This Cooperative Agreement, offered by the USGS to a CESU-affiliated partner, is for research focused on amphibian conservation. The primary purpose is to conduct field and laboratory work on the state-listed endangered boreal toad (Anaxyrus boreas) and other co-occurring amphibians like tiger salamanders, chorus frogs, and wood frogs. The research also aims to benefit broader herpetofaunal conservation efforts, including species targeted for pre-listing. A critical aspect of this grant is investigating the impacts of climate change on these species. Specifically, it seeks to understand how altered precipitation patterns, increasing drought, and rising temperatures affect amphibian communities, disease prevalence, and invasive species, providing crucial data for management and mitigation strategies.
Opportunity ID: 335142
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G21AS00609 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain 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: | Aug 06, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Aug 06, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 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: | Aug 30, 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: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $18,000 |
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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research into questions of major interest to the conservation of amphibians focused on field and laboratory work on the boreal toad (Anaxyrus boreas), a state-listed endangered species, and other amphibians sharing the habitat used by boreal toads (e.g. tiger salamanders, chorus frogs, wood frogs). This project has spill-over application to the conservation of amphibian species targeted for pre-listing (e.g., Arizona toads), and herpetofaunal conservation in general. Climate change is of particular interest in species that are already living at the limits of their elevational range (such as boreal toads). For example, changes in how precipitation occurs at high elevations (snow vs rain) has already been noted, and the length and severity of drought is increasing; increasing temperatures can modify active seasons, potentially providing opportunities for toads, but also for disease or invasive species. Predictions about community, species, and disease responses to changes in climate are critical components of management and mitigation plans. |
| 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
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Related Documents
Folder 335142 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FUNDING OPPORUNITY.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 | G21AS00609 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00268489 | Aug 06, 2021 | Aug 30, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
335142 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
335142 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
335142 SF424A-1.0.pdf
335142 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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