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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Rivers CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G16AS00048) is a discretionary research competition offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), through the Columbia Environmental Research Center (CERC). It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means that the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement during the project, such as coordination on study design, methods, data needs, and reporting, rather than functioning strictly as a hands-off funder. The activity category is listed as Science and Technology and other Research and Development, and it falls under CFDA number 15.808.

The core purpose of the opportunity is to support research focused on developing methods for laboratory culture of diverse species of freshwater mussels. In practical terms, this kind of work generally aims to improve the ability to maintain mussels in controlled lab settings across multiple species, which can involve refining husbandry techniques, water quality and flow regimes, temperature and photoperiod conditions, diet and feeding strategies for different life stages, and protocols for spawning and rearing juveniles. Because the emphasis is on "diverse species," the intent is not simply to optimize culture for a single common species, