Opportunity Information: Apply for G18AS00076
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G18AS00076) is a discretionary research award from the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). It is set up as a cooperative agreement, which generally signals that the agency expects to be actively involved in the work rather than simply issuing funds and stepping back. The program sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 15.808) and is aimed at producing applied, field-based science that can directly inform federal land and wildlife management decisions.
The core purpose of the opportunity is to support collaborative research on the ecology of wild horses and burros across the Western United States. The work is explicitly described as field-based and spread across five states, indicating a multi-site design intended to capture ecological variation across different rangeland conditions and management contexts. While the specific study questions are not spelled out in the short notice, the motivation is clear: to address priority data gaps and knowledge needs highlighted by the National Academies of Science (NAS) after its scientific review of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro program. In other words, the project is meant to respond to externally identified research recommendations tied to improving the evidence base behind management of free-roaming equids on public lands.
The eligible applicant pool is limited to a CESU partner, meaning an organization that is already part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network, with this opportunity routed through the Rocky Mountain CESU. CESUs are designed to link federal agencies with universities, tribes, and other partners to conduct collaborative research, technical assistance, and education that support resource stewardship. By restricting eligibility to CESU partners, USGS is signaling that it wants to leverage existing partnership mechanisms, shared expertise, and streamlined collaboration practices typical of CESU agreements.
From a funding and competition standpoint, the opportunity anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $498,068. That structure implies USGS intended to support one integrated project or one lead partner coordinating a broader collaboration, rather than distributing smaller grants to multiple independent teams. The notice dates also show a short application window: the opportunity was created July 5, 2018, with an original closing date of July 20, 2018, suggesting it may have been targeted to a specific partnership community already prepared to respond.
Taken together, this opportunity is best understood as a focused, management-relevant research effort designed to strengthen the scientific foundation for wild horse and burro policy and on-the-ground decisions in the West. The USGS and the selected CESU partner would jointly conduct field studies intended to fill specific, high-priority information gaps identified by the NAS review, thereby improving understanding of wild horse and burro ecology and supporting better-informed management by agencies such as BLM.Apply for G18AS00076
- 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, Rocky Mountain 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 Jul 05, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 20, 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 $498,068.00 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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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
What is the Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity (G18AS00076)?
This is a discretionary research award offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under Funding Opportunity Number G18AS00076. It is administered through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically the Rocky Mountain CESU.
Which federal agency is providing the funding?
The funding is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
What type of award is this?
The opportunity is set up as a cooperative agreement. This generally means USGS expects to be actively involved in the work rather than only providing funds and having the recipient operate independently.
What is the main purpose of this opportunity?
The core purpose is to support collaborative, applied, field-based research on the ecology of wild horses and burros across the Western United States, with the intent that the resulting science can directly inform federal land and wildlife management decisions.
What topic area does the research focus on?
The research focus is the ecology of wild horses and burros (free-roaming equids) on public lands in the Western United States.
Is the work expected to be field-based or lab-based?
The opportunity explicitly describes the work as field-based applied science.
Where will the research take place?
The work is described as being spread across five states in the Western United States, indicating a multi-site design intended to capture ecological variation across different rangeland conditions and management contexts.
Why is this research being funded now (what is driving the need)?
The project is intended to address priority data gaps and knowledge needs highlighted by the National Academies of Science (NAS) following its scientific review of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) wild horse and burro program. The aim is to respond to externally identified research recommendations that can improve the evidence base behind management decisions.
Are specific research questions listed in the notice?
No. The short notice does not spell out specific study questions, but it clearly frames the work as responding to high-priority information gaps and recommendations identified by the NAS review related to wild horse and burro management.
How many awards does USGS expect to make?
The opportunity anticipates a single award (Expected Awards: 1).
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling is $498,068.
Does the opportunity suggest one integrated project or multiple separate projects?
Because the notice anticipates a single award, it suggests USGS intended to support one integrated project (or one lead partner coordinating a broader collaboration) rather than multiple independent awards to separate teams.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to a CESU partner, meaning an organization that is already part of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network. This opportunity is routed through the Rocky Mountain CESU.
What is a CESU partner (in the context of this opportunity)?
CESUs are partnership mechanisms designed to link federal agencies with universities, tribes, and other partners to conduct collaborative research, technical assistance, and education that support resource stewardship. In this opportunity, only existing CESU partners are eligible.
Why is eligibility restricted to CESU partners?
Based on the notice, restricting eligibility to CESU partners signals that USGS wants to leverage established partnership mechanisms, shared expertise, and streamlined collaboration practices typical of CESU agreements.
How does this work relate to federal land management agencies like BLM?
The research is framed as management-relevant science intended to strengthen the scientific foundation for wild horse and burro policy and on-the-ground decisions in the West, supporting better-informed management by agencies such as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
What is the program category and CFDA listing?
The opportunity falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category and is listed as CFDA 15.808.
What are the key dates mentioned for this opportunity?
The notice states the opportunity was created on July 5, 2018, with an original closing date of July 20, 2018.
What does the short application window suggest?
The brief window between the creation date and closing date suggests the opportunity may have been targeted to a specific partnership community already prepared to respond.
What is the intended outcome of the funded work?
The intended outcome is to fill high-priority information gaps identified by the NAS review and improve understanding of wild horse and burro ecology in ways that can directly support federal management decisions on public lands.
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