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Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)

Name: Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Creator: Department of the Interior
Keywords: GRANT

Department of the InteriorGeological Survey

AI Overview

USGS seeks research partnership to understand mercury methylation processes in freshwater ecosystems and predict how management actions affect mercury contamination in recreational fish. Project combines water chemistry and microbial analysis with ecological data to inform risk reduction strategies.

This summary is AI-generated from the official solicitation.

Key Details

Agency

Department of the Interior

Funding Amount

$1 – $270,000

Release Date

March 30, 2026

Due Date

April 30, 2026 (Closed)

Official Description

This work will support our ongoing collaborations with numerous partners representing America"s energy generation and recreations and commercial fishing industries. The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to collect data and interpret data to help reduce the concentrations of mercury in recreational and sports fish in hydroelectric reservoirs, managed wetlands, and lakes. In these three freshwater environments, mercury biomagnification in aquatic food webs is prevalent and r...

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Change History

Status ChangedMay 1, 2026 at 1:09 AM