OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research to support the application of species distribution models. This work will center on providing statistical expertise to evaluating improvements in modeling techniques. Research areas include: 1) assisting with the design and implementation of simulations to compare the performance of different modeling algorithms, 2) evaluating metrics for model validation and performance assessment, and 3) providing additional related statistical consulting and programming support, as needed.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356 &lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov &lt;br/&gt;