This grant is awarded to Dr. Keith Grasman of Calvin College for a study on the effects of environmental contaminants on fish-eating birds in Michigan’s Areas of Concern (AOCs) and Grand Traverse Bay. The research will focus on monitoring population numbers, reproduction, and immunological health of these bird colonies, comparing data to past studies. Dr. Grasman’s expertise in immunological methods and previous work with bird colonies in the Great Lakes uniquely qualifies him for this grant. The results will contribute to assessing Wildlife Populations and Reproductive Deformities in Michigan’s AOCs and informing conservation efforts in the region.
Opportunity ID: 287982
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F16AS00431 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assessment of Population, Reproductive, and Health Impairments in Colonial Waterbirds Breeding in Michiganâ¿¿s Areas of Concern and Grand Traverse Bay |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Environment Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.662 — Great Lakes Restoration |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 25, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 01, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the Calvin College-Dr. Keith Grasman under justification 505DM 2.14B. (2) and (4). |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 01, 2016 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the Calvin College-Dr. Keith Grasman under justification 505DM 2.14B. (2) and (4). |
| Archive Date: | Sep 02, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $118,153 |
| Award Ceiling: | $118,153 |
| Award Floor: | $118,153 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to the Calvin College-Dr. Keith Grasman under justification 505DM 2.14B. (2) and (4). |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | This program will provide assistance to an institution to investigate and monitor of the effects of environmental contaminants on the breeding population numbers, reproduction, and immunological health of fish eating birds found in the Saginaw Bay, Raisin River, and other Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOCs), building on previous investigations in past years. To accomplish this goal, the recipient institution will collect new data to evaluate the status of fish eating bird population health relative to reference (non AOC) areas and to these same areas as measured in the past. The recipient institution must have a proven record of experience in working with these types of bird colonies in the Great Lakes and measuring specific immunological endpoints in order to maintain scientific integrity and comparability of data. In addition to the continuing work on colonial waterbird populations, reproduction, and immune function, the recipient institution will measure the same endpoints at Bellow Island, and evaluate potential influence of contaminants of emerging concern to those endpoints. Resulting data will be used to inform the Wildlife Populations and Reproductive Deformities Beneficial Use Impairments in Michigan’s AOCs.
This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant to Dr. Keith Grasman of Calvin College without competition under justification 505DM 2.14.B. (2) and (4). Competition for the award is not practical as Dr. Grasman is uniquely qualified to perform this study. He is the researcher that has demonstrated the associations between PCBs and suppression of T-cell-mediated immunity in herring gull and Caspian tern chicks at highly contaminated sites in the Great Lakes as well as associations with altered antibody-mediated immunity (Grasman et al. 1996, Grasman and Fox 2001, Grasman 2015). Because Dr. Grasman has developed and used these immunological methods at these study sites over the past 20 years, data that he generates under this grant can be directly compared with past data to determine trends and restoration of Beneficial Use Impairments. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov/ |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Mandy Annis 517-351-8318
mandy_annis@fws.gov Email:mandy_annis@fws.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 287982 Full Announcement-NOFO and Single Source -> Single Source.pdf
Folder 287982 Full Announcement-NOFO and Single Source -> NOFO.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Mandy Annis 517-351-8318 mandy_annis@fws.gov Email: mandy_annis@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.662 | PKG00227286 | Aug 25, 2016 | Sep 01, 2016 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
287982 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
287982 SF424B-1.1.pdf
287982 SF424A-1.0.pdf
287982 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
Optional forms
287982 AttachmentForm_1_2-1.2.pdf
287982 SFLLL_1_2-1.2.pdf
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