Cooperative Agreement for Affiliated Partner with the Hawaii- Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
Funds a Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU participating partner to conduct cooperative research and related technical work on brown treesnake capture, detection, removal, interdiction, and control in the Pacific Islands, especially Guam.
⚑ Eligible applicants must be participating partners of the Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU Program. · Cooperative Agreement; collaborative work with USGS PIERC is expected. · Focus is invasive-species research/control and biosecurity/biosurveillance support, not broad basic research.
This is invasive-species field biology and biosecurity operations on Guam, centered on snake capture, detection, and control. The team’s work is social-behavioral research on risk perception, warning communication, energy/environment attitudes, and emergency decision-making, so this is not a plausible PI-level fit.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-21
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 55 good | technical depth: minor; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | portfolio topics: environment, emergency_disaster_resilience (primary); social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 40 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on brown treesnakes (Boiga irregularis) in the Pacific Islands. Brown treesnakes (BTS) have caused the severe decline, extirpation, or extinction of several native terrestrial vertebrate species in Guam. The USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center (PIERC) has staff on Guam and elsewhere that conduct research on biology and control of BTS to mitigate economic and ecological impacts and risks of BTS, including enhancing military readiness through participating in biosecurity and biosurveillance initiatives. USGS- PIERC also manages the BTS Rapid Response Team, which trains cooperators throughout the Pacific region and stands ready to respond to snake sightings on short notice. Research by USGS-PIERC on control and interdiction of brown treesnakes is currently funded by U.S. Department of the Navy, DOI Office of Insular Affairs, and the USGS Invasive Species Program.USGS is looking to leverage collaborations to incorporate skills in the capture, removal, detection, and technical familiarity with Guam into the broader research goals of long-standing USGS research on BTS in Guam.
Eligibility
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Hawaii- Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
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