This grant supports the development of a 13,000-year historical precipitation model for Idaho’s Salmon River basin using freshwater river mussel and land snail shell carbonate stable isotopes. By analyzing isotopes in the shells, changes in past precipitation patterns will be determined, providing valuable insights into paleoprecipitation. The project includes conducting stable isotope analyses on archaeological shells, establishing age control through radiocarbon dating, and defining climate patterns through statistical analysis. Eligible for CESU arrangements, the grant aims to create subdecadal scale proxy climate records for the region. Closing date: August 7, 2011.
Opportunity ID: 105853
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | L11AS00169 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Paleoprecipitation Climate Model |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.224 — Cultural Resource Management |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 07, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 07, 2011 |
| Archive Date:: | Jul 15, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 87,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $87,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This project meets the criteria for CESU. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Bureau of Land Management |
| Description:: | The project is to document a 13,000-year history of rainfall in Idaho’s Salmon River basin from freshwater river mussel and land snail shell carbonate stable isotopes. Freshwater mussels and snails absorb water and incorporate the oxygen into their shell. The water they absorb therefore reflects the entire basin. The ratio of isotopes in the water reflects changes in precipitation. A past precipitation model will be developed by conducting stable isotope analyses (18-Oxygen) on freshwater river mussel and land snail shells recovered from archaeological sites along the lower Salmon River. Close interval (10 mm) samples of shell carbonate will be taken along mollusk growth axes, and these subsamples will be submitted for isotope analysis. The results of isotope analyses will be compared against modern freshwater and terrestrial mollusk isotope signatures to establish subdecadal scale proxy climate records of paleoprecipitation. Age control for the isotope record will be established by direct radiocarbon dating of each sampled mollusk shell. Statistical analysis of the assembled isotope records will be used to define patterns and trends in the paleoprecipitation record.
This project meets the criteria for the CESU arrangements. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 15.224 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00064730 |
| Opening Date: | Jul 15, 2011 |
| Closing Date: | Aug 07, 2011 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Melinda Ritacco |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
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Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.224 | PKG00064730 | Jul 15, 2011 | Aug 07, 2011 | View | Melinda Ritacco | Organization Applicants |