OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Southern Appalachian Mountains CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESU&#191;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Southern Appalachian Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Programs.
Description: The US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior&#191;s (DOI) Southeast Climate Science Center (DOI SECSC), is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to support the project entitled &#191;Development of an adaptive management framework for the conservation of the New England cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) and testing population response to eastern cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus) control&#191;. The funding opportunity is being offered to develop and test an adaptive management approach to determine the effectiveness of a multi-state conservation strategy that aims to recover populations of the New England cottontail, Sylvilagus transitionalis (hereafter NEC), the only endemic lagamorph species to New England.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: fgraves@usgs.gov
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves, 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;