OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast (CESU)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESU&#226;&#191;&#191;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the The Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (PSAC-CESU).
Description: The U.S. Geological Survey&#226;&#191;&#191;s (USGS) Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center is offering an funding opportunity to a to a CESU partner for research using stable isotope analyses to contribute to assessment of demographic affects to wildlife populations from renewable energy development. The CESU partner will have the capability to analyze and interpret stable isotope data collected from birds and bats killed at renewable energy facilities. All partners will cooperate fully in development of a research program that will produce final products to be used in support of renewable energy management in the western USA. 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.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;