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U.S. Mission to India · $300K

The U.S. Consulate General Mumbai invites proposals for a cooperative agreement to design and implement a high-impact public diplomacy initiative Solutions for Energy Security A U.S. India Energy Technology Partnership. This program will convene key Indian government officials, industry, academia, and media stakeholders to position U.S. energy technologies as the preferred solution to address India’s energy security challenges. Through a series of regional conferences, a virtual mentorship program, and a national-level conference, the initiative will foster new commercial partnerships, increase awareness of U.S. energy tech solutions, and drive tangible business and policy outcomes that advance U.S. economic and strategic interests in India and the Indo-Pacific.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · $0–$250K

States play an essential role in conserving and recovering species listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), 16 U.S.C. 1535. Listed species under NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) jurisdiction may spend all or part of their life cycles in state waters, and success in conserving these species depends largely on working cooperatively with the States. NMFS is authorized to provide Federal assistance to eligible State agencies to support the development and implementation of conservation programs for listed marine and anadromous species that reside within that State. This assistance, provided in the form of grants or cooperative agreements through the Species Recovery Grants to States Program, can be used to support conservation activities for any endangered or threatened species, as well as monitoring candidate species, recently delisted species, and species proposed for listing under the ESA. Funded activities may include development and implementation of management efforts, scientific research, and public education and outreach. Proposals should seek to address priority actions in ESA Recovery Plans or Recovery Outlines to the extent possible. Any State agency that has entered into an agreement with NMFS pursuant to section 6(c) of the ESA or enters into such an agreement within 30 days of the application deadline is eligible to apply under this solicitation. Proposals focusing on Pacific salmonids will not be considered for funding under this grant program; such projects may be considered through the NMFS Pacific Coastal Salmon Recovery Fund. Additionally, proposals focusing on marine mammals stranding response and/or rehabilitation will not be considered for funding under this grant program; such projects may be considered and funded by NOAA through the John H. Prescott Marine Mammal Rescue Assistance Grant Program. Proposals focused on stranding response, rehabilitation, or related activities for species supported through other dedicated NOAA funding programs may also not be considered under this grant program. This document describes how to submit proposals for funding in fiscal year (FY) 2026 and how NMFS will evaluate and select proposals for funding should funding be appropriated for this program. This document should be read in its entirety; some information has changed from the previous year.

NAVAIR · Amount varies

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) is interested in receiving white papers for Research and Development projects which offer potential for advancement and improvement of NAWCAD operations. See attachment, FY25 NAWCAD Office-Wide N00421-25-S-0001, for further details.

