Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey
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- Posted
- Nov 5, 2026
- Amount
- Program total $459K
- Closes
- Jan 5, 2027 (in 60 days)
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Classification and identifiers
- Solicitation number
- G27AS00064
- Assistance listing (CFDA)
- 15.808
Amount
Program total $459K
Who can apply
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
About this opportunity
The Eastern Ecological Science Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is soliciting applications from CESU partners for research focused on the bioinformatic analysis of existing and upcoming avian microbiome metatranscriptomic datasets. These datasets have already been generated or are in the process of being generated under ongoing projects conducted in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Ecological Services, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Native Alaskan communities, and state game and wildlife authorities in Nebraska, Wyoming, and Texas. Proposed research should focus on genome assembly-based identification of viruses, prokaryotic, and eukaryotic microorganisms, with particular emphasis on wildlife and zoonot...