Opportunity Information: Apply for USGS 18 FAC 9717
The grant opportunity titled Supporting State Natural Resource Manager Priorities for Invasive Species and Coastal Resilience/Science (Funding Opportunity Number: USGS 18 FAC 9717) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) effort, led by the Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC), to fund a cooperative agreement focused on strengthening science coordination and management collaboration across the Great Lakes basin. The central purpose is to partner with the Great Lakes Commission (GLC) to build and formalize several basin-wide collaborative initiatives that connect state natural resource managers, researchers, and other decision-makers around invasive species threats and coastal resilience needs. Although the eligibility category is listed as state governments, the opportunity is structured around a single expected award supporting joint work with the GLC, reflecting a targeted partnership model rather than an open, multi-award competition.
At its core, the opportunity responds to major and ongoing ecological and economic pressures in Great Lakes coastal systems, especially those driven by invasive species and harmful algal blooms. USGS highlights that coastal ecosystems in the Great Lakes are biologically rich and socially and economically important, yet have historically received limited scientific attention compared to their importance and the severity of their degradation. Two invasive species issues are emphasized as high-priority, basin-wide challenges. First is the invasion of wetlands by non-native Phragmites australis (common reed), which can displace native plant communities, alter habitat structure, and complicate wetland restoration and management. Second is the continuing spread and impacts of zebra and quagga mussels (Dreissena polymorpha and Dreissena rostriformis bugensis), which are well known for reshaping food webs, damaging infrastructure, and producing costly impacts as they expand beyond the Great Lakes into other North American waters. Alongside these invasive species pressures, harmful algal blooms (HABs) are treated as a parallel, pressing concern that requires better coordination between science producers and end users.
The funded work is organized around four joint objectives. The first objective is to develop the Great Lakes Phragmites Initiative, envisioned as a regional collaborative designed to improve communication and coordination across jurisdictions and organizations. The intent is not only to share information, but to actively link people, data, and on-the-ground action, while advancing research and management using adaptive management principles. In practice, that implies creating feedback loops where management actions are informed by the best available science, results are monitored, lessons are shared regionally, and approaches are adjusted over time to improve outcomes.
The second objective is to develop an Invasive Mussel Collaborative that supports robust science, communication, and an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach for invasive mussels. Framing mussel control in terms of IPM signals an emphasis on coordinated, multi-tool strategies rather than reliance on any single technique. It also suggests attention to consistent messaging and knowledge transfer so that agencies and partners can align prevention, monitoring, response, and long-term management in a way that is practical across different Great Lakes contexts.
The third objective is to create a Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Collaboratory described as a collective laboratory for information sharing among scientists and decision makers working on HABs in the Great Lakes. The focus here is on improving how HAB-related knowledge is exchanged and used, so that research findings, monitoring results, and decision-support needs are more tightly connected. The collaboratory model implies an ongoing network or forum that reduces fragmentation, accelerates learning across projects and agencies, and helps translate complex scientific information into management-relevant insights.
The fourth objective is broader and more strategic: to support the development of a Great Lakes coastal science and management strategy for USGS and partner agencies that reflects priorities across basin management agencies. This component is meant to align science planning with the real-world needs of agencies responsible for Great Lakes management, helping ensure that research investments and collaborative efforts are guided by shared priorities and are relevant at the basin scale.
Administratively, the opportunity is issued by the Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, under CFDA 15.808, with a cooperative agreement as the funding instrument, indicating substantial involvement and collaboration between the federal agency and the recipient during the project. The award ceiling is $498,365, with one expected award. The opportunity was created on June 13, 2018, and originally closed on June 27, 2018. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted investment in regional coordination infrastructure: building networks, shared strategies, and collaborative mechanisms that help Great Lakes managers and scientists work more effectively on Phragmites, invasive mussels, HABs, and coastal resilience priorities.Apply for USGS 18 FAC 9717
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Supporting State Natural Resource Manager Priorities for Invasive Species and Coastal Resilience/Science" 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 Jun 13, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 27, 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 $498,365.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: State governments.
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What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled Supporting State Natural Resource Manager Priorities for Invasive Species and Coastal Resilience/Science, and the Funding Opportunity Number is USGS 18 FAC 9717.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) funding opportunity, issued under the Department of the Interior. The effort is led by the USGS Great Lakes Science Center (GLSC).
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which indicates substantial involvement and collaboration between USGS and the recipient during the project.
What is the CFDA number associated with this grant?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 15.808.
What is the central purpose of this grant?
The central purpose is to fund a cooperative agreement focused on strengthening science coordination and management collaboration across the Great Lakes basin. It is designed to help connect state natural resource managers, researchers, and other decision-makers around invasive species threats and coastal resilience/science needs.
