Collaborative Research

Generating new science to inform decisions

Collaborative research projects conduct new applied science through a user-driven, collaborative process grounded in reciprocal relationships that results in data, tools, or other products that will inform decision making related to a reserve management need. Collaborative research projects can use natural, social and/or physical science approaches and must have a well-defined research question that the project is designed to answer.

To learn more about prior projects, browse Collaborative Research Projects in our catalog.

Currently, there are no open requests for proposals. The potential for future opportunities depends on future federal appropriations.