Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit 2026 Grant

DOI-USGS1

About this grant

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) G27AS00081 is issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. It funds a National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center (NRCASC) competitive research award to a CESU partner. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Projects under this cooperative agreement should advance Administration priorities, including American energy dominance, critical mineral development, water security, infrastructure resilience, and natural hazard preparedness. Eligible research areas include hydrology, geology, geospatial science, biosecurity, and near-earth space science, with attention to extreme events such as drought, flooding, wildland fire, coastal erosion, severe storms, and geologic hazards. The aim is actionable science, data, and tools for resource managers and stakeholders. The featured project addresses invasive species across scales. It will integrate local and regional data to generate national-level syntheses on invasive species distribution, impacts, and management effectiveness. It leverages the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS) and invasive species experts through CAP post-doctoral research. Outputs are intended to support risk assessment, prioritization, and adaptation planning. Additionally, NCEAS will convene workshops to integrate fisheries management databases and identify analytical and informatics applications for fisheries conservation. The notice links the work to executive orders and secretarial orders on timber production, seafood competitiveness, hunting and fishing access, state and local preparedness, and gold-standard science.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are listed as 'Others' and must be a participating partner of the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The opportunity is restricted to CESU partners rather than open to the general public. Expected number of awards is one.

Key requirements

• ✓Must be a CESU partner or affiliated partner eligible under the USGS CESU cooperative agreement
• ✓Projects must advance Administration priorities and deliver actionable science, data, and tools for resource managers
• ✓Featured work covers invasive species synthesis using NCEAS and CAP post-doctoral research, plus fisheries management database integration

Funder contact

The notice names a programme contact you can speak to before applying.

Frequently asked questions

How much funding does DOI-USGS1 offer?

Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit offers $1 – $480K.

When is the Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit deadline?

Applications close 1 Dec 2026 04:59.

Who can apply for Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit?

Eligibility covers organisations in US; university, nonprofit, research-institution, consortium. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Biodiversity funding backs habitat restoration, species protection, protected areas and nature-positive business. It comes from environment agencies, multilateral nature funds and conservation philanthropy, often through competitive calls with defined regions. Applicants are usually asked for baseline surveys, local partners and indicators that show ecological change.