OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Hawaii-pacific Islands 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 Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to help address Rapid Ohia Death (ROD) by operating an Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) team on the island of Hawaii. The EDRR Team will collaborate with scientists and managers seeking to understand the spread and control of ROD. A subgroup of the ROD Working Group will be formed to provide dialog and recommendations EDRR Team. The activities of the EDRR team will by adaptive and varied as new information about ROD leads to new strategies to understand and control this disease.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;