Federal Partners: Advertise a project to our Academic/NGO Partners by sending a RSOI to our office at gpcesu@unl.edu This information is updated as we receive it, so please check frequently. CLOSED OPPS ARE SHOWN AS EXAMPLES BELOW. Please check dates so you don't apply for a closed item.
A CESU project must be collaborative and within the natural resource and cultural mission of the CESU system. A project must adhere to criteria for CESU projects.
April 2026
Conservation Program Maneuver Damage Support (2026-2031)
Applicants must be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: Gulf Coast / Great Plains/ Great Rivers/ Colorado Plateau CESU Regions
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Details & Funding: Details of the project, including funding, are within the document below.
Deadlines: Statements of Interest (SOI) are due by Noon Local Time (CT), 28 May 2026 via email to the parties listed in the document below. Direct questions via email no later than Noon Local Time (CT), 7 May 2026 to the parties listed in the document below.
Posted here: April 29, 2026
April 2026
Cultural Resources Technical Guidance Support for Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
Applicants must be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: Colorado Plateau/Great Plains/Rocky Mountains
Detailed objectives of the work, funding, specific tasks and deadlines are in the TWO document links below.
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Deadlines: Statements of Interest (SOI) are due by Noon Central Time, 28 May 2026 via email to the parties listed within the document below. Direct questions no later than Noon Central Time, 7 May 2026, via email to the parties listed in the document below.
NOTE: To be considered for award, the intended Recipient AND intended Subrecipients and Recipient- Contracted vendors must have an active NIST SP 800-171 Assessment. See NIST Attachment to RSOI for details.
Posted here: April 29, 2026
April 2026
Monitoring Bird Communities at Parks in the Northern Great Plains
Responses to this request for Statement of Interest (SOI) will be used to identify a lead for a project to be funded by the National Park Service (NPS) for purposes of bird community monitoring at the Northern Great Plains Inventory and Monitoring Network (NGPN).
Agency: National Park Service
Deadline: May 8, 2026
Funding: Details of the project, including funding, are detailed within the document below.
Posted here: April 24, 2026
April 2026
Invertebrate Habitat Modeling and Enhancement for Fort Carson and Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site in Colorado
Applicants MUST be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: Californian / Colorado Plateau / Rocky Mountain / Great Plains CESU Regions
Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the TWO document links below.
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Deadlines: Statements of Interest (SOI) are due by 2:00 P.M. Central Time, 17 May 2026 via email to the parties listed in the attached document. Direct questions via email no later than 2 May 2026 to the parties listed in the document.
NOTE: To be considered for award, the intended Recipient AND intended Subrecipients and Recipient- Contracted vendors must have an active NIST SP 800-171 Assessment. See NIST Attachment to RSOI for details.
Funding: Funding is detailed within the document below.
Posted here: April 17, 2026
March 2026
Identifying Important Bat Habitats for Homestead National Historical Park - Beatrice, Nebraska
Non-federal partners of any CESU network are eligible to apply. Entities that are eligible and willing to join a CESU network prior to the final award are also eligible to apply.
Responses to this request for Statement of Interest (SOI) will be used to identify a lead for a project to be funded by the National Park Service (NPS) for purposes of gaining understanding of bats and their migration at Homestead National Historical Park (HOME).
Agency: National Park Service
Deadline: April 14th, 2026, 11:59 p.m. CDT
Funding: Funding is detailed within the document below.
Posted here: March 20, 2026
January 2026 - RSOI REVISED and REOPENED to All CESU Regions
Oyster Pads and Wave Trip at Long Bird Island, Houston Ship Channel
Open to members of ALL Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions
Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the TWO document links below.
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Deadline: No later than 23 February 2026, 2:00 pm CST, with questions or clarifications due no later than 10 calendar days from RSOI posting. NOTE: To be considered for award, the intended Recipient AND intended Subrecipients and Recipient- Contracted vendors must have an active NIST SP 800-171 Assessment. See NIST Attachment below for details.
Funding: Funding is detailed within the document below.
Posted here: January 23, 2026