# Simpler Grants.gov #G27AS00083

USGS Midwest Prairie Restoration and Invasive-Plant Research Cooperative Agreement

**Buyer:** U.S. Geological Survey
**Posted:** October 30, 2026
**Respond By:** December 01, 2026
**Identifier:** G27AS00083
**NAICS:** 541715, 541620

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking a CESU partner to study climate-informed prairie restoration and invasive-plant management in the Midwest.
- Government buyer: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Department of the Interior, through its National and Regional Climate Adaptation Science Center.
- Opportunity: One cooperative research award for the project “Adaptive prairie restoration to mitigate the impacts of invasive plants in the Midwest.”
- Research scope: Analyze Prairie Reconstruction Initiative data from 160 locations to assess how weather, plant establishment, restored plant communities, and management actions affect restoration outcomes and invasive-plant spread.
  - The analysis may consider practices such as herbicide use and prescribed fire.
  - Work also includes discussions with project partners, climate-informed management guidance, and assessing whether the database and monitoring can support an early-warning system for restoration managers.
- Eligibility and funding: Applicants must be participating partners in the Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). One award is anticipated, with estimated funding of $370,000; cost sharing is not required.
- No commercial OEMs, vendors, products, or part numbers are identified; this is a research-services opportunity.

### Description

This opportunity seeks a U.S. Geological Survey cooperative agreement with an eligible partner of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU. The project will use Prairie Reconstruction Initiative data from 160 Midwestern locations to assess which prairie management actions are effective under different weather conditions and against invasive plants. Findings are intended to help managers adaptively manage prairie restoration and may support an early warning system for climate-related impacts. One two-year award is anticipated, with total estimated funding of $370,000.

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