This USGS grant is for researching the impact of climate change on sylvatic plague dynamics, a zoonotic disease affecting mammals like prairie dogs, and relevant to Department of Defense operations. Plague outbreaks can curtail military exercises and have bioweapon potential. This project aims to evaluate how expected changes in temperature and humidity will influence plague exposure pathways and its eastern/northern expansion. Through field, laboratory, and data-driven modeling, the research will provide guidance to DOD partners on potential future outbreaks. A key objective is also to determine the effectiveness of an orally-delivered sylvatic plague vaccine as a management tool to prevent outbreaks, thereby mitigating risks to wildlife and military personnel.
Opportunity ID: 292421
General Information
Document Type: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number: | G17AS00048 |
Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests 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: | 1 |
Assistance Listings: | 15.808 — U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Version: | Synopsis 1 |
Posted Date: | Mar 13, 2017 |
Last Updated Date: | – |
Original Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2017 |
Current Closing Date for Applications: | Mar 27, 2017 |
Archive Date: | Jun 13, 2017 |
Estimated Total Program Funding: | $19,740 |
Award Ceiling: | $19,740 |
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. CESUâ¿¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes â¿¿ Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to collaborate in determining the future impact of climate on plague pathways and disease dynamics. Periodic outbreaks of sylvatic plague, a zoonotic flea-borne disease, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has had near catastrophic impacts on some mammal populations, including prairie dogs and the endangered black-footed ferret. Although human plague cases in the U.S. are relatively infrequent, the disease can be fatal, and its occurrence generates considerable public concern and media attention. Sylvatic plague is relevant to the Department of Defense (DOD) as prairie dogs, ground squirrels and other susceptible rodents are present on military installations in several western states, and the occurrence of plague has been known to curtail military exercises in the past. Furthermore, plague still occurs in many parts of the world where troops might be deployed, and Y. pestis has the potential to be developed as a bioweapon. Arthropod-borne diseases, like plague, are thought to be particularly sensitive to local climate conditions, and expected changes in temperature and humidity over the next several decades will likely increase the eastern and northern expansion of plague outbreaks in wildlife. Through a combination of field and laboratory work, along with data-driven modeling, we propose to evaluate the potential effects of climate change on plague exposure pathways in prairie dogs, ground squirrels and other rodents and provide guidance to DOD partners regarding the potential for future outbreaks. As part of this project, will also determine if the use of an orally-delivered sylvatic plague vaccine (SPV) can be used as a management tool to prevent outbreaks. |
Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov/ |
Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Faith Graves 703-648-7356
fgraves@usgs.gov Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 292421 Full Announcement-FUNDING OPPORTUNITY -> FUNDING OPPORTUNITY.pdf
Packages
Agency Contact Information: | Faith Graves 703-648-7356 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 |
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15.808 | G17AS00048 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | PKG00231353 | Mar 13, 2017 | Mar 27, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
292421 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
292421 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
292421 SF424A-1.0.pdf
292421 SF424B-1.1.pdf