The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU-affiliated partner for vital research in the ecology and environmental management of emerging zoonotic tick-borne pathogens. This grant is specifically designed to address the growing concern over the blacklegged tick (Ixodes scapularis), a primary vector for significant North American zoonoses like Lyme disease. Recent findings indicate this tick is infected with three emerging pathogens: Borrelia miyamotoi, Borrelia mayonii (causing Lyme-like syndrome), and the potentially fatal Powassan virus. These pathogens currently cause illness in the northern U.S. and pose a risk for expanding in range and incidence, necessitating focused research efforts to understand and manage their spread.
Opportunity ID: 335043
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G21AS00599 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with North Atlantic Coast 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: | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 30, 2021 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 30, 2021 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: | Aug 30, 2021 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: | $238,505 |
| 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 North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, with expertise in tick ecology, vector management, and/or decision science. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in ecology and environmental management of emerging zoonotic tick-borne pathogens. The blacklegged tick or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, is the vector of the major tick-borne zoonosis in North America (Lyme disease), and has recently been reported infected with three emerging zoonotic pathogens, which already cause illness in the northern U.S., and which can potentially expand in range and incidence. These include the relapsing-fever group spirochete, Borrelia miyamotoi (reported from the northeast and northern midwest), another spirochete that causes a Lyme-like syndrome (B. mayonii, currently known from the northern midwest), and Powassan virus, which can cause serious and potentially fatal encephalitis in humans. |
| 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 335043 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 | G21AS00599 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00268392 | Jul 30, 2021 | Aug 30, 2021 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
335043 SF424_3_0-3.0.pdf
335043 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
335043 SF424A-1.0.pdf
335043 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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