This grant from the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit aims to support research on Chronic Wasting Disease in the State of Illinois. The grant seeks to investigate disease transmission dynamics and deer movement patterns to better manage the spread of CWD. Collaborating with the US Geological Survey and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, research activities may include studying genetic relatedness of deer, analyzing deer mobility potential in the affected region, and modeling deer and disease movement. The goal is to provide crucial information for ongoing disease management efforts by the state of Illinois in combating CWD.
Opportunity ID: 40001
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 08HQPA0005 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley CESU |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Oct 31, 2007 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 09, 2007 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 09, 2007 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 09, 2007 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor: | $40,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.
Applicants must be an approved partner in the Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley CESU, and be located within the State of Illinois. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | Chronic wasting disease is an always fatal, contagious, neurodegenerative disease of North American deer, elk and moose that was recently detected in free-ranging white-tailed deer in the State of Illinois. If left unchecked, CWD has the long-term potential to spread over large geographic areas and negatively impact deer populations. Efforts to manage CWD in free-ranging populations, primarily through localized population reduction, have met with limited success to date. Successful management of this disease may require a thorough knowledge of disease transmission dynamics and deer movement patterns. With this knowledge, states may be better able to predict deer and disease movement patterns at the landscape scale, and intervene where possible. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is responsible for managing wildlife in Illinois and has identified a need for information regarding disease transmission and movement potential of deer in the geographic area where CWD was detected. The Biological Resources Division of the US Geological Survey is actively conducting research on Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), both internally and through supporting research needs of states that have detected CWD in free-ranging populations. This grant is available to investigate aspects of CWD in the State of Illinois that will facilitate ongoing disease management by the state. Suggested research activities, to be conducted in collaboration with both USGS and the Illinois DNR, potentially include examination of genetic relatedness of deer as a surrogate for historic movement patterns, analysis of mobility potential for deer in the CWD-affected region, and modeling the potential for deer and disease movement both within and beyond the CWD-affected region of Illinois. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH Graves
CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 40001 Full Announcement-1 -> 2007 IL CWD CESU Funding Opportunity Description.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH Graves CONTRACT SPECIALIST Phone 703-648-7356 Email: fgraves@usgs.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.808 | 08HQPA0005 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley CESU | PKG00005553 | Oct 31, 2007 | Nov 09, 2007 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
40001 SF424-2.0.pdf
40001 Project-1.1.pdf
40001 SF424B-1.1.pdf
40001 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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