Opportunity Information: Apply for G17AS00066
The FY18 National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center Program (Funding Opportunity Number G17AS00066) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding opportunity designed to strengthen the nation`s capacity to understand and respond to climate change impacts on natural resources. The program focuses on producing actionable science and technical support related to how climate change affects fish, wildlife, plants, and broader ecological processes, with an emphasis on making sure research outputs align with real management and policy needs identified by Federal and State agencies.
A central goal of this opportunity is to improve national coordination of climate-related research and modeling carried out through regional centers. By coordinating these efforts, the program aims to ensure consistency and comparability across regions, particularly in the use of downscaling approaches and forecasting models. This standardization is meant to create more uniform and reliable information products that resource managers can use when making decisions about conservation, habitat management, species protection, and adaptation planning. The opportunity also highlights the importance of strengthening regional collaborations and partnerships, recognizing that climate impacts and management responses often cross jurisdictional boundaries.
The work supported through this program is closely tied to the Climate Science Centers (CSCs), which are intended to connect agencies and decision-makers with scientific expertise, including expertise housed at cooperating universities. In practice, this means projects are expected to leverage academic and applied research capacity to deliver tools, analyses, or synthesized science that can directly support management of fish and wildlife resources under changing climate conditions, while also advancing the broader mission of the Climate Science Center Program.
Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during project implementation (for example, coordination, technical input, or shared responsibilities), rather than a simple pass-through grant. The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $4,500,000 and anticipates making 2 awards, indicating support for a small number of relatively large efforts rather than many smaller projects. The CFDA number associated with this program is 15.820, and the original closing date for submissions was 2017-09-07 (with the opportunity created on 2017-06-19).
Eligibility is broad and includes state governments, local governments, tribal entities, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions. However, there is a key restriction: USGS entities may not apply and may not be formal partners on proposals. Federal agencies are allowed to participate in carrying out project work, but they are not intended to receive funds through this federal financial assistance mechanism; instead, any funding flows to federal partners would occur through other appropriate methods, not through the cooperative agreement that hosts the award.Apply for G17AS00066
- The Geological Survey in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FY18 National Climate Change & Wildlife Science Center Program" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.820.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-06-19.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-09-07. (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 $4,500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 2 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Unrestricted.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the FY18 National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center Program (G17AS00066)?
This is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary funding opportunity intended to strengthen the United States' ability to understand and respond to climate change impacts on natural resources. It emphasizes actionable science and technical support focused on how climate change affects fish, wildlife, plants, and broader ecological processes, with research outputs aligned to management and policy needs identified by Federal and State agencies.
What are the main goals of this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is designed to (1) produce actionable climate-related science and technical support for natural resource management, and (2) improve national coordination of climate-related research and modeling conducted through regional centers so information products are more consistent and comparable across regions.
What kinds of impacts or topics are in scope for supported work?
Supported work is described as focusing on climate change impacts on fish, wildlife, plants, and broader ecological processes. The emphasis is on generating tools, analyses, synthesized science, and/or technical support that resource managers can use for conservation, habitat management, species protection, and adaptation planning.
What does "actionable science" mean in the context of this program?
Based on the description, "actionable science" refers to research outputs that directly match real management and policy needs identified by Federal and State agencies. The intent is that products are usable for decision-making, not just academic knowledge generation.
How is this program connected to Climate Science Centers (CSCs)?
The work supported is closely tied to the Climate Science Centers (CSCs), which are intended to connect agencies and decision-makers with scientific expertise, including expertise housed at cooperating universities. Projects are expected to leverage academic and applied research capacity in ways that advance the broader mission of the Climate Science Center Program.
Does the opportunity emphasize regional coordination?
Yes. A central goal is to improve national coordination of climate-related research and modeling carried out through regional centers. Coordination is intended to promote consistency and comparability across regions, including alignment in downscaling approaches and forecasting models.
Why does the opportunity emphasize consistency and comparability across regions?
The stated rationale is to create more uniform and reliable information products that resource managers can use when making decisions related to conservation, habitat management, species protection, and climate adaptation planning.
What types of modeling approaches are highlighted?
The opportunity specifically mentions downscaling approaches and forecasting models as areas where standardization and coordination across regions are important.
Does the program encourage partnerships and collaboration?
Yes. The opportunity highlights strengthening regional collaborations and partnerships, recognizing that climate impacts and management responses can cross jurisdictional boundaries.
What is the funding mechanism for this opportunity?
Funding is offered through a cooperative agreement. This typically implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during project implementation (for example, coordination, technical input, or shared responsibilities), rather than a simple pass-through grant.
What does "substantial involvement" mean for a cooperative agreement under this program?
The description indicates that substantial involvement may include coordination, technical input, or shared responsibilities by the federal agency during project implementation.
What is the award ceiling?
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $4,500,000.
How many awards does the program expect to make?
The opportunity anticipates making 2 awards.
Does the opportunity appear to fund many small projects or a few large efforts?
Given the stated plan to make 2 awards and the award ceiling of $4,500,000, the opportunity indicates support for a small number of relatively large efforts rather than many smaller projects.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is described as broad and includes state governments, local governments, tribal entities, non-profit organizations, and academic institutions.
Are USGS entities allowed to apply?
No. USGS entities may not apply.
Can USGS be included as a formal proposal partner?
No. The opportunity states that USGS entities may not be formal partners on proposals.
Can other Federal agencies participate in the project?
Yes. Federal agencies are allowed to participate in carrying out project work.
Can Federal agencies receive funding through this cooperative agreement?
No. Federal agencies are not intended to receive funds through this federal financial assistance mechanism. If funding needs to flow to federal partners, it would occur through other appropriate methods, not through the cooperative agreement hosting the award.
What is the CFDA number for this program?
The CFDA number associated with this program is 15.820.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is G17AS00066.
When was the opportunity created and when did it close?
The opportunity was created on 2017-06-19, and the original closing date for submissions was 2017-09-07.
What kinds of end users are the outputs meant to support?
The description emphasizes that outputs should align with management and policy needs identified by Federal and State agencies, and should be usable by resource managers making decisions about conservation, habitat management, species protection, and adaptation planning.
Is the program focused only on research, or also on technical support?
It includes both. The program is described as producing actionable science and technical support related to climate change impacts on natural resources.
Does the opportunity require that research products connect to real-world management decisions?
Yes. A stated emphasis is ensuring research outputs align with real management and policy needs, and that information products are reliable and usable for decision-making.
What is the broader mission this opportunity supports?
Projects are expected to advance the broader mission of the Climate Science Center Program by delivering tools, analyses, or synthesized science that supports management of fish and wildlife resources under changing climate conditions and strengthens coordination of climate science across regions.
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