This grant is aimed at conducting Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) surveillance in Oklahoma, with a focus on southwest Oklahoma initially, including the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge (WMNWR). The project, funded by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), aims to protect Oklahoma’s deer and elk population from CWD and reduce potential threats to human health. Eligible entities include USFWS divisions, programs, or state wildlife management agencies partnering with USFWS National Wildlife Refuges. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) and WMNWR have formed a partnership to utilize this funding for surveillance efforts. The project could receive funding for up to 5 years.
Opportunity ID: 261472
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | F14AS00385 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance in Oklahoma |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.650 — Research Grants (Generic) |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 08, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 14, 2014 Notice of Intent to Award Single Source |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 14, 2014 Notice of Intent to Award Single Source |
| Archive Date: | Aug 07, 2015 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $32,250 |
| Award Ceiling: | $32,250 |
| Award Floor: | $6,450 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Description: | Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a progressive, fatal, degenerative neurological disease that affects deer, elk, and moose. First recognized in 1967 in captive mule deer in Colorado, CWD now affects free-ranging cervids in at least 15 states and 2 Canadian provinces. Research suggests that transmission may occur via several routes, with environmental contamination likely playing a significant role. In 1998, a captive elk herd in central Oklahoma was diagnosed with CWD. Infected animals in this herd originated in Montana, and although the herd was depopulated in September 2002, there remains the concern for possible exposure of native wild deer populations. Since that time numerous captive cervid facilities have developed in Oklahoma. Additionally, CWD has been located in free-ranging animals in multiple states including Texas, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Missouri. From 1997 to 2012, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) Veterinary Services, and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture took a proactive approach to protect Oklahoma¿s deer and elk resource. This approach helped to reassure hunters, the general public, deer processors, taxidermists, rendering companies, and the state¿s trading partners that Oklahoma¿s wild deer population is free of CWD and to reduce the potential threat to human health concerns. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) funding supplied to ODWC is to conduct surveillance for CWD in Oklahoma and at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge (WMNWR). Funding received during the first year of this project will focus on CWD surveillance in southwest Oklahoma, which includes the WMNWR. Surveillance will shift to other regions of Oklahoma in subsequent years if funding is available.
Funding for this project was received through the USFWS National Wildlife Refuge System Wildlife Health Office. As such, eligible entities for this funding are USFWS divisions and programs or State wildlife management agencies that form partnerships with one or more USFWS National Wildlife Refuges. Hence, ODWC is one such entity and responsible for the management of white-tailed deer and elk populations in Oklahoma. WMNWR and ODWC formed such a partnership in order to jointly utilize this funding and conduct CWD surveillance in Oklahoma and on the WMNWR. Depending upon funding allocations, this project could be funded for up to 5 years. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Michelle L. Willcox, Grants Specialist, 505-248-7486
michelle_willcox@fws.gov Email:michelle_willcox@fws.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
Related Documents
Folder 261472 Full Announcement-1 -> NOI_SingleSource_CWD_signed.pdf
Folder 261472 Full Announcement-1 -> CWD_NOFA_2014.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Michelle L. Willcox, Grants Specialist, 505-248-7486 michelle_willcox@fws.gov Email: michelle_willcox@fws.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.650 | PKG00202826 | Aug 08, 2014 | Aug 14, 2014 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
261472 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
261472 SF424B-1.1.pdf
261472 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
261472 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
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