Description
This cooperative agreement funds a two‑year research effort to improve invasive‑plant treatment strategies in the Northeastern United States under a warming climate. The award is limited to one CESU‑affiliated partner and provides up to $350,000 to synthesize practitioner knowledge and scientific literature on herbicide and mechanical control efficacy, develop actionable recommendations, and deliver data products to state and local resource managers. The work supports multiple Executive Orders on climate adaptation, hazard preparedness, and scientific integrity, and requires a full data‑management plan, annual progress reports, and final technical and financial reports.
• Eligibility – must be a participating partner of the North Atlantic Coast CESU.
• Funding – $350,000 total, obligating the full amount at award.
• Scope – literature review, practitioner surveys, synthesis of treatment efficacy across environmental gradients, and creation of decision‑support tools.
• Deliverables – technical narrative, data sets, GIS products, peer‑review‑ready reports, and public dissemination.
• Reporting – annual technical and financial reports; final report due 120 days after project end.