OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, South Florida Caribbean CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.  This assistance is provided through a CESU cooperative agreement, which is neither a contract nor a grant.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the South Florida-Caribbean CESU Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to provide a scientifically based assessment of the effects of Everglades restoration alternatives on modeling initiatives, as well as the effects of Everglades restoration on indicator species such as amphibians and alligators. Major goals of the South Florida Everglades Restoration Initiative are to restore and maintain native biological diversity of South Florida, and to recover threatened and endangered species. Effective protection of an area&apos;s ecological integrity involves having the ability to measure and define ecological integrity, and to evaluate and monitor effects of restoration
GrantorContactEmailDescription: fgraves@usgs.gov
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves, 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;