The US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) offers a grant to evaluate how social structure impacts disease spread in Yellowstone National Park’s (YNP) wolf population. Using long-term data (1995-present), researchers will build a contact network to simulate disease, focusing on canine distemper virus and mange. The study tests two transmission mechanisms: spatial overlap and dispersal, representing wolf territoriality and breeding. The goal is to understand conditions for infectious disease persistence or extinction. This involves social structure description, SIR parameter estimation, and network simulations.
Opportunity ID: 294916
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | G17AS00095 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed 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: | Jun 22, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 07, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 22, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $23,974 |
| Award Ceiling: | $23,974 |
| 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 Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Geological Survey |
| Description: | The US Geological Survey, Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK), is offering a funding opportunity to evaluate the effects of social structure on disease using a long-term data set (1995-present) for the Yellowstone National Park (YNP) wolf population. The data set will be used to create a contact network for the wolf population and simulate disease spread, with the disease modeling parameters derived by empirical data. Two mechanism of disease spread will be used: 1) Spatial distribution overlap and intensity of use, and 2) annual dispersal events. These transmission routes represent two distinct social processes of wolves: territoriality and breeding strategy. While other studies have manipulated or randomized contact rates between individuals or groups, multiple mechanisms for contact rates are rarely tested. The product of this effort will be an understanding of disease spread through the YNP wolf population and under which circumstances we can expect persistence or extinction of an infectious disease. The two diseases that will be focused on are canine distemper virus (CDV) and mange (Sarcoptes scabiei) because they are known to cause morbidity and mortality. For successful completion, we would envision at least three elements must be completed: 1) Describing and summarizing the YNP wolf social structure; 2) SIR parameter estimation; and 3) Contact network model and SIR simulations. |
| 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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Related Documents
Folder 294916 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 | G17AS00095 | Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU | PKG00233387 | Jun 22, 2017 | Jul 07, 2017 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
294916 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
294916 ProjectNarrativeAttachments_1_2-1.2.pdf
294916 SF424A-1.0.pdf
294916 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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