Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with the Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Geological Survey · Department of the Interior · G27AS00090
In plain English
Geological Survey (Department of the Interior) is accepting applications for this cooperative agreement until Dec 23, 2026 (42 days left).
Individual awards range from $1 to $480,000, the agency expects to make 1 award and estimated total program funding is $480,000.
Eligibility is described in the listing text (the "Others" category).
The listing says cost sharing or matching is not required.
Built only from the fields in the Grants.gov listing. Always confirm on the official listing.
Key facts
| Status | Posted: open for applications |
|---|---|
| Close date | Dec 23, 2026 · 42 days left |
| Agency note on the deadline | Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 PM, ET, on the listed application due date |
| Posted date | Nov 2, 2026 |
| Opportunity number | G27AS00090 |
| Agency | Geological Survey (Department of the Interior) |
| Funding instrument | Cooperative agreement |
| Category | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Opportunity category | Discretionary |
| Award ceiling (max per award) | $480,000 |
| Award floor (min per award) | $1 |
| Estimated total program funding | $480,000 |
| Expected number of awards | 1 |
| Cost sharing or matching required | No |
| Assistance listing (CFDA/ALN) | 15.808 – U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection |
| Last updated on Grants.gov | Nov 2, 2026 |
Who can apply
- Others (see the eligibility details in the listing)
Additional eligibility information (excerpt from the listing):
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 Californian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
Description
Excerpt from the official synopsis on Grants.gov (shortened; read the full text on the official listing):
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in carbon cycling in seabed mineral environments. Seabed minerals may contain economically significant concentrations of valuable metals and rare earth elements which are essential to transportation, technological products, and defense and national security applications (i.e., critical minerals; Energy Act, 2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 2025; Hein et al., 2013, 2020). Of particular interest are manganese nodule fields throughout the abyssal Pacific Ocean, including in some U.S. EEZs, which have garnered attention over recent decades as potential areas for deep-sea mineral mining. Still, much more research is needed to understand the environmental settings where these minerals occur, how they form, and potential implications of extraction. This is crucial information for EO 14241 , 14285 , 14272 and SO 3417 . …
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