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

DOI-USGS1

About this grant

This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) G27AS00084 is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center (NRCASC) competitive financial assistance research award made to a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) partner. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. The award is issued through a cooperative agreement under the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. Projects 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, including extreme events such as drought, flooding, wildland fire, coastal erosion, severe storms, and geologic hazards. The example project described in the notice uses data from 100 long-term Emory oak monitoring sites across Arizona to assess charcoal canker, an invasive fungal pathogen, and its relationship to oak mortality under drought and altered fire regimes. It proposes spatial modeling to map areas where Emory oak may persist, to support resource managers in conservation and wildfire management, and to support Tribal cultural resources and wildlife habitat.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants are listed as Others. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit under the CESU Program.

Key requirements

• ✓Applicant must be an affiliated partner of the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) and apply through the cooperative agreement
• ✓Projects must advance Administration priorities such as water security, infrastructure resilience, and natural hazard preparedness
• ✓Research should address extreme events (drought, flooding, wildland fire, geologic hazards) and support resource managers or Tribal cultural resources

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 Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit offers $1 – $360K.

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

Applications close 1 Dec 2026 04:59.

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

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

Relevant sectors

About this sector

Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.