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The Great
Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GP-CESU) is a
network of 17 academic institutions in the Great Plains region and nine federal
agencies. The University of
Nebraska-Lincoln serves as host to the GP-CESU.
The unit encompasses a broad geographical portion of the
Great Plains
and offers an
outstanding group of scientists in grasslands, ecosystems studies,
and natural and cultural resources
management for collaborative research, technical assistance and
educational opportunities in the CESU.
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MISSION: The mission of the Great Plains
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is to determine the ecological state
of public lands of the Great Plains and examine its future within the
context of private lands. This determination is focused on
improving the scientific basis for managing ecosystems in the region,
through more active and interactive technical assistance, research, and
education among the partner institutions and agencies.
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Ecological and social systems in the Great Plains face rapid
environmental and socioeconomic change as a result of increasing
environmental stress, strong demographic shifts (with concomitant shifts
in public perception of the environment), depopulation and resulting
social and institutional transformations. Thus, the overall vision of
the GP-CESU is to foster a better understanding of the underlying causes
and consequences of changes in land use, the applied ecological
principles involved, and the social implications of this rapid change.
The goal is to create a regional base to develop insight and direction
for better managing Great Plains natural resources, particularly on
federally managed lands, by forming consortia of scientists across
agency and state boundaries. The GP-CESU seeks to provide technical
assistance to federal agencies, facilitate collaboration between the
partner agencies and university personnel as well as among universities
and among agencies, and to enhance research opportunities for university
and federal scientists by developing fundamental linkages between
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What's New:
REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST
NUMBER W9126G-12-2-SOI-0006
PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2012
Project Title: Evaluations for Airburst Non-lethal Weapon System Program U.S. Army
Research, Development, and Engineering Command (RDECOM) Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey
Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by Fort Campbell which provides professional and technical support services for its Cultural Resource Management Program in order to facilitate successful implementation of the ICRMP and compliance with other requirements. Approximately $35,000 is expected to be available to support this project. Additional funding may be available for follow on work in subsequent fiscal years to the successful Recipient/Awardee.
BLM CESU Opportunities-
I am seeking CESU partners to apply for assistance agreements for projects on public lands in Wyoming beginning in fiscal year 2012 (began October 1). These projects support lines of investigation (e.g. information synthesis, hypothesis generation, baseline inventory, initiation of long-term monitoring, modeling) that relate to BLM's mission and will help BLM plan to manage natural resources in the context of climate change.
Please note: Tentative funding for 2012 has been identified, but given the Continuing Resolution currently funding the government, funding levels may change or not be available until late in the fiscal year.
Project titles are: MYCOLOGICAL INV & MON, PLANT BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS OF BLM LANDS INVENTORY, PLANNING TO MANAGE BIOLOGICAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION
See attachment for each project. I have included some general rationale, goals, potential methodology, and potential partners in the proposals. I am happy to discuss alterations and modifications with possible collaborators who can apply their expertise to fleshing out these proposals while bringing cutting-edge resources and knowledge into play. Budget estimates are ballpark and may be lower or have BLM staff labor time subtracted, so project scope should be adjusted as is financially realistic in proposals. Ideally funds will leverage resources from other partners. All projects are proposed to extend for three years
Please feel free to share with potential CESU collaborators.
Interested parties should contact me at this email or the telephone number below.
Solicitations for assistance agreement proposals for these projects will be issued via Grants.gov and will specify CESU partnership.
Adrienne Pilmanis
Plant Conservation / Science
Bureau of Land Management
P.O. Box 1828
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003
office: 307-775-6035
cell: 307-214-0008
fax: 307-775-6042
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