The USGS is offering this cooperative agreement to a CESU-affiliated partner to advance molecular sequencing research. This grant aims to fund studies utilizing targeted amplicon sequencing and next-generation sequencing for diverse topics like animal diet analysis, honeybee pollen, and coral reefs. The core objective is to extract DNA from various samples to perform advanced genetic analysis, enhancing detectability and quantification of components beyond traditional methods. While effective for carnivores, the grant also seeks to address challenges in herbivorous studies, where plant inhibitors and limited genetic barcoding resources currently restrict progress. This funding will help fill existing gaps in scientific literature regarding herbivorous PCR-based diet studies.
Opportunity ID: 334019
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G21AS00552 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit |
| 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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 07, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 07, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2021 Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m., ET, on the listed application due date. |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $240,000 |
| Award Floor: | $80,000 |
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. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
one post-doc or graduate-student to serve as Principle Investigator. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in a variety of targeted amplicon sequencing molecular studies. These studies include topics such as diet, honeybee pollen and coral reefs. Although the samples are different, the goal is the same using our ability to extract DNA from a variety of samples and perform next generation sequencing. For instance, amplicon sequencing methods use a set of genetic barcodes to amplify all contributing components in a DNA sample at one time, and next generation sequencing platforms can analyze thousands to hundreds of thousands of individuals per run. These technologies allow detectability and quantification of diet components at levels not achieved with microscopy. While such sequencing techniques have been developed and successfully employed frequently with carnivores, herbivorous animals may present additional challenges due to chemical inhibitors present in plants, and fewer genetic barcoding resources for local plant communities. As a consequence, there are very few examples of herbivorous PCR-based diet studies currently found in the scientific literature. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Related Documents
Folder 334019 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES 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 | G21AS00552 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00267587 | Jun 07, 2021 | Jul 07, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
334019 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
334019 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
334019 SF424A-1.0.pdf
334019 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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