Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Gulf Coast CESU

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	Federal Grant Title:	Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Gulf Coast CESU
	CFDA Number:	15.808
	CFDA Description:	U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection
	Federal Agency Name:	Geological Survey
	Category of Funding Activity:	Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	G11AS20073
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 05, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jul 05, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 18, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 18, 2011
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	120,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (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 (CESU) Program.
Grant Description: The National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC) of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity for research investigating the challenges surrounding large scale modeling data visualization and data standards. This research should also include investigating improvement opportunities focused on the ecological model run-time bottlenecks.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.grants.gov/
Grant Announcement Contact: Faith Graves, 703-648-7356fgraves@usgs.gov
fgraves@usgs.gov [fgraves@usgs.gov]
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