# Simpler Grants.gov #G27AS00066

Atlantic Coast Piping Plover Population Modeling and Viability Analysis

**Buyer:** Geological Survey (U.S. Geological Survey)
**Posted:** November 05, 2026
**Respond By:** December 08, 2026
**Identifier:** G27AS00066
**NAICS:** 541715

The U.S. Geological Survey is seeking a research partner to assess the population viability of Atlantic Coast Piping Plovers.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); no sub-agency or office is identified. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is identified as a user of the resulting tools.
- **Opportunity:** One cooperative agreement for a participating partner of the Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), involving substantial collaboration with USGS.
- **Requested service:** Develop an integrated population model using long-term population survey, nest-monitoring, and mark-recapture data, then conduct a Bayesian Population Viability Analysis for the Atlantic Coast population across four recovery units: Atlantic Canada, New England, Mid-Atlantic, and the Southern states.
- **Analysis and deliverables:** Evaluate population resilience and redundancy under management and environmental-change scenarios, including habitat loss, predation, human disturbance, sea-level rise, and increased storm frequency. Provide a final report, reproducible and annotated code, and peer-reviewed publications with methods, results, and recommendations. USGS scientists will collaborate and co-author resulting publications.
- **Funding and duration:** Estimated funding is $234,460; cost sharing is not required. The project period is two years.
- **OEMs and products:** No product OEMs, product line items, or part numbers are identified; this is a research-services opportunity.

### Description

The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a cooperative agreement to an eligible participating partner of the Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit. The project will develop an integrated population model using long-term population survey, nest-monitoring, and mark-recapture data for the Atlantic Coast population of Piping Plovers, and conduct a Bayesian Population Viability Analysis. Work will assess the four recovery units under management and environmental-change scenarios. Deliverables include a final report, reproducible annotated code, and peer-reviewed publications; one award is anticipated, with funding up to $234,460.

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