See the Proposal Procedures page for information about the Federal Agency Proposal Procedures.

See each RFP/RSOI for the person to contact with questions about that RFP/RSOI.

More Past Funding Opportunities

  • Research on the classification of riverbed substrate for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

    Project: The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on the classification of riverbed substrate for the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.

    Deadline: Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET on April 8, 2024.

    For more information, see the listing on Grants.gov

  • Request for Letters of Interest: Special History Study- Fort Rosalie (Natchez, MS)

    Project: The National Park Service (NPS), Interior Region 2 (IR-2)- South Atlantic-Gulf, is seeking the services of a principal investigator(s)/editor(s) for a project to be funded by the National Park Service (NPS) and coordinated by Natchez National Historical Park (NATC). The project involves the development and production of a multi-authored and multi-chaptered Special History Study detailing the history and significance of the Fort Rosalie Site, with a special focus on the experiences and interactions between people of Native American, European, and African descent.

    Deadline: The deadline for responding to this letter of interest is April 15, 2024 by 5:00pm ET.

    For more information see the request for letters of interest.

  • LOI: Science Communication for Regional Resource Initiatives in Northeastern National Parks:

    The Northeast Region of the National Park Service is working to tackle the challenges created by climate change and other stressors through regional initiatives targeting key resources. With funding from the 2021 Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) and the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), these initiatives are moving forward as funded projects. Each initiative is working to bring the best available science and indigenous knowledge to bear on restoring or enhancing the resilience of cultural and natural resources entrusted to the National Park Service.

    Deadline for Responding: March 22, 2024

    Funds Available: $100,000 to $150,000 is available for the first two years of this project, inclusive of the CESU overhead rate of 17.5%.

    For more information see the full Request for Letters of Research Interest and the Communications Strategic Planning Worksheet

  • Cape Cod National Seashore is announcing its Nickerson Fellowship through the NAC-CESU

    The Joshua A. Nickerson Conservation Fellowship, offered in partnership by Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission, Atlantic Research & Learning Center, and Friends of the Cape Cod National Seashore, has provided support to qualified individuals since 1992. At least one fellowship is awarded each year to individuals whose work will contribute to our knowledge of natural and cultural resources within Cape Cod National Seashore, and of the relationships of these resources to the local communities in which they are found.

    Proposals may be submitted for research in the broad areas of the natural and social sciences. Topics of interest include terrestrial and aquatic ecosystem processes, biotic and abiotic ecosystem components, cultural and natural resource management, and the political and social implications of resource protection and management.

    The amount of the fellowship varies from year to year. Housing may also be available to fellowship recipients while research is being conducted in the park. Laboratory equipment and field equipment may be available as well.

    Application Deadline: March 24, 2024

    More information can be found on the Nickerson Fellowship page on the NPS website.

  • Avian Utilization of Mojave National Preserve to Map Important Bird Habitats

    The National Park Service (NPS) is requesting proposals from partners of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network to synthesize, analyze and summarize multiple files, sources of literature, agency records, university records and other NGO records on the distribution and abundance of birds in Mojave National Preserve to assist in the development of fire management plan revisions.

    Award Ceiling: $57,000
    Closing Date for Applications: 11:59pm PT, March 15, 2023
    For More Information: See the listing on Grants.gov