The USGS is offering this grant to develop effective slow-release molluscicide formulations, specifically targeting invasive zebra and quagga mussels. These dreissenid mussels profoundly alter aquatic ecosystems, degrading fish spawning habitats and biofouling native mussels. Current open-water control tools are limited; copper-based molluscicides persist and harm non-target organisms, while promising biopesticides like Zequanox and Niclosamide lack formulations for sustained benthic delivery. This grant is for the purpose of innovating new molluscicide formulations that can be applied in open water to provide the required exposure duration. The aim is to create more selective and environmentally responsible solutions for managing these detrimental invasive species.
Opportunity ID: 350894
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G24AS00156 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes National Forest 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: | Nov 07, 2023 |
| Last Updated Date: | Nov 07, 2023 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Dec 08, 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: | Dec 08, 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: | $70,000 |
| Award Floor: | $33,000 |
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 National 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 for research in development of slow release formulations of molluscicides. Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (D. bugensis) are invasive freshwater mussels that significantly alter trophic structures and energy and nutrient dynamics in water bodies where they establish. Dreissenid mussels colonize the benthic zone of water bodies, degrading fish spawning habitat, and biofouling native mussels. Control tools for invasive mussels in open water are limited; two copper-based molluscicides, EarthTecQZ® and Natrix®, have been used in dreissenid control actions, but copper persists in the environment and is toxic to many nontarget organisms, including fish. Zequanox® is a biopesticide that is a relatively selective for dreissenids and rapidly degrades within 24 h of application; however, the current commercial formulation of Zequanox is a spray-dried powder which is difficult to apply to benthic zones for the required exposure duration without the use of benthic barriers. Niclosamide is also relatively selective for dreissenids, but similar to Zequanox, is not currently formulated for slow release in the benthic zone. This projects aims to develop one or more slow release formulations of a molluscicide (e.g., niclosamide, Zequanox) for use in open water applications to control dreissenid mussels. |
| 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 350894 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 | G24AS00156 | Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes National Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit | PKG00283726 | Nov 07, 2023 | Dec 08, 2023 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
350894 SF424_4_0-4.0.pdf
350894 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
350894 SF424A-1.0.pdf
350894 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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