This grant is for the purpose of analyzing environmental DNA (eDNA) to assess the ecological impact of invasive American bullfrog eradication. It focuses on using a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design, analyzing 2020-2021 samples from sites in south-central Arizona previously sampled in 2016. The primary objectives are to validate the success of bullfrog eradication efforts and measure the recovery of native aquatic species, including imperiled herpetofauna like the Chiricahua Leopard Frog. The analysis will also track changes in aquatic pathogens such as amphibian chytrid fungus and ranaviruses, providing vital data on ecosystem responses post-eradication.
Opportunity ID: 345237
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G23AS00137 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (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: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 05, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 05, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 06, 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: | Feb 06, 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: | $68,244 |
| 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 Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), is offering a funding opportunity to use a Before-After-Control-Impact (BACI) design to measure responses of aquatic species to eradication of invasive America Bullfrogs. Invasive bullfrogs threaten the persistence of many native herpetofauna in the western USA through predation and spread of emerging infectious diseases, especially in the Southwest. Under the 2016 Cooperative Recovery Initiative (CRI), the USFWS funded a large landscape-level effort to eradicate American bullfrogs from one of their last strongholds in south-central Arizona. In 2016, the USGS used environmental DNA (eDNA) methods to characterize aquatic communities in 21 bullfrog eradication sites and 17 control sites (8 with bullfrogs, 9 without), just prior to eradication efforts. These 2016 samples revealed sites with bullfrogs were very unlikely to host Chiricahua Leopard Frogs but were more likely to have amphibian chytrid fungus (Bd) and ranaviruses (RV), pathogens that are threats to the Chiricahua leopard frog. Have observed Chiricahua Leopard Frogs quickly re-colonizing sites where bullfrogs were eradicated, and these observations suggest the eradication actions were successful and produced the intended management response. ThIS opportunity will allow for the analysis of environmental DNA filters collected in 2020-2021, from the same 39 sites that were originally sampled in 2016. The proposed analysis is needed to validate successful eradication of invasive bullfrogs and to measure responses by aquatic pathogens and several imperiled herpetofauna and pathogens. |
| 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 345237 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 | G23AS00137 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) | PKG00279109 | Jan 05, 2023 | Feb 06, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
345237 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
345237 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
345237 SF424A-1.0.pdf
345237 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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