NASA Headquarters · Amount varies

The close date above is NOT the date for the Step-2 proposal due date as the Step-2 due date for this program will be announced at least 60 days before the Step-2 proposal due date. The Step-1 proposal due date is 01/21/2026 . Step-2 proposals cannot be submitted if a Step-1 proposal was not submitted. NOTICE: Amended April 23, 2026 . This amendment announces the Step-2 due date for this program element which was previously TBD. The Step-2 due date is June 22, 2026. Step-2 proposals can only be submitted by those who submitted a Step-1 proposal and were invited to submit a Step-2. NOTICE: Amended November 25, 2025 . This amendment releases final text for this program element, which was previously TBD. Step-1 proposals are due January 21, 2026. The Step-2 due date will be announced at least 60 days before the Step-2 proposal due date, see Section 5.1. This synopsis is a generic summary that is posted for each of the many individual "program elements" in NASA’s Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2025 solicitation. For specific information on this particular program element download and read the PDF of the text of this program element by going to Tables 2 or 3 of ROSES at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table2 and https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025table3 , respectively, click the title of the program element of interest, a hypertext link will take you to a page for that particular program element. On that page, on the right side under "Announcement Documents" the link on the bottom will be to the PDF of the text of the call for proposals. For example, if one were interested in the Solar System Science program (NNH25ZDA001N-SCUBED) one would follow the link to the NSPIRES page for that program element and then to read the text of the call one would click on “C.2 Solar System Science (.pdf)” to download the text of the call. If one wanted to set it into the context of the goals, objectives and know the default rules for all elements within Appendix C, the planetary science division, one might download and read “ C.1 Planetary Science Research Program Overview (.pdf) ” from that same page. While the letters and numbers are different for each element within ROSES (A.10, B.3, etc.) the basic configuration is always the same, e.g., the letter indicates the Science Division (A is Earth Science, B is Heliophysics etc.) and whatever the letter, #1 is always the division overview. In 2025, most program elements will be set up for application via Grants.gov only if requested at least 30 days in advance of the due date. For more on Grants.gov submissions see Section IV(b)v of the ROSES Summary of Solicitation, that may be found at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025 . The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Science Mission Directorate (SMD) released its annual omnibus Research Announcement (NRA), Research Opportunities in Space and Earth Sciences (ROSES) – 2025 (OMB Approval Number 2700-0092, CFDA Number 43.001) on February 21, 2025. In this case "omnibus" means that this NRA has many individual program elements, each with its own due dates and topics. All together these cover the wide range of basic and applied supporting research and technology supported by SMD. Awards will be made as grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts depending on the nature of the work proposed. However, most extramural research awards deriving from ROSES will be grants, and many program elements of ROSES specifically exclude contracts, because contracts would not be appropriate for the nature of the work solicited. Funded Co-Is at government labs will receive inter- or intra-agency transfers . The typical period of performance for an award is three years, but some programs may allow up to five years and others specify shorter periods. In most cases, organizations of every type, Government and private, for profit and not-for-profit, domestic and foreign (with some caveats), may submit proposals without restriction on teaming arrangements. Tables listing the program elements and due dates (Tables 2 and 3 ), a table that provides a very top level summary of proposal contents ( Table 1 ), and the full text of the ROSES-2025 "Summary of Solicitation", may all be found NSPIRES at https://solicitation.nasaprs.com/ROSES2025 . Frequently asked questions for ROSES are posted at http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/faqs . Questions concerning specific program elements should be directed to the point(s) of contact for that particular element, who may be found either at the end of the individual program element in the summary table of key information or on the web list of topics and points of contact at: http://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/program-officers-list . General questions concerning ROSES-2025 may be directed to the office of the SMD Deputy Associate Administrator for Research at sara@nasa.gov . Not all program elements are known at the time of the release of ROSES. To be informed of new program elements or amendments to this NRA, proposers may subscribe to: (1) The SMD mailing lists (by logging in at http://nspires.nasaprs.com and checking the appropriate boxes under "Account Management" and "Email Subscriptions"), (2) The ROSES-2025 blog feed for amendments, clarifications, and corrections to at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/solicitations/roses-2025/ , and (3) The ROSES-2025 due date Google calendars (one for each science division). Instructions are at https://science.nasa.gov/researchers/sara/library-and-useful-links (link from the words due date calendar).

National Institute of Standards and Technology · Amount varies

The Precision Measurement Grant Program (PMGP) is seeking applications from eligible applicants for activities to conduct research work in the field of fundamental measurement, testing the basic laws of physics, and/or the determination of fundamental constants, with emphasis on pressing problems or emerging opportunities.

Geological Survey · $1–$460K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to develop an Innovation Landscape in the Southern Great Plains for the purpose of accelerating the transfer of new land management technologies to military installations in the region. The partner will possess both military and natural resource expertise, experience, and established relationships to be able to accurately identify innovation needs and scalable solutions in the natural resource focus area to support the military mission, increase regulatory flexibility for Department of War (DoW), and facilitate military use of the land.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Amount varies

The Parren J. Mitchell Entrepreneurship Education program was created to train and educate entrepreneurs in subjects directly related to successful entrepreneurship through the development and implementation of evidence-based curricula. This curriculum must be practical and targeted to building the skills necessary to yield real results for entrepreneurs in a defined period of time. Further, classes or modules in this program will be available to any enrolled students at the grantee institution who are either entrepreneurs or aspiring entrepreneurs.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · Amount varies

The Rural Business Center Program will provide awards to support technical assistance, capacity building, and entrepreneurial development services to rural business enterprises at all stages, from ideation to maturity.

