Opportunity ID: 327497
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | W81EWF-20-SOI-0023 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Environmental DNA Sampling in the Lower Roanoke River |
| 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: | 12.630 — Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 04, 2020 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 04, 2020 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 30, 2020 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $40,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $40,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Dept. of the Army — Corps of Engineers |
| Description: |
The Roanoke River is considered one of the most important riverine systems for diadromous fish reproduction on the Atlantic seaboard. Beginning in 2016, the Corps revised flood operations at John H. Kerr Hydropower project to implement a more naturally variable flow regime, referred to as Quasi-Run-of-River (QRR). Under QRR, flood control releases mimic the natural inflows to the project to the extent possible while maintaining other project purposes. Intensive monitoring of diadromous fish recruitment has occurred on the Roanoke both pre and post QRR, yet limited work to date has connected observed population data for juvenile alosines (blueback herring, alewife, hickory shad) with river flow events. The Roanoke River is in the nationwide Sustainable Rivers Program as one of the original eight rivers from 2002. It is an ideal river to test new technologies to understand effects of water management decisions, and to relate this work to how it can be used nationwide. In this instance, the Corps is interested in using environmental DNA (eDNA) to understand the relationship between flows and the response from rare fish. This includes spatial and temporal variability to gather more information about where the juveniles are congregating, the condition of that habitat, and the flow regimes associated with the presence of the fish. The e-DNA technology will be assessed to understand if it is an appropriate tool to inform release decisions at Corps reservoirs. Brief Description of Anticipated Work: The objectives of this work are to:
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| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Chelsea M Whitten
Grants Officer Phone 601-634-4679 Email:chelsea.m.whitten@usace.army.mil |
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| Agency Contact Information: | Chelsea M Whitten Grants Officer Phone 601-634-4679 Email: chelsea.m.whitten@usace.army.mil |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12.630 | PKG00262059 | Jun 04, 2020 | Jul 31, 2020 | View |
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