928-523-4123
Diana.Elder@nau.eduPlanning a new project
Project planning
The Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CPCESU) provides funding and technical assistance for research and education on natural and cultural resources on the Colorado Plateau. It does so by approving task agreements that describe the act of funding a new project proposal.
Below is a list of steps and forms required in order to propose a new project. To access the forms listed, please fill out this request form.
General information
A task agreement is always between these three entities:
- Federal agency (one or more)
- A non-federal researcher and/or institutional partner
- The CPCESU
Experts at CPCESU partner institutions
Each CESU provides many choices of experts in all fields of study and education. Take a look at our partners and their faculty or staff directories. You may look up individuals or consult department directories.
General steps to be completed for all projects
The following federal assistance forms must be completed by all non-federal partners for each projects. All documents include instructions.
The partner institution must submit a completed project abstract or summary form to the CPCESU along with the proposal. An electronic version should be sent to CPCESU@nau.edu to be included in the CPCESU web database.
Additional steps to be completed for federal agencies
Bureau of land management
The BLM Project Summary Form must be completed for each project.
Bureau of reclamation
These forms may assist in the project planning process:
- BOR Award Instrument Determination Form Example
- BOR Single Source Determination Form Example
- BOR Framing Document Example
Department of defense
To apply for a competitive grant, please request the the DOD CESU Competition Guidelines Memo by filling out the CPCESU contact form.
National Park Service
Current forms and guidance documents
- Administrative Steps to Initiate and Modify CESU Agreements in NPS Intermountain Region (Google doc only accessible to NPS employees)
- Task Agreement Template
- Budget Worksheet
- IMR DOI Review Questionnaire for ATRS
- Justification for use of FA
- Modification Template
Please first carefully review #1 for a summary of the steps required to initiate a new task agreement or modify an existing one between NPS units and our nonfederal partners.
Please contact Dr. Todd Chaudhry, CPCESU Research Coordinator, at Todd_Chaudhry@nps.gov or 928-523-6638 as soon as possible with your interest in initiating a new task agreement or for guidance and assistance on any ongoing NPS CPCESU projects.
US Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Project Proposal Template
- Sample Budget Narrative
- Vendor Code Form
- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
- Certification Regarding Lobbying
US Geological Survey
Please contact Charles Drost for information:
Charles_Drost@usgs.gov
928-556-7187
Contact us to request forms
The CPCESU contact form facilitates funding and technical assistance for research and education projects on the Colorado Plateau by processing task agreements for new proposals. To request any of the forms above, please list any you may need along with your information below: