Opportunity Information: Apply for G18AS00103
This funding opportunity, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU" (Funding Opportunity Number G18AS00103), was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior. It is a discretionary science and technology/research and development award made through a cooperative agreement, meaning the recipient should expect substantial involvement and collaboration with USGS during the project rather than operating entirely independently. The opportunity was created on July 31, 2018, with an original closing date of August 14, 2018, and it anticipated making a single award.
The central purpose of the project is to improve scientific understanding of how vulnerable tidal saline wetlands are to accelerating sea-level rise (SLR) on a global scale. Tidal saline wetlands, such as salt marshes and other coastal wetlands influenced by tides and saline water, are especially important because they provide ecosystem services like storm buffering, shoreline stabilization, carbon storage, habitat for fish and wildlife, and water quality benefits. Despite their importance, predicting whether these wetlands will persist, adapt, or degrade as sea levels rise faster remains difficult, in part because resilience varies by location and depends on multiple interacting physical and biological processes.
USGS frames wetland vulnerability around a pair of core, diagnostic measurements: wetland surface elevation change and vertical accretion. Surface elevation change reflects whether the marsh surface is gaining or losing elevation relative to a reference level over time, which directly affects whether the wetland can keep pace with rising water levels. Accretion refers to the build-up of sediments and organic matter on the wetland surface. Together, these two measurements help distinguish whether a wetland is building upward (or at least holding its ground) versus subsiding, compacting, or otherwise losing relative elevation, which can increase the likelihood of drowning, vegetation loss, and conversion to open water.
To support this work, USGS points to the Surface Elevation Table and Marker Horizon (SET-MH) methodology, which USGS scientists helped advance and which has been deployed globally. The SET component provides highly precise, repeatable measurements of changes in wetland surface elevation through time, while the Marker Horizon approach measures accretion by tracking the accumulation of material above a known reference layer. Because these methods generate empirical, field-based time series data, they are widely used to assess coastal wetland responses to sea-level rise and related stressors in a rigorous and comparable way.
A key strength of this opportunity is that USGS already has a large body of relevant data. The agency has collected SET-MH measurements of surface elevation change and accretion, along with environmental covariates, from tidal saline wetland sites around the world. The funded CESU partner would use these existing datasets to conduct a robust statistical and modeling investigation aimed at clarifying the relationship between wetland resiliency and observed or changing sea level conditions. In practice, that implies integrating measurements from many locations, accounting for site-level environmental factors, and developing or applying quantitative models that can explain variation among sites and improve predictions of wetland trajectories under different sea-level rise scenarios.
Eligibility is limited to partners in the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically under the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU, with the listing indicating "Others" and directing applicants to the additional eligibility language for clarification. The award ceiling for the single expected award was $50,000, and the program is associated with CFDA number 15.808. Overall, the opportunity is geared toward leveraging a globally distributed, USGS-supported monitoring approach and dataset to strengthen the evidence base and predictive understanding of how tidal saline wetlands respond to accelerating sea-level rise.Apply for G18AS00103
- The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU" 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 Jul 31, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 14, 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 $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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What is the title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU" and the Funding Opportunity Number is G18AS00103.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity was issued by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) within the Department of the Interior.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
This is a cooperative agreement, which is a type of discretionary award used for science and technology/research and development activities.
What does it mean that this award is a cooperative agreement?
It means the selected recipient should expect substantial involvement and collaboration with USGS during the project, rather than operating entirely independently.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project aims to improve scientific understanding of how vulnerable tidal saline wetlands are to accelerating sea-level rise (SLR) on a global scale.
What are tidal saline wetlands in the context of this opportunity?
Tidal saline wetlands include salt marshes and other coastal wetlands influenced by tides and saline water.
Why are tidal saline wetlands considered important?
They provide ecosystem services such as storm buffering, shoreline stabilization, carbon storage, habitat for fish and wildlife, and water quality benefits.
What challenge is USGS trying to address with this project?
Predicting whether tidal saline wetlands will persist, adapt, or degrade as sea levels rise faster is difficult because resilience varies by location and depends on multiple interacting physical and biological processes.
How does USGS define or diagnose wetland vulnerability in this opportunity?
USGS frames wetland vulnerability around two core diagnostic measurements: wetland surface elevation change and vertical accretion.
What is "wetland surface elevation change" and why does it matter?
Surface elevation change indicates whether the wetland surface is gaining or losing elevation relative to a reference level over time. This matters because it directly affects whether the wetland can keep pace with rising water levels.
What is "vertical accretion" in this project?
Accretion is the build-up of sediments and organic matter on the wetland surface.
How are surface elevation change and accretion used together?
Together, these measures help distinguish whether a wetland is building upward (or holding its ground) versus subsiding, compacting, or losing relative elevation, which can increase the likelihood of drowning, vegetation loss, and conversion to open water.
What methodology is highlighted for measuring these wetland processes?
The opportunity points to the Surface Elevation Table and Marker Horizon (SET-MH) methodology.
What does the SET component measure?
The Surface Elevation Table (SET) provides highly precise, repeatable measurements of changes in wetland surface elevation through time.
What does the Marker Horizon (MH) component measure?
The Marker Horizon approach measures accretion by tracking the accumulation of material above a known reference layer.
Why is SET-MH data especially useful for this work?
Because SET-MH methods generate empirical, field-based time series data that are widely used to assess coastal wetland responses to sea-level rise and related stressors in a rigorous and comparable way.
Does USGS already have data available for this project?
Yes. USGS indicates it has collected SET-MH measurements of surface elevation change and accretion, along with environmental covariates, from tidal saline wetland sites around the world.
What is the intended role of the CESU partner in this project?
The funded CESU partner would use existing USGS datasets to conduct a robust statistical and modeling investigation to clarify relationships between wetland resiliency and observed or changing sea level conditions.
What kinds of analyses does the opportunity anticipate?
Based on the description, the work implies integrating measurements from many locations, accounting for site-level environmental factors, and developing or applying quantitative models to explain variation among sites and improve predictions under different sea-level rise scenarios.
Is this opportunity focused on local or global wetlands?
The stated purpose is global in scope, using data from tidal saline wetland sites around the world.
How many awards were expected under this opportunity?
The opportunity anticipated making a single award.
What was the maximum award amount (ceiling)?
The award ceiling for the single expected award was $50,000.
What is the CFDA number associated with this program?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA number 15.808.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
It was created on July 31, 2018, with an original closing date of August 14, 2018.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to partners in the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically under the Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU, with the listing indicating "Others" and directing applicants to additional eligibility language for clarification.
What is the central scientific outcome the project is trying to improve?
The project is geared toward strengthening the evidence base and predictive understanding of how tidal saline wetlands respond to accelerating sea-level rise, using a globally distributed monitoring approach and USGS-supported dataset.
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