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NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreements
National Park Service (Department of the Interior) is accepting applications until December 31, 2027.
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Key facts
- Opportunity number
- P23AS00132
- Status
- Posted, open
- Posted
- December 22, 2022
- Closes
- December 31, 2027
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
- Environment
- Assistance listing
- 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs ��� Resources of the National Park System
- Contact
- National Park Service · [email protected] · 303-495-027
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
All applicants must be a partner of the CESU network prior to being considered for an award of a master cooperative agreement under this announcement. Information on how to join the CESU network can be found at: www.cesu.org.
What the agency says
The National Park Service (NPS) are seeking applications for Master Cooperative Agreements from CESU network participants in the following CESU network regions:
North and West Alaska Californian Chesapeake Watershed Colorado Plateau Desert Southwest Great Basin Great Lakes Northern Forest Great Plains Great Rivers Gulf Coast Hawaii/Pacific Islands North Atlantic Coast Pacific Northwest Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Rocky Mountains South Florida Caribbean Southern Appalachian
Cooperative agreements to CESU network participants residing in CESU network regions other than those listed above will be pursued separate from this notice of funding opportunity; however, those CESU network participants may still apply for a Master Cooperative Agreement under this announcement. Application instructions are found in Section D. Application and Submission Information.
Applications will be reviewed and evaluated as they are received and may be submitted at any time up until the closing date of this announcement.
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network is a national consortium of Federal agencies, tribes, academic institutions, state and local governments, nongovernmental conservation organizations, and other partners working together to support informed public trust resource stewardship. The CESU network includes 390 non-Federal partners and 15 Federal Agencies in seventeen (17) CESUs representing biogeographic regions encompassing all 50 states and U.S. territories. The CESU network is well positioned as a platform to support research, technical assistance, education and capacity building that is responsive to long-standing and contemporary science and resource management priorities.
The seventeen (17) CESUs bring together scientists, resource managers, students, and other conservation professionals, drawing upon expertise from across the biological, physical, social, cultural, and engineering disciplines (from Anthropology to Zoology) to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary applied projects that address natural and cultural heritage resource issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context. Each CESU is structured as a working collaborative with participation from numerous Federal and non-Federal institutional partners. CESUs are based at host universities and focused on a particular biogeographic region of the country. The NPS is required under “Research Mandate” 54 USC 100702 to ensure the management of NPS units are “enhanced by the availability and utilization of a broad program of the highest quality science and information.” To help answer this mandate, the NPS works cooperatively with approved CESU cooperators. Annually the NPS obligates between $30M and $40M in CESU cooperative agreements agency wide. Individual projects are up to five (5) years in duration with an average of approximately $60,000 per agreement.
The NPS plans to create Master Cooperative Agreements with CESU partners to carry out the CFDA program 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System. The NPS is announcing the intent to solicit proposals from organizations within the CESU network. The objectives of the CESU program are:
a. Provide usable knowledge to support informed decision making.
Other open grants from the Department of the Interior
| Opportunity | Status | Closes | Award ceiling | Total funding | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 Implementation of the Quagga and Zebra Mussel Action Plan (QZAP) in the Western United States F26AS00107 | Open | Oct 24 | $600,000 | $1,950,000 | grants.gov |
| Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) G27AS00165 | Open | Oct 30 | $330,000 | $330,000 | grants.gov |
| F26AS00071 Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund: Habitat Conservation Plan Land Acquisition Grants F26AS00071 | Open | Oct 30 | $26,000,000 | $26,000,000 | grants.gov |
| F25AS00332 Highlands Conservation Act – Competitive Funding Round F25AS00332 | Open | Oct 31 | $3,850,000 | $3,850,000 | grants.gov |
| F25AS00379 Highlands Conservation Act - Base Funding Round F25AS00379 | Open | Oct 31 | $2,293,362 | $9,173,450 | grants.gov |
| Exploring and Enhancing Outdoor and Heritage Tourism in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed P27AS00032 | Open | Nov 4 | $50,000 | $1,000,000 | grants.gov |
· Everything closing in December 2027
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