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

Geological Survey·Government

This cooperative agreement funds technical assistance through a CESU partner to integrate and expand invasive mussel risk assessment models for Washington State and California. The work is intended to identify locations for mitigation interventions such as watercraft inspection and decontamination stations and related public information campaigns. It supports state and federal resource managers and aims to protect water infrastructure and hydro-electric facilities.

Go / No-Go Memo

This opportunity is not a good use of proposal effort under the current signals.

No-go

The opportunity is geographically restricted to U.S. state and federal resource management work in Washington and California, and eligibility is limited to CESU-affiliated partners rather than humanitarian or global-health actors. It is technically relevant only in a narrow risk-management sense, so it is not a strong fit for IFRC or National Societies.

Strategic fit

risk

Academic is the strongest profile match at 40/100; relevance is 20/100.

Eligibility risk

moderate

Eligible applicant types include Others.

Deadline feasibility

moderate

The call closes in 3 days, so proposal capacity is the main constraint.

Funding attractiveness

risk

The tracked ceiling is $480K across 1 award.

Partnership need

moderate

This may be stronger with a Academic lead or co-applicant based on fit scores.

Recommended next action

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The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Southwest Biological Science Center (SBSC) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in developing multi-month forecasts of management-relevant rangeland drought forecasts and improve a platform for delivering those forecasts to resource managers across western rangelands.Research Objectives:Wildfire and invasive species are transforming dryland ecosystems of the western U.S., particularly across the vast western rangelands. Restoration treatments are much more likely to succeed if applied when conditions are favorable. This project will pursue two goals: 1) The project will develop gridded ecological drought forecasts to help rangeland managers target restoration investments in places and times where plant establishment is likely. Currently, the drought forecaster operates for a user-defined point. This work will generate wall-to-wall, monthly, weather and soil moisture forecasts using "real time" weather forecast data from the National Weather Service, which are updated each month. These rapid, real-time broad geographic assessments of regeneration potential will help inform resource allocation for management agencies. Using these wall-to-wall simulations, this project will produce continuously-updated forecast maps of near-term soil drought and seed establishment probabilities for the western US. 2) This project will synthesize establishment requirements for critical restoration species so managers know when and where species are likely to successfully establish.Deliverables from this project include synthesized information about related peer-reviewed publications about the establishment requirements (notably soil moisture conditions) for critical restoration species and continuously updated forecast maps of near-term ecological drought and establishment probabilities for the western US. These forecasts are currently used to target seeding for dryland restoration in locations and at times when conditions are most likely to support plant establishment and other applications are being developed. This project advances administration and departmental priorities using the following EOs, SOs: Improving wildfire management and post-fire habitat restoration: EO 14308

Empowering Commonsense Wildfire Prevention and Response (June 12, 2025) EO 13855
Promoting Active Management of America's Forests, Rangelands, and Other Federal Lands To Improve Conditions and Reduce Wildfire Risk (December 21, 2018)SO 3372
Reducing Wildfire Risks on Department of the Interior Land Through Active Management (January 2, 2019) SO 3362
Improving Habitat Quality in Western Big Game Winter Range and Migration Corridors (February 9, 2018).Promoting sustainable energy and critical mineral development: SO 3438
Managing Federal Energy Resources and Protecting the Environment (August 1, 2025) SO 3436
Unlocking Critical and Strategic Minerals from Mine Waste, Cutting Red Tape, and Restoring American Dominance in Strategic Mineral Production (July 23,2025). Using science to inform local and regional management decisions to strengthen preparedness, protect economies, and safeguard communities: EO 14239
Achieving Efficiency Through State and Local Preparedness (March 18, 2025) EO 14303
Restoring Gold Standard Science (May 24, 2025) SO 3441
Implementing the Requirements of Executive Order 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science, May 23, 2025 (August 29, 2025)SO 3443
Elevating and Unifying DOI's Wildland Fire Management Program, (September 10, 2025).

Disaster Risk Reduction & ResilienceSDG 6Capacity BuildingG26AS00157Grants.gov

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This grant funds innovative capital projects under the FY 2026 Innovative Coordinated Access and Mobility (ICAM) pilot program to improve coordination of transportation and non-emergency medical transportation services. It is intended to benefit transportation-disadvantaged older adults, people with disabilities, and people with low income. Eligible applicants include state departments of transportation, designated recipients, local governmental entities operating public transportation services, and eligible subrecipients such as private nonprofits.

This is a U.S. federal transit grant for capital projects and transportation coordination, which is outside IFRC and National Society core humanitarian programming. Eligibility is restricted to U.S.-based public entities and specific nonprofit subrecipients, and the opportunity does not indicate an international or Movement participation pathway.

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$12.0MCloses todayrelevance 22

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Enhancing and Supporting the Network of American Spaces in Armenia

Liana Sahakyan Grantor

This cooperative agreement funds programming and network support for American Spaces across Armenia, including education, English language learning, digital readiness, STEM, entrepreneurship, and responsible use of emerging technologies. It is intended for eligible higher education institutions and nonprofit organizations to implement activities at the listed American Space sites. The expected outcome is expanded access to high-quality U.S.-aligned learning and engagement opportunities for Armenian communities.

This is an education and public diplomacy cooperative agreement in Armenia, not a humanitarian, health, or disaster-focused opportunity. Eligibility is limited to specific U.S.-type academic and nonprofit institutions, and there is no clear implementation pathway for IFRC or National Societies.

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Strategic & Operational CoordinationQuality ProgrammingOther

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

Geological Survey

This cooperative agreement supports public health systems in India to prevent, detect, and respond to infectious disease threats. It focuses on strengthening public health workforce capacity, disease surveillance, laboratory systems, emergency preparedness and response, and antimicrobial resistance, with a One Health approach. The effort is intended to help control outbreaks at their source and improve overall health security capacity.

The opportunity is relevant to health security, surveillance, and outbreak response, but it is limited to India and appears oriented toward government/public-health system strengthening. It is open to several U.S.-style applicant types, yet there is no explicit indication that IFRC or National Societies are intended applicants or partners.

Track

Disasters & CrisesPreparedness for ResponseHealth Systems Strengthening

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