This grant from Great Smoky Mountains National Park aims to identify factors leading to ranavirus outbreaks at Gourley Pond, assess the impact on amphibian communities, and evaluate the risk of translocation to other park sites. Activities include mark-recapture sampling, pathogen surveillance, and tracking public visitation. Deadline for applications is Sep 11, 2015.
Opportunity ID: 278845
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P15AS00287 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Identifying Factors Responsible for Ranaviral Disease Outbreaks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 03, 2015 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 11, 2015 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and the Great Smoky Mountain National Park is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00882 with the University of Tennessee, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for a project titled; Identifying Factors Responsible for Ranaviral Disease Outbreaks in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | There is urgent need to 1) identify the factors responsible for ranavirus emergence at Gourley Pond, 2) quantify the effects of ranavirus outbreaks on the Gourley Pond amphibian community, and 3) quantify the translocation risk of ranavirus from Gourley Pond to other Great Smoky Mountains National Park sites. We will accomplish these objectives through a combination of mark-recapture sampling, pathogen surveillance, and estimating public visitation at Gourley Pond. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Straka, 865-436-1217
Brian_Straka@nps.gov Email:Brian_Straka@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 278845 Full Announcement-1 -> p15as00287 – foa.pdf
Folder 278845 Full Announcement-1 -> p15as00287 – noi.pdf
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