The USGS National Wildlife Health Center is offering a grant through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU to develop optimized Real-time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) assay procedures for detecting Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prions from fecal and environmental samples. This research is crucial due to the impact of CWD on cervid populations and its spread into new regions and species. The closing date for this grant opportunity is July 22, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 318117
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G19AS00077 |
| 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: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 08, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 08, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $49,670 |
| Award Ceiling: | $49,670 |
| 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 Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The USGS National Wildlife Health Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to assist with developing optimized Real-time Quaking Induced Conversion (RT-QuIC) assay procedures that will provide the ability to detect Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) prions from fecal and environmental samples. CWD is an invariably fatal neurodegenerative disease of cervids including elk, white-tailed deer, mule deer, and moose. Recent work has shown that CWD can significantly impact free-ranging populations, and CWD is being discovered in new regions throughout North America and new cervid species (e.g., reindeer in Norway). USGS NWHC has been tasked with exploring the use of RT-QuIC to detect CWD prions from fecal and environmental samples. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://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 318117 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 | G19AS00077 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU | PKG00252700 | Jul 08, 2019 | Jul 22, 2019 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
318117 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
318117 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
318117 SF424A-1.0.pdf
318117 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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