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.
March 2025
Biological Control Of Cycad Scale, AULACASPIS YASUMATSUI, On Cycas Micronesica
This is a request for interest in the project. Detailed objectives of the work, specific tasks, and contact information is all detailed in the document linked below.
Agency: Department of the Navy (DON)
Timeframe: Deadline for Inquiries by April 1, 2025.
Funding: Proposed Target Amount: $251,354.00
Originally Posted here: March 25, 2025
March 2025
Cultural Resources Support at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
Applicants must be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: 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
Timeframe: Deadline for Questions is within the document below. Statements of Interest (SOI) are due by 5:00 PM, Central Time (CT), on 12 April 2025.
Funding: Approximately $148,183.73 is expected to be available to support this project for the base period. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks and/or follow on work in subsequent years.
Originally Posted here: March 14, 2025
March 2025
Recreational Boating Survey for Broken Bow Lake, Oklahoma
Applicants must be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: Great Plains/ Great Rivers/ Gulf Coast CESU Regions
Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential organizations for this project. Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the document link below.
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Timeframe: Deadline for Questions is within the document below. Statements of Interest (SOI) are due by 3:00 P.M., Central Time, on 11 April 2025.
Funding: Approximately $350,000 is expected to be available to support this project for the base period. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks and/or follow on work in subsequent years.
Originally Posted here: March 12, 2025
Attachment Posted here: March 21, 2025. NOTE: AMENDMENT 01 - 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. This is a competitive action with Statements of Interest that are STILL due no later than 3:00 PM, CT on 11 April 2025; questions or clarifications are due no later than Noon CT on 25 March 2025.
February 2025
Buffalo Soldiers and Native Neophyte Experiences Connected to National Historic Trails – Research and Development of StoryMaps
This opportunity is open to non-federal members of the following CESU regional networks: Desert Southwest, Great Plains, Great Rivers, and Gulf Coast.
The National Park Service’ National Trails Office, Regions 6, 7 & 8 (NTIR) is seeking the assistance of principal investigator(s) and students for a project to research and create two ArcGIS Online StoryMaps; one focusing on the "Buffalo Soldier" experience at forts in the west associated with Santa Fe NHT and El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro NHT, and another covering the Native neophyte experience at historic Texas missions associated with El Camino Real de los Tejas NHT. Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the document below.
Agency: National Park Service (NPS)
Timeframe: The deadline for responding to this letter of interest is March 3, 2025 5:00 PM Mountain.
Funding: Anticipated funding for this project is $45,000. This project will be administered by the National Park Service through a Task Agreement at the CESU Network IDC rate (17.5%). Applicants must have a Master Cooperative Agreement with NPS in place at the time of award.
Originally Posted here: February 6, 2025
February 2025
Population Viability Analysis for Feral Horse Management Scenarios at Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Eligibility: 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.
Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the TWO documents below.
Agency: National Park Service (NPS)
Submission Deadline: Statements of Interest should be submitted by Thursday, February 20, 2025 5:00 pm CT. This Request for Statements of Interest will remain open until that time.
Funding: We are intending to use fiscal year 2025 funds for this project. A budget of $70,000 to $80,000 inclusive of 17.5% Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) indirect costs is anticipated to be available for this effort during 2025. NPS is actively seeking additional funds for this effort, and the cooperator needs to be able to scale up or extend the project if additional funds become available.
Originally Posted here: February 4, 2025
January 2025
Fire Management Technical Expertise for Air Force Wildland Fire Branch (AFWFB)
Applicants MUST be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: Colorado Plateau/Great Plains/Gulf Coast CESU Regions
Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the document below.
Agency: Department of the Army, Fort Worth District, Corps of Engineers
Timeframe: Statements of Interest (SOIs) are due by 2:00 P.M., Central Time, on 03 February 2025.
Funding: Approximately $1,111,500.00 is expected to be available to support this project for the base period. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks and/or follow on work in subsequent years.
Originally Posted here: January 7, 2025
January 2025
RECALLED by USACOE - January 6, 2025 - Vegetation Management for Natural Resources Branch, Fort Drum, New York
Eligibility: Applicants must be a member in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units Regions: Great Lakes-Northern Forest, Chesapeake Watershed, Northern Atlantic Coast, Great Rivers, Great Plains
Purpose: Survey and identify vegetation targeted for management which will primarily be infestations of invasive/noxious species and the extent of their populations. Detailed objectives of the work and specific tasks are detailed in the document.
Agency: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District
Submission Deadline: RECALLED! Statements of Interest (SOIs) are due by 2:00 P.M., Central Time, on 30 January 2025.
Funding: Approximately $234,154 is expected to be available to support this project for the base period. Additional funding may be available to the successful recipient for optional tasks and/or follow on work in subsequent years.
Originally Posted here: January 2, 2025 - Recalled by USACOE January 6, 2025