Geological Survey · $1–$49.3K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in the following area: detecting plant species habitat to inform management. The research will be used to investigate phenology informed detection models, model transferability across broad regions, analyze spatial patterns of model uncertainty, and optimize the development and delivery of model results to practitioners charged with the management of species. Being able to detect invasive species and habitats helps to prevent the spread of, eradicate or control invasive species by helping practitioners know what species are problematic where. Thus, the research help make land management agencies work more efficient.Many longstanding challenges remain regarding detection of plant species across broad geographic extents related to transferability, uncertainty, and interpretation. For example, multiple methods have been used at local scales to detect plant species. Leveraging satellite data at fine resolutions may allow us to improve accuracy across geographic scales. We can better understand the limits of model prediction and build model credibility among practitioners using models to augment management actions and policies. These approaches must be viewed as accurate by practitioners at a local scale for uptake and be based on the best available science (EO 14303 - Restoring Gold Standard Science, May 23, 2025). An important focus is detection of fire promoting invasive species to inform risk and mitigation activities (EO 14308 - Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response, June 12, 2025).The U.S. Geological Survey"s (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center is offering a cooperative-agreement opportunity to universities having capability to conduct research to conduct studies related to improving the methodologies and analytic approaches for plant species habitat detection using satellite information. This project will function to leverage collaborations to incorporate expertise in plant ecology, statistical programming, and remote sensing into a large existing project on the geographic distribution of manager requested plant species habitat in the United States.Current USGS research interests include (but are not limited to) (1) the improvement of existing code related to data production pipelines and decision support frameworks/tools, (2) assessing geographic model transferability using field data across geographic regions, (3) synthesizing spatial predictors. The outcome of a successful agreement will be research products (data and code) that help DOI and other land-management partners produce and understand the current geographic distribution of plants and the limits of model predictions. Through this CESU agreement, the federal and state university partners will cooperate fully in development of a research program that will produce final products to be used in support of plant species management decisions. The cooperation of the USGS and its CESU partner brings a combination of expertise to address this objective that is greater than that possessed by either partner on its own.

Geological Survey · $1–$400K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in remote sensing algorithm development and to validate remote sensing data products for evaluating phytoplankton communities in Barataria estuary. The research investigates the effectiveness of using remote sensing technologies to monitor estuarine phytoplankton that are essential lower trophic levels in aquatic food webs.The following Executive Orders (EOs), Secretarial Orders (SOs), and Authorization align with this NOFO. The EOs include EO 14313 – Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission (July 3, 2025) that creates a commission to promote conservation, restore lands and waters, and expand access to public lands, , EO 14303 – Restoring Gold Standard Science (May 23, 2025) that ensures integrity and rigor in federally funded research, emphasizing transparency and unbiased science for environmental decisions, EO 14239 – Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness (March 19, 2025) that strengthens resilience by empowering state and local governments to make risk-informed infrastructure and preparedness decisions, EO 11990 – Protection of Wetlands (May 24, 1977), which requires federal agencies to minimize destruction or modification of wetlands, and lastly EO 13956 – Modernizing America's Water Resource Management and Water Infrastructure (October 13, 2020) that improves coordination for water resource management and resilience, benefiting wetlands. The SOs include SO 3441-Implementing the Requirements of Executive Order 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science, May 23, 2025 (August 29, 2025) by requiring scientific integrity in restoration planning, ensuring wetlands are managed with evidence-based practices to support resilient ecosystems, SO 3442 – Land and Water Conservation Fund Implementation (September 4, 2025), prioritizes projects improving water quality, flood protection, and wetland restoration, SO 3447 – Expanding Hunting and Fishing Access, Removing Unnecessary Barriers, and Ensuring Consistency Across the Department of the Interior Lands and Waters (January 7, 2026) supports access to restored lands, reinforcing conservation and habitat management, SO 3347 – Conservation Stewardship and Outdoor Recreation (March 2, 2017), enhances conservation stewardship and recreation opportunities, including habitats, and SO 3356 – Hunting Heritage and Wildlife Conservation (September 15, 2017), promotes wildlife conservation and habitat restoration,. The Authorization of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) – 33 U.S.C. 2701, 2761, which provides authority for restoration of natural resources injured by oil spill and link can be found here.

