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

Geological Survey·Government

This cooperative agreement funds an affiliated partner with the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to build a regional database and maps on invasive climbing vines, their spread, and recent disturbances affecting their expansion. The work is intended for resource managers and stakeholders in the southeastern United States and U.S. Caribbean, with an emphasis on improving detection, synthesis of management strategies, and response frameworks to protect vulnerable ecosystems and reduce economic damage.

Go / No-Go Memo

This opportunity looks relevant, but the strongest path is likely through a partner or consortium.

Partner

This is primarily an ecological research cooperative agreement on invasive vines and disturbance mapping, with no direct humanitarian or health component. Eligibility is only specified as 'Others,' geography is limited to the United States and Puerto Rico, and there is no clear participation pathway for IFRC or National Societies.

Strategic fit

strong

Academic is the strongest profile match at 80/100; relevance is 10/100.

Eligibility risk

moderate

Eligible applicant types include Others.

Deadline feasibility

moderate

The call closes in 9 days, so proposal capacity is the main constraint.

Funding attractiveness

risk

The tracked ceiling is $330K 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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Invasive climbing plants, or vines, are spreading rapidly throughout the southeastern United States and the U.S. Caribbean, smothering local vegetation, altering forest structure, increasing infrastructure maintenance costs, and complicating management efforts for natural and working landscapes. Their expansion is influenced by disturbances such as hurricanes, flooding, uprooted trees, landslides, and wildfires, yet information is currently fragmented across jurisdictions, ecosystems, and stakeholders. This project will build a database with information on species status, traits linked to their spread, and the locations of recent disturbances to better understand the causes of vine expansion.

The database will also feature maps showing where different species could spread in the future, covering species from the mainland U.S., Puerto Rico, and other parts of the world, categorized by whether they are already present or have not yet been detected in the region. Managers can use these maps to identify areas most at risk for invasive vine spread in coming decades. By assembling a regional database, synthesizing management strategies, and engaging partners, this project will provide a clear framework for detecting and effectively responding to invasive vines.

This work supports EO 14313 - Establishing the President's Make America Beautiful Again Commission) by advancing science-based stewardship of natural resources and strengthening the capacity of agencies and communities to safeguard vulnerable ecosystems from biological degradation. This work also supports EO14303 (Restoring Gold Standard Science) and SO3441 (Implementing the Requirements of Executive Order 14303, Restoring Gold Standard Science) by strengthening American leadership in adaptation science and providing credible, reliable, and impartial scientific evidence to reduce the economic damages caused by proliferating vines. Projects supported under this cooperative agreement should advance Administration priorities, including, but not limited to, American energy dominance, critical mineral development, water security, infrastructure resilience, and natural hazard preparedness.

Research and activities may incorporate scientific expertise in areas such as hydrology, geology, geospatial science, biosecurity, and near-earth space science, including extreme events such as drought, flooding, wildland fire, coastal erosion, severe storms, and geologic hazards, to develop actionable science, data, and tools that support informed decision-making by resource managers and stakeholders.

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