Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey
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- Posted
- Oct 30, 2026
- Amount
- Program total $250K
- Closes
- Nov 30, 2026 (in 30 days)
Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- G27AS00044
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 15.808
Amount
Program total $250K
Who can apply
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Basin Ecosystem Studies Unit.
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in species barcoding. Environmental DNA (eDNA) is potentially a powerful new tool to monitor and assess the status of aquatic ecosystems and the societal values they support such as recreational fishing and species protection. Assessments based on metabarcoding can detect a wide array of species from microbes to fish, providing more comprehensive and cost-effect assessments than existing techniques. However, one pressing need in developing metabarcoding assessment tools is to enhance existing libraries of aquatic species barcodes. The USGS Water Resources Mission Area is leading a pilot project in the Rocky Mountains to evaluate metagenomics as a means of monitoring and assessing aquatic spec...