The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in collaboration with the Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU, is offering this grant to address the decadal decline of the endangered humpback chub in the Colorado River, a focal resource of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program. This grant aims to understand factors affecting juvenile recruitment and survival, including habitat characteristics influenced by dam operations, food availability, and interspecies competition. The research will utilize otolith (fish ear bone) chemistry to retrospectively link habitat residency with growth rates. Key objectives include characterizing otolith stable isotope signatures from Colorado River and Little Colorado River fish, analyzing otolith chemistry from 2010 samples, expanding water chemistry monitoring, and linking otolith chemistry to growth rates. The study also seeks to determine if fish scales carry similar chemical information as otoliths, providing valuable insights for conservation efforts.
Opportunity ID: 55514
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0085 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes-Northern Forest 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $72,295 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| 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 Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | One of the goals of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) is the conservation of native Colorado River Basin fishes, particularly those protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The federally listed endangered humpback chub is a cyprinid endemic to the Colorado River and is a focal resource of the GCDAMP within Grand Canyon. Recent analysis of the status and trends of this species indicated a decadal decline in abundance likely owing to decreased recruitment. Humpback chub juveniles recruit to the mainstem juvenile population from the Little Colorado River (LCR) as very small juveniles during the spring, and larger juveniles recruit to the mainstem during monsoon-driven flood events in late-summer and fall, or from mainstem spawning events. The quantity and quality of juvenile habitat in the mainstem is driven by variation in flow and temperature regimes and also channel morphology. Habitat characteristics are determined by the monthly average discharge and hourly variation in discharge from Glen Canyon Dam, as well as sediment supply in the mainstem, and the frequency and timing of flows from Glen Canyon Dam designed to create habitat believed to be important for native fish (e.g., backwaters). Survival rates of humpback chub juveniles in the mainstem depend on the quantity and quality of physical habitat, food availability, and the intensity of competition and predation from both native and non-native fishes. Otoliths are often used to estimate fish age and growth rates by enumerating and measuring daily increments in larval and juvenile fish or annual increments in adult fish. Additionally, combining otolith chemistry with age/growth analyses is a powerful tool for retrospectively linking habitat residency with growth.The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to provide research to complete the following objectives: Characterize definitively the δ13C and δ18O otolith signatures obtained by resident (larval/early juvenile) Colorado River and LCR fish Analyze stable isotope otolith chemistry of fish collected throughout the summer and fall of 2010 Expand water chemistry monitoring study to include monthly samples from four locations in the Little Colorado River Link otolith chemistry to growth rates derived from enumerating and measuring growth increments using light and electron microscopy techniques Investigate the possibility that scales of these fishes carry the same chemical information and signatures, in terms of C and O stable isotopic ratios, as do the otoliths |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| to extend the due date | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| Jul 13, 2010 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0085 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes-Northern Forest 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 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 28, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 26, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $72,295 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| 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 Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | One of the goals of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) is the conservation of native Colorado River Basin fishes, particularly those protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The federally listed endangered humpback chub is a cyprinid endemic to the Colorado River and is a focal resource of the GCDAMP within Grand Canyon. Recent analysis of the status and trends of this species indicated a decadal decline in abundance likely owing to decreased recruitment. Humpback chub juveniles recruit to the mainstem juvenile population from the Little Colorado River (LCR) as very small juveniles during the spring, and larger juveniles recruit to the mainstem during monsoon-driven flood events in late-summer and fall, or from mainstem spawning events. The quantity and quality of juvenile habitat in the mainstem is driven by variation in flow and temperature regimes and also channel morphology. Habitat characteristics are determined by the monthly average discharge and hourly variation in discharge from Glen Canyon Dam, as well as sediment supply in the mainstem, and the frequency and timing of flows from Glen Canyon Dam designed to create habitat believed to be important for native fish (e.g., backwaters). Survival rates of humpback chub juveniles in the mainstem depend on the quantity and quality of physical habitat, food availability, and the intensity of competition and predation from both native and non-native fishes. Otoliths are often used to estimate fish age and growth rates by enumerating and measuring daily increments in larval and juvenile fish or annual increments in adult fish. Additionally, combining otolith chemistry with age/growth analyses is a powerful tool for retrospectively linking habitat residency with growth.The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to provide research to complete the following objectives: Characterize definitively the δ13C and δ18O otolith signatures obtained by resident (larval/early juvenile) Colorado River and LCR fish Analyze stable isotope otolith chemistry of fish collected throughout the summer and fall of 2010 Expand water chemistry monitoring study to include monthly samples from four locations in the Little Colorado River Link otolith chemistry to growth rates derived from enumerating and measuring growth increments using light and electron microscopy techniques Investigate the possibility that scales of these fishes carry the same chemical information and signatures, in terms of C and O stable isotopic ratios, as do the otoliths |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | 10HQPA0085 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes-Northern Forest 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: | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 12, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 11, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $72,295 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| 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 Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | One of the goals of the Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program (GCDAMP) is the conservation of native Colorado River Basin fishes, particularly those protected by the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The federally listed endangered humpback chub is a cyprinid endemic to the Colorado River and is a focal resource of the GCDAMP within Grand Canyon. Recent analysis of the status and trends of this species indicated a decadal decline in abundance likely owing to decreased recruitment. Humpback chub juveniles recruit to the mainstem juvenile population from the Little Colorado River (LCR) as very small juveniles during the spring, and larger juveniles recruit to the mainstem during monsoon-driven flood events in late-summer and fall, or from mainstem spawning events. The quantity and quality of juvenile habitat in the mainstem is driven by variation in flow and temperature regimes and also channel morphology. Habitat characteristics are determined by the monthly average discharge and hourly variation in discharge from Glen Canyon Dam, as well as sediment supply in the mainstem, and the frequency and timing of flows from Glen Canyon Dam designed to create habitat believed to be important for native fish (e.g., backwaters). Survival rates of humpback chub juveniles in the mainstem depend on the quantity and quality of physical habitat, food availability, and the intensity of competition and predation from both native and non-native fishes. Otoliths are often used to estimate fish age and growth rates by enumerating and measuring daily increments in larval and juvenile fish or annual increments in adult fish. Additionally, combining otolith chemistry with age/growth analyses is a powerful tool for retrospectively linking habitat residency with growth. The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to provide research to complete the following objectives: |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
FAITH GRAVES
Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 Email:fgraves@usgs.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 55514 Full Announcement-1 -> opportunity doc.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | FAITH GRAVES Contract Specialist Phone 703-648-7356 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 | 10HQPA0085 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU | PKG00019454 | Jun 28, 2010 | Jul 26, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55514 SF424-2.0.pdf
55514 Project-1.1.pdf
55514 SF424B-1.1.pdf
55514 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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