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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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
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

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