The USGS Western Ecological Research Center is offering a grant to a CESU partner to develop laboratory techniques and analyze data to assess the health and physiology of the Mojave desert tortoise and other wildlife. The project aims to understand the impact of biological and environmental stressors on tortoises’ health, including pathogen presence, altered diet, and habitat manipulation. Through small pilot experiments and laboratory analyses, physiological responses like oxidative status and immune function will be compared with growth, health conditions, and environmental factors. This grant opportunity will contribute to a library of biological health information on tortoises, helping to identify changes in molecular and cellular responses due to diseases and environmental alterations.
Opportunity ID: 318140
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G19AS00075 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin 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: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 08, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $17,625 |
| Award Ceiling: | $17,625 |
| 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 Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The Western Ecological Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) partner for developing laboratory techniques and analyzing associated data needed to evaluate health and physiological condition in the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and other wildlife. This project is aimed at understanding how biological (e.g. pathogen presence, disease, altered diet) and environmental stressors (e.g. invasive plants, habitat manipulation) impact the health and physiology of tortoises. Specifically, will compare physiological responses such as oxidative status, immune function, and stress with animal growth, clinical health conditions, disease status, and environmental circumstances. The CESU partner along with USGS will conduct a series of small pilot experiments designed to address these questions. Blood samples and other tissues will be provided and analyzed in the laboratory using a variety of procedures (e.g. biochemical assays, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays, Western blot assays, enzyme immunoassays, next generation sequencing) as required to identify and measure targeted analytes. Samples and data from this project will also be analyzed using a library of biological health information on tortoises and environmental covariates that is maintained by USGS and will continue to be developed as part of this collaboration. By analyzing physiological data, will explore opportunities to identify and quantitatively measure molecular and cellular responses in tortoises that may be changing as a result of disease status, altered plant diets, and human-related environmental manipulations. Other health and environmental classifications may be considered as the work proceeds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://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 318140 Full Announcement-FUNDING OPPORTUNITY -> 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 | G19AS00075 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU | PKG00252718 | Jul 08, 2019 | Jul 22, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
318140 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
318140 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
318140 SF424A-1.0.pdf
318140 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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