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Opportunity Summary:

Funding Opportunity Number G11AS20085, titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin," is a US Geological Survey (USGS) discretionary grant opportunity issued through the Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK). The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the project would be carried out with substantial involvement from the federal sponsor rather than as a completely independent, recipient-led grant. The funding sits in the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is tied to CFDA 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). USGS anticipated making a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $40,014. No cost sharing or matching requirement is listed.

The focus of the opportunity is applied research and development aimed at controlling Dreissenid mussels (the invasive mussel group that includes zebra and quagga mussels) in industrial settings, specifically power plant cooling systems. These mussels can attach to intake structures and internal piping, creating biofouling that restricts water flow, reduces cooling efficiency, and drives up maintenance needs. In severe cases, colonization can contribute to costly forced outages and can increase the risk of damage to high-value equipment such as turbine generators by affecting cooling and overall system performance. The problem is operational as well as economic, because even partial clogging can reduce plant efficiency and reliability, and responding to an established infestation can be expensive and disruptive.

Within that broad goal, the announcement highlights a specific technical direction: developing ultraviolet (UV) light technology as a control method to prevent Dreissenid settlement and reduce biofouling. In practical terms, this implies research into whether UV exposure can be used to stop larval stages from successfully settling on surfaces, to inhibit growth or attachment, or to otherwise reduce the buildup of mussels in cooling infrastructure. Because the emphasis is on "developing" UV technology, the project likely targets evaluation and refinement of UV system design and operating conditions relevant to real cooling-water environments, such as appropriate UV dose levels, exposure time, placement within flow paths, and effectiveness under varying water quality conditions. A key applied outcome would be determining whether UV can serve as a feasible, non-chemical or reduced-chemical tool that utilities could implement to limit fouling and protect cooling system function.

Eligibility is restricted to partners in the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUs are formal partnerships designed to support research, technical assistance, and education by linking federal agencies with universities, research organizations, and other partners. For this particular opportunity, applicants must already be participating members of the Great Basin CESU network, so organizations outside that partnership would generally need to coordinate with an eligible CESU partner rather than apply directly.

Timing details in the source notice indicate the opportunity was posted on August 3, 2011, with the original closing date of August 15, 2011, later extended to a current closing date of August 22, 2011. The archive date is listed as November 3, 2011, which reflects that this is an older, time-limited federal funding notice rather than an open, ongoing program. For assistance accessing the full announcement, the listed contact is Faith Graves at USGS, reachable at 703-648-7356 or by email at fgraves@usgs.gov. The announcement was distributed through Grants.gov, with an additional information link pointing to http://www.grants.gov/.

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