Who is the intended partner for this work?
The opportunity is structured around partnering with the Great Lakes Commission (GLC). The description reflects a targeted partnership model supporting joint work with the GLC.
Is this an open, multi-award competitive grant program?
Based on the information provided, it is not described as an open, multi-award program. Although the eligibility category is listed as state governments, the opportunity is structured around a single expected award and is best understood as a targeted, partnership-oriented investment supporting joint work with the Great Lakes Commission.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity indicates one expected award.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $498,365.
When was this opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on June 13, 2018, and it originally closed on June 27, 2018.
What geographic area does the project focus on?
The focus is the Great Lakes basin, with emphasis on Great Lakes coastal systems and basin-wide collaboration across jurisdictions and organizations.
Why is USGS emphasizing Great Lakes coastal systems in this opportunity?
USGS describes Great Lakes coastal ecosystems as biologically rich and socially and economically important, yet historically receiving limited scientific attention relative to their importance and the severity of degradation. The opportunity responds to major ecological and economic pressures affecting these coastal systems.
What major issues is this grant designed to address?
The opportunity emphasizes coordinated action and science-management connections around: invasive species (especially Phragmites and invasive mussels), harmful algal blooms (HABs), and broader coastal resilience/science priorities in the Great Lakes.
Which invasive plant species is a highlighted priority?
A key priority is non-native Phragmites australis (common reed), described as invading wetlands, displacing native plant communities, altering habitat structure, and complicating wetland restoration and management.
Which invasive mussels are highlighted in the opportunity?
The opportunity highlights zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) as ongoing, basin-wide challenges.
What impacts of zebra and quagga mussels are noted?
The description notes that these mussels can reshape food webs, damage infrastructure, and generate costly impacts, including as they expand beyond the Great Lakes into other North American waters.
How are harmful algal blooms (HABs) treated in this grant?
HABs are treated as a parallel, pressing concern that requires better coordination between science producers and end users (decision-makers and managers).
How is the funded work organized?
The funded work is organized around four joint objectives that build basin-wide collaborative initiatives and support coordination among managers, researchers, and decision-makers.
What is Objective 1 (Great Lakes Phragmites Initiative)?
Objective 1 is to develop the Great Lakes Phragmites Initiative, a regional collaborative intended to improve communication and coordination across jurisdictions and organizations by linking people, data, and on-the-ground action, and advancing research and management using adaptive management principles.
What does "adaptive management" imply in this opportunity?
As described here, adaptive management implies feedback loops where management actions are informed by the best available science, results are monitored, lessons are shared regionally, and approaches are adjusted over time to improve outcomes.
What is Objective 2 (Invasive Mussel Collaborative)?
Objective 2 is to develop an Invasive Mussel Collaborative that supports robust science, communication, and an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach for invasive mussels.
What does an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach signal for invasive mussels?
In this context, IPM signals an emphasis on coordinated, multi-tool strategies rather than relying on any single technique, along with consistent messaging and knowledge transfer to align prevention, monitoring, response, and long-term management across different Great Lakes contexts.
What is Objective 3 (HABs Collaboratory)?
Objective 3 is to create a Harmful Algal Bloom (HABs) Collaboratory, described as a collective laboratory for information sharing among scientists and decision-makers working on HABs in the Great Lakes, with an emphasis on improving how HAB-related knowledge is exchanged and used.
What is meant by a "collaboratory" in this opportunity?
The collaboratory model described here implies an ongoing network or forum that reduces fragmentation, accelerates learning across projects and agencies, and helps translate scientific information into management-relevant insights.
What is Objective 4 (Great Lakes coastal science and management strategy)?
Objective 4 is to support development of a Great Lakes coastal science and management strategy for USGS and partner agencies that reflects priorities across basin management agencies and aligns science planning with real-world agency needs.
What kinds of outcomes is USGS seeking through this investment?
The opportunity is best understood as a targeted investment in regional coordination infrastructure: building networks, shared strategies, and collaborative mechanisms that help Great Lakes managers and scientists work more effectively on Phragmites, invasive mussels, HABs, and coastal resilience priorities.
Who are the key groups this project is meant to connect?
The project is intended to connect state natural resource managers, researchers, and other decision-makers across the Great Lakes basin to improve coordination between science and management.
What eligibility category is listed for this opportunity?
The eligibility category is listed as state governments.
How should applicants interpret the eligibility listing given the single-award structure?
Based on the provided description, the listing of eligibility as state governments sits alongside a structure that anticipates a single expected award and a targeted partnership with the Great Lakes Commission, rather than a broad, open competition with multiple unrelated recipients.
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