Geological Survey · $1–$450K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in invasive Grass Carp spawning and early life history in Great Lakes tributaries.Grass Carp are an invasive species in North America, which threaten native species through the destruction of habitats provided by aquatic vegetation, which are important for production of waterfowl and sportfish. Grass Carp spawn in riverine habitats during specific environmental conditions (i.e., high streamflow events). Consequently, Grass Carp spawning can be surveyed using nets and the collected eggs and larvae have provided crucial information to identify where adult Grass Carp can be targeted for removal efforts. Further, control efforts implemented during spawning may disrupt spawning behavior. Understanding when and where Grass Carp reproduction occurs has been identified by management partners as an important component of responding to the threat of Grass Carp in the Great Lakes. A Presidential Memorandum titled Protecting the Great Lakes from Invasive Carp was issued May 9, 2025, which directed "research and management concerning the prevention, removal, and management of aquatic invasive species in the Great Lakes, including invasive carp."

Engineer Research and Development Center · $0–$155K

The primary purpose of this study is to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of Muskellunge stocking effectiveness and efficiency within Iowa's lakes and reservoirs, including those managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE). This research directly addresses the USACE's interest in optimizing the management of recreational fisheries within their projects. By identifying and refining Muskellunge culture methods and stocking policies, this study aims to enhance the efficacy and efficiency of state agency stocking programs, ensuring that valuable resources are utilized to maximize angler success. The comprehensive understanding of Muskellunge survival, movement, and habitat use gained from this study will directly inform optimized stocking strategies, leading to more robust and sustainable Muskellunge populations. This, in turn, is anticipated to increase angler success rates and overall recreational satisfaction, thereby enhancing the economic and social benefits derived from recreational fishing on USACE reservoirs and similar water bodies across the state and potentially nationwide. The findings will directly inform the revision of Iowa’s Muskellunge Management Plan (Meerbeek, 2014), and, critically, will establish a transferable framework for improving stocking outcomes and increasing recreational fishing opportunities in USACE reservoirs and similar water bodies across the nation. Furthermore, this study will investigate the broader implications of its outcomes for the strategic adoption and advancement of Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS). As conventional hatchery systems increasingly face challenges from extreme weather events, water shortages, aquatic invasive species, and growing demand for stocked fish due to habitat degradation (Hanson and Ostrand 2011), RAS offers a resilient solution. This research will demonstrate how RAS can enable state and Federal hatcheries, including those supporting USACE-managed waters, to meet production goals more efficiently and sustainably, thereby securing the future of recreational fisheries and enhancing the public benefits derived from USACE projects. Tasks to be Completed: Task 1: Population Dynamics. Prior to stocking, all Muskellunge intended for Iowa’s lake and reservoirs will be tagged with passive integrated transponder (PIT) Tags, and some will also receive acoustic or radio transmitters. The initial treatment group will include Muskellunge raised traditionally (overwintered in ponds and fed live forage), musky raised in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) and fed pellets and RAS Musky fed live forage for about 14 days prior to stocking. Post-stocking survival rate will be monitored using acoustic receiver arrays and manual tracking of radio tagged fish in various reservoirs and lakes. Mortality will be inferred from movement patterns of tagged fish. This survival data will support adaptive management allowing for the refining of culture and stocking methods (e.g., on-shore ramp stocking or off-shore stocking) to improve survival rates. Each subsequent refinement will be evaluated and used to implement further improvements the next year, ultimately building stronger Muskellunge populations and enhancing recreational fishing experiences. Additionally, the movement, behavior, and habitat use of Muskellunge from different treatment groups will be studied post-stocking using acoustic receivers and manual trackers. This will help identify optimal stocking locations and potential habitat enchantments. Furthermore, this study will also examine escapement (fish leaving stocked areas) using various tag types in systems of different size and outlet designs. Findings will guide recommendations for barrier installations, developed with the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to improve fish retention in reservoirs. These measures aim to increase the number of trophy-sized