Federal agencies participate in the CESU Network through a Memorandum of Understanding . The CESU Network is coordinated by a CESU Council that includes representatives of the federal agency partners. The CESU Council meets regularly. Current Status Nine federal agencies participate in the CESU Network, including the Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Reclamation, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Geological Survey, National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, and Environmental Protection Agency. Numerous research, technical assistance and education projects are underway.
Some federal agencies have duty-stationed employees at CESUs.
A third formal competition to establish additional CESUs is nearing completion. Chesapeake Watershed and Great Basin. A federal team has reviewed university proposals, and site visits to the proposed CESUs have been completed. A fourth competition will be announced in summer 2001. The first Report to Congress was transmitted in June 2000 and is available from the CESU website.