This grant, offered by the USGS, is for developing integrated approaches to manage ticks and tick-borne diseases in wildlife within northern New England. Key research areas include tick biocontrol, wildlife species management, and habitat management, specifically targeting winter ticks impacting moose, invasive Asian longhorned ticks, and ticks of public health importance like the blacklegged tick. The recipient will collaborate extensively with federal, state, and tribal agencies to co-produce regional surveillance strategies, provide training workshops, and conduct public outreach. This collaborative effort aims to conduct actionable science, avoid duplicated efforts, and advance understanding of tick dynamics, supporting interjurisdictional integrated tick management and ensuring long-term monitoring capacity. Information dissemination will include reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts.
Opportunity ID: 348969
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G23AS00438 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Alaska 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: | Jun 28, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jun 28, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 28, 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: | Jul 28, 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: | $333,333 |
| 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 Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for technical assistance to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on ticks and tick-borne diseases in wildlife. Specifically, research to develop integrated approaches to tick management that include tick biocontrol, wildlife species management, and wildlife habitat management. This research will be integrated into an interjurisdictional approach to ticks on wildlife in northern New England. Within the tick ecological community, the focus will be on winter ticks that significantly impact moose populations, the invasive Asian longhorned tick that affects domestic animals, and ticks of public health importance (e.g., blacklegged tick, lonestar tick) that are detected on wildlife or use wildlife as a bloodmeal source. Co-production of a regional tick surveillance sampling strategy and coordination with federal, state, and tribal natural resource management agencies will be critical to avoid duplicity of effort and ensure actionable science is conducted to inform decision-makers. Following consultation with federal and state agencies, the efficacy of tick biocontrol methods in the field will be evaluated. The CESU Partner will partner with USGS to assess potential non-target effects of the biocontrol on wildlife and the environment. To ensure, long-term interjurisdictional capacity to monitor for ticks and tick-borne diseases, the recipient will partner with USGS on training workshops for biologists and technicians at natural resource management agencies. The recipient will actively participate in multi-sectoral and interjurisdictional workshops and meetings related to regional tick-borne disease management, especially those facilitated by USGS. The recipient will partner with USGS on public outreach during Vector Week and the development of educational resources for teachers. Information dissemination will include federal reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, presentations, and participation in meetings with federal, state, and tribal natural resource management agencies. This collaboration will advance our efforts to understand the changing dynamics of ticks and tick-borne disease in northern New England and implement actionable science to support interjurisdictional integrated tick management. |
| 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 348969 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> CESU 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 | G23AS00438 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00282351 | Jun 28, 2023 | Jul 28, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
348969 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
348969 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
348969 SF424A-1.0.pdf
348969 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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