Muskellunge available to anglers, boosting recreational and economic benefits of these fisheries. Task 2: System-Specific Criteria for Optimized Muskellunge Fisheries to Revise Iowa Muskellunge Management Plan and Stocking Policy. This task will involve habitat sampling and fisheries surveys across Iowa lakes and reservoirs, including USACE-managed sites, to identify environmental and ecological factors affecting Muskellunge populations, such as water quality, habitat structure, and prey availability. The data collected will help create tailored stocking and management plans to optimize Musky fisheries in different aquatic systems. Additionally, the feasibility of installing barriers to reduce fish escapement will be assessed for current and future Musky fisheries. This evaluation will consider environmental, hydrological, and operational factors to improve fish retention. By understanding system specific impacts and factors for successful Muskellunge establishment, resources can be allocated more effectively, enhancing angling success, recreational participation, and visitor satisfaction at Iowa water bodies. The Iowa DNR will lead habitat sampling and surveys to ensure a comprehensive planning effort. The information gathered will form the basis for a Comprehensive Plan for Muskellunge stocking in Iowa, which will update the Iowa Muskellunge Management Plan (Meerbeek, 2014). USACE will provide planning guidance to align the plan with federal conservation and recreational goals for USACE reservoirs. The Comprehensive Plan will analyze project data and offer actionable recommendations for the Iowa DNR to improve Muskellunge fisheries. These updates will guide best practices for stocking and management, enhance recreational fish quality, increase angler success, and provide economic benefit to communities near Iowa water bodies. The findings will also serve as a model for improved fisheries management nationwide. Task 3: Project Management & Cooperative Ecosystem Studies (CESU) Management. The USACE will manage this project under the Planning Assistance to States Program guidelines. Stakeholder meetings will be held to discuss technical elements and to review progress, manage budgetary aspects, and discuss study developments. The study evaluation will be jointly conducted by the Iowa DNR and CESU Contract Awardee. This PAS project facilitates the utilization of the CESU program to provide resources that would otherwise be unavailable to the IADNR. In addition to providing expertise in biology and planning, utilizing the CESU agreement extends the expertise of the USACE (Tasks 1, 2 and 3) to include the expertise of the CESU Contract Awardee. The IADNR will document match contributions such as in-kind labor, as per USACE guidance, and submit an annual report to the Corps by October 15th each year, covering the period from July through June. The USACE and the IADNR will jointly develop appropriate quality control plans and information as required by USACE standards for this study.

Geological Survey · $1–$300K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for the research outlined below.Timely characterization of the spatial distribution and severity of water quality degradation in response to episodic events is a challenge for the water quality monitoring community given their episodic nature and dynamic and broad potential distribution that is not necessarily visible. Autonomous underwater vehicles equipped with in-situ sensors have been long used by the oceanographic community for geospatial characterization of hydrodynamic, biological and biogeochemical conditions, but due to their high historical cost, this technology has been underutilized in monitoring at the scale of local water quality threats to inform management and the public.The U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Mission Area is interested in partnering with the CESU to evaluate the operational readiness of a low-cost autonomous underwater vehicle called the JaiaBot BIO. The JaiaBot BIO has been developed with the ability to conduct rapid assessments of the distribution and severity of episodic water quality degradation associated with high flow event riverine plumes and summer/fall cyanobacteria blooms. Lake Champlain is an ideal test bed for this technology given its high watershed to lake area/volume ratio (highly sensitive to episodic disturbance), the co-existence of long-term and high frequency stationary monitoring infrastructure within the lake and its tributaries, and eutrophic bays with well-characterized and highly dynamic (in both time and space) cyanobacteria blooms that are partially driven by transient and spatially heterogeneous bottom water hypoxia.The project's overall objective is to examine the operational readiness of commercially available autonomous underwater vehicle technology coupled with in-situ water quality sensors for quantifying the distribution and severity of events that compromise water quality in near real time. Four (4) JaiaBot BIO autonomous underwater vehicles will be purchased for use during the project and vested to the recipient at the conclusion of the project. The project duration will be 24 months from the receipt of funds.

