The Department of U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is offering a grant opportunity to a CESU partner to study the impact of plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, on ecosystems in the western U.S. This research aims to understand the conservation issues created by plague in various ecosystems inhabited by endangered species like black-footed ferrets and prairie dogs. The grant seeks to examine how plague disrupts ecosystem dynamics and affects rodent species of conservation concern, with the potential to influence competition and predator-prey relationships in ecosystems spanning from the Pacific coast to the Great Plains.
Opportunity ID: 258590
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G14AS00116 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain 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: | Jun 26, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 26, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $120,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
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. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research into plague as a disrupting force in ecosystems of the western U.S. This non-native disease, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, continues to impact grassland communities occupied by populations of federally endangered black-footed ferrets and prairie dogs in the western United States, but is also found in numerous other ecosystems. The range of conservation issues created by plague from the Pacific coast to the Great Plains is unknown, but over half of the U.S rodent species of conservation concern occur within the range of plague, and ripple effects from plague could extend in many directions throughout ecosystems via mechanisms such as altered competition and predator-prey relationships. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Faith Graves, 703-648-7356
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 258590 Full Announcement-1 -> FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Faith Graves, 703-648-7356 fgraves@usgs.gov 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 | G14AS00116 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | PKG00200025 | Jun 26, 2014 | Jul 25, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
258590 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
258590 Project-1.1.pdf
258590 SF424A-1.0.pdf
258590 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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