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NPS Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Units (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreements

National Park Service · P23AS00132 · Deadline: December 31, 2027

Program-level history — this opportunity doesn't publish per-opportunity awards, so these numbers describe its parent program (CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System), not this competition alone. Labeled that way on purpose.

Program volume ~244 awards/yr

163 unique recipients in the sample; 89 repeat winners.

Actual award size (program) $100k median

range $3k – $5.5M

Draw-down reality (program)

Across 71 completed awards in this program (FY2021+ sample, USAspending outlay records), grantees ultimately drew a median 100% of obligated funds. A median well under 100% means underspend or early closure is common here — worth knowing before promising a spend-down timeline.

Listing summary

The National Park Service (NPS) are seeking applications for Master Cooperative Agreements from CESU network participants in the following CESU network regions: North and West Alaska Californian Chesapeake Watershed Colorado Plateau Desert Southwest Great Basin Great Lakes Northern Forest Great Plains Great Rivers Gulf Coast Hawaii/Pacific Islands North Atlantic Coast Pacific Northwest Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Rocky Mountains South Florida Caribbean Southern Appalachian Cooperative agreements to CESU network participants residing in CESU network regions other than those listed above will …

Eligibility: Others · Categories: Environment · official listing ↗

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Sources: NIH RePORTER (opportunity-exact) and USAspending (program-level), labeled per section. GrantsDue computes summaries only; verify anything critical against the originals. Methodology.