DOC NOAA - ERA Production · $40K–$220K

NOAA/NMFS is soliciting competitive proposals for grants and cooperative agreements for projects that will support NOAA’s mission for stewardship of living marine resources and the sustainable management of U.S. commercial longline fisheries. Projects will ensure data pipelines are in place to inform the sustainable management of U.S. commercial fisheries that interact with endangered species as they migrate throughout the Pacific — a problem that has led to fishery closures when annual interaction limits are reached. Through these efforts, NOAA will strengthen the competitiveness of U.S. commercial longline fisheries, creating a more level playing field for American fishermen, while reinforcing U.S. leadership in marine resource management. Projects must benefit aggregations of endangered marine turtles that have documented linkages to the Pacific Islands Region (PIR), are impacted by PIR federally managed commercial fisheries, and address NOAA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) recovery obligations. For the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 funding competition, we are soliciting projects that: 1) monitor and implement protection measures to conserve western Pacific leatherback sea turtles occurring in the Coral Triangle region (Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, or Solomon Islands); 2) monitor and implement protection measures to conserve North Pacific loggerhead sea turtles in Japan; and 3) progress conservation momentum and build capacity for research, monitoring and protection of endangered marine turtle populations in order to benefit U.S. trust resources that occur in international waters.

Office of Science · $12M–$18M

The DOE SC program in Basic Energy Sciences (BES) announces a re-competition of the Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) program. The purpose of this program is to bring together world-class teams of scientists from universities, DOE national laboratories, and other institutions to perform energy-relevant basic research with a scope and complexity beyond what is possible in single-investigator or small-group awards. These multi-investigator, multi-disciplinary centers accelerate transformative scientific advances for the most challenging topics in materials sciences, chemical sciences, geosciences, and biosciences. EFRCs integrate experiments, theory, computation, and AI/ML; develop innovative experimental and theoretical tools that illuminate fundamental processes in unprecedented detail; and create an enthusiastic, interdisciplinary, workforce of energy-focused scientists.

Bureau of Arms Control and Nonproliferation · $0–$175K

The Department of State’s Office of the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund (ACN/NDF) is pleased to announce an open competition for assistance awards through this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). ACN/NDF invites U.S.-based non-profit/non-governmental organizations to submit proposals for projects that will advance the mission of NDF’s event management project for the 2027 Multilateral Action on Sensitive Technologies (MAST) Plenary. MAST provides a coordinating forum for key foreign countries, which are producers and suppliers of sensitive technologies, to develop the tools and procedures needed to safeguard sensitive technologies possessing weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and enable capabilities from foreign diversion, exploitation, and potential misuse. These activities will reduce the potential for diversion of weapons-applicable sensitive goods and technologies, including through integration of data collection, development of response options, and coordinated multilateral execution. Working groups operate to regularize communication among the partners between plenary sessions and examine technology-related issues in greater detail. The successful applicant will support appropriate State Department offices with the planning, logistics, and execution of multiple events during the 2027 MAST Plenary hosted at the Harry S. Truman Building.

U.S. National Science Foundation · Amount varies

The Archaeology Program supports anthropologically relevant archaeological research to increase understanding of past behaviors. This means that the value of the proposed research can be justified within an anthropological context. It is the responsibility of the investigator to explain convincingly why the focus of their research is significant and has the potential to contribute to anthropological knowledge. The program sets no priorities by either geographic region or time period. It also has no priorities in regard to theoretical orientation or question. While the program, in order to encourage innovative research, neither limits nor defines specific categories of research, most proposals either request funds for field research or the analysis of archaeological material through multiple approaches.

Geological Survey · $1–$490K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in improving the invasive species habitat tool (INHABIT) to deliver manager requested products to inform invasive species management. The research will be used to further develop the delivery to practitioners, ensuring they have the best available science to inform decision making [EO 14303 – Restoring Gold Standard Science (May 23, 2025)].Habitat suitability models can inform management actions including search and development of watch lists. Search activities are required to identify locations of invasive species before treatment actions can be taken. Other products such as phenology models of species can help determine timing of actions at these locations. Watch lists can inform early detection activities at local, regional, and national scales. Actions taken before a species has become well-established, facilitated by early detection, can mitigate impacts from invasive species at a lower cost and lead to potential eradication compared to longer established invasive species. INHABIT provides information to inform development of these lists for management areas across the United States. We can continue to improve both the development of these lists and the delivery of the information. INHABIT conducts virtual roundtables with end users from federal, state, and other organizations dealing with invasive species to obtain input on products. Implementing requested additions and changes produces a webtool used by practitioners from these agencies and organizations to inform management actions against invasive species including fire promoting invasives [EO 14308 - Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response (June 12, 2025)], those that may be invading across the border [EO 14165 – Securing our Borders (January 20, 2025)], and protecting America"s land and water resources.The U.S. Geological Survey"s (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center is offering a cooperative-agreement opportunity to a CESU partner that has the capability to conduct research and implement changes to INHABIT to meet the needs of these practitioners. The recipient should leverage collaborations to incorporate expertise in invasion ecology, statistical programming, remote sensing, and web application development into a large existing project on the geographic distribution of plants in the United States.Current USGS research interests include (but are not limited to) (1) the integration of new features into the INHABIT webtool, (2) refining the development of invasive species watch lists, (3) investigate ways of describing uncertainty in modeled products within INHABIT, and (4) develop plan for the next version of INHABIT. The outcome of a successful agreement will be research products integrated into INHABIT that help DOI and other land-management partners make decisions related to the management of invasive species. Through this CESU agreement, the federal and state university partners will cooperate fully in development of a research program that will produce final products within INHABIT to be used in support of land management decisions. The cooperation of the USGS and its CESU partner brings a combination of expertise to address this objective that is greater than that possessed by either partner on its own.

Geological Survey · $1–$292.5K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research collecting and analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) samples to evaluate the efficacy of detecting small populations of Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle (CRB; Oryctes rhinoceros) in the Hawaiian Islands. The research will involve sampling environmental DNA from the trunks of palm trees, providing a rigorous test of an emerging technology. The CESU partner is expected to co-develop a sampling design and site selection in collaboration with USGS scientists, with the aim of evaluating the probability of detection via eDNA in locations where CRB populations are small, such as the limit of the known range. This study may also assess how detection probability is affected by distance from a pheromone lure, by sampling eDNA from trunks of palm trees at a variety of distances from a lure-based trap. The CESU partner is expected to conduct field sampling and subsequently run laboratory assays, including technical replicates, to test for presence of the focal species" DNA. This work is being developed to inform the design of monitoring programs, including Department of War (DoW) biosecurity programs and port monitoring programs. The CESU partner will collaborate with USGS scientists as the data are analyzed and interpreted. The CESU partner may collaborate on work related to biosecurity and biosurveillance, as determined by available funding and interest.

Geological Survey · $1–$50K

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research focused on developing the next generation of authoritative, semantically enriched GeoAI-enabled data infrastructures for sharing of hydrology and elevation data and knowledge.