Commitments for using the RM-CESU agreement:

• Project approval is noncompetitive between partners.
• All projects must have direct relevance to the RM-CESU mission.
• Projects are collaborative between partners, not contractual.
• Partner institutions agree to a 17.5% overhead.
• Project funding may come from agencies or institutions.
• Project funds may be transferred between institutions or between an agency and an institution, but not directly between agencies. Mechanisms other than the CESU agreement are available for transferring funds between agencies
• CESU Project Criteria (memo form National CESU Office)

For information on starting a project using the RM-CESU agreement, see "How To"

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Project Spotlight

University of Montana Graduate Student Partners with Montana Agencies to Study Population Changes in Harlequin Ducks Holli Holmes, University of Montana, is leading a collaborative study funded by Glacier National Park, the U.S. Forest Service, Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) and several conservation nonprofits to figure out the best way to count this native species, the harlequin duck. Historically, biologists have relied on foot surveys, hiking miles up a stream looking for these ducks.  The graduate project involves setting up remote cameras alongside streams, hiking miles up and down a stream looking for ducks and a newer technology called environmental DNA that detects whether harlequins have been in the stream. The results of this study will be used by agency wildlife managers to estimate population changes in this native duck species.  For more information, go to the MTPR podcast.