The US Geological Survey is offering a cooperative agreement to a CESU partner for critical genetic research on the threatened Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa). This grant is for utilizing modern genomic methods to delineate conservation units, quantify population connectivity, and assess genetic parameters. The insights gained will directly support the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s Recovery Plan for this imperiled amphibian, which has suffered from habitat loss and fragmentation. Emphasizing high-throughput sequencing, this work provides significantly more detailed analyses than traditional methods, crucial for understanding risks and guiding effective restoration and management strategies to stabilize and recover the species. This initiative helps to inform recovery efforts.
Opportunity ID: 347649
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G23AS00341 |
| 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: | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 20, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 22, 2023 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: | May 22, 2023 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: | $84,773 |
| 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 Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on genetics of a threatened amphibian endemic to the Pacific Northwest, the Oregon spotted frog (Rana pretiosa). Information developed from this work will help to serve information needs identified in the US Fish and Wildlife Services Recovery Plan for the species. The study emphasizes use of modern genomic methods to delineate conservation units, quantify connectivity among populations, and quantify a suite of population genetic parameters. The Oregon spotted frog has declined across its range due to loss, degradation, and fragmentation of its wetland habitats caused by altered hydrology and invasive vegetation and predators (USFWS 2014; Duarte et al. 2020). New genomic approaches offer much more detailed analyses to inform recovery of imperiled species. Studies to date of genetics of Oregon spotted frogs have used allozymes or microsatellite markers (Green et al. 1996, Blouin et al. 2010; Robertson et al. 2018), approaches that predominated prior to the genomics revolution that has occurred in the last several years. Modern genomic analytical methods use high-throughput sequencing technologies that generate data for thousands to tens of thousands of loci (genes or other genomic regions), which provides much greater power to characterize genetic population structure, connectivity, and adaptive differences among populations (Zimmerman et al. 2020, Forester et al. 2022a).Information on genetic and population structure is needed to understand risks for declining species and to guide recovery. USGS is working with US Fish and Wildlife Service to understand current distribution, population demography, and responses of amphibians including Oregon spotted frog to restoration and management methods that can stabilize and recover the species. |
| 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 347649 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Funding Opportunity.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 | G23AS00341 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00281271 | Apr 20, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
347649 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
347649 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
347649 SF424A-1.0.pdf
347649 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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