Closed · G25AS00321 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $1-$203K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 25, 2025
- Close date
- -
- Expected awards
The verdict
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $1 -- $202,643. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- $1-$203K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 15.808
- CFDA program
- 2,522
- other opportunities from Geological Survey
Archived opportunity record
Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner is closed (last close July 25, 2025). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Geological Survey still indexes 2,522 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed July 25, 2025
Est. Total Funding
$202,643
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for state-of-the-art research on husbandry protocol development for mesophotic soft coral holding. The research will examine for a wide variety of understudied soft coral species, their trophic ecology, reproductive output, juvenile settlement and growth rates, and holobiont microbial communities. These soft corals represent the same species that were impacted by the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. The USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center (WARC, Gainesville, FL) is seeking research and technical assistance relevant to: "DWH Gulf of America Mesophotic and Deep Benthic Community Restoration: husbandry protocol development in support of the Coral Propagation Technique Development Project". The USGS conducts ecological studies to support restoration plans for the Gulf of America, in conjunction and coordination with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as well as other state and federal partners. Studies conducted by USGS scientists, and their research partners improves understanding of Gulf benthic communities, continued environmental change, and responses to restoration actions in the Gulf. USGS"s scientific focus provides valuable information, which is used to guide informed decisions during planning, restoration, and adaptive management throughout the duration of long-term restoration projects. The USGS is offering a cooperative-agreement opportunity to CESU partners with the capacity to develop, modify, and enhance husbandry techniques to promote coral holding and juvenile rearing, with scientific expertise in conducting and analyzing data from experiments with live organisms, with the final goal of identifying the best practices for ex-situ soft coral propagation. It is anticipated that there will be one sampling year, followed by one or two years of analysis and synthesis.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · G25AS00321
Grants.gov marks Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Geological Survey book (1,895 peers, 75% of 2,523).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
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Agency Contact
SHERRI BREDESEN sbredesen@usgs.gov
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