) number is 15.808, indicating it is within the USGS assistance portfolio. The posting was created on February 25, 2022, and the original application closing date was March 25, 2022. The maximum federal funding amount (award ceiling) is $82,000. The expected number of awards is not clearly specified in the provided source text, but the description frames it as a single new research project being offered to a CESU partner.
Overall, the grant opportunity supports applied fisheries and ecosystem research in the Great Lakes, with a specific emphasis on nearshore ecology and the early life history of lake whitefish. By pairing measurements of larval and juvenile abundance with indicators of food availability during these vulnerable stages, the project is designed to produce actionable scientific insight into the conditions that support or limit young fish survival in Lake Huron.Apply for G22AS00244
- The Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner Great Lakes – Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (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 2022-02-25.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2022-03-25. (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 $82,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This is a discretionary funding opportunity from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Great Lakes Science Center to support a focused research project in Lake Huron.
2) What is the main purpose of the project?
The project aims to improve scientific understanding of early life stages of lake whitefish by studying (1) larval density (how many larvae are present) and (2) whether their food resources are available in sufficient quantity and quality.
3) What species is the research focused on?
The work focuses on lake whitefish, specifically larval and juvenile life stages.
4) Where will the research take place?
The work is centered on Lake Huron, with sampling occurring in nearshore habitats.
5) What kinds of field activities are supported by this project?
The opportunity supports sampling of larval and juvenile lake whitefish in nearshore habitats and collecting information relevant to larval density and food availability during these early life stages.
6) Why does the opportunity emphasize larval and juvenile stages?
Survival and growth during larval and juvenile periods can strongly influence year-class strength and longer-term population trends. The project is intended to generate information that can help explain recruitment variability.
7) What management or applied outcomes is the research expected to inform?
The work is aimed at producing information that can inform fisheries and ecosystem management in the Great Lakes by improving understanding of factors influencing recruitment variability.
8) What type of award is being offered?
The award is offered as a cooperative agreement.
9) What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
A cooperative agreement is a financial assistance mechanism used when substantial involvement by the federal agency is expected during the project. In this opportunity, that typically implies active collaboration between the USGS scientific team and the recipient partner on elements such as study design, field sampling approaches, data management, interpretation, and dissemination of results.
10) Which USGS entity is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is issued through the USGS Great Lakes Science Center.
11) What program is this opportunity issued under?
This opportunity is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, specifically the Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU.
12) What is a CESU in the context of this opportunity?
CESUs are established partnerships intended to streamline and strengthen collaborative research, technical assistance, and educational activities among federal agencies, universities, and other partner organizations.
13) Who is eligible to apply?
Applicants must already be participating partners within the Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU network. The eligible applicant category is listed as "Others," but eligibility is constrained by the CESU membership requirement.
14) Is this opportunity open to the general public or organizations outside the CESU partnership?
No. The competition is not open to the general public or to organizations outside the Great Lakes - Northern Forest CESU partnership.
15) What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is G22AS00244.
16) What is the activity category for this opportunity?
The opportunity falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category.
17) What is the CFDA/Assistance Listings number associated with this opportunity?
The associated CFDA (Assistance Listings) number is 15.808.
18) When was the opportunity posted?
The posting was created on February 25, 2022.
19) What was the original application closing date?
The original application closing date was March 25, 2022.
20) What is the maximum federal funding available?
The award ceiling (maximum federal funding amount) is $82,000.
21) How many awards are expected?
The expected number of awards is not clearly specified in the provided information. The description frames the opportunity as a single new research project offered to a CESU partner.
22) What broader scientific theme does this project fit into?
The opportunity supports applied fisheries and ecosystem research in the Great Lakes, with emphasis on nearshore ecology and the early life history of lake whitefish.
23) What specific research questions are highlighted in the opportunity description?
Two closely related issues during early life stages are highlighted: (1) how many lake whitefish larvae are present (larval density) and (2) whether food resources are available in sufficient quantity and quality to support them.
24) What is the intended value of pairing larval/juvenile measurements with food availability indicators?
By pairing measurements of larval and juvenile abundance with indicators of food availability during vulnerable early stages, the project is designed to produce actionable insight into conditions that support or limit young fish survival in Lake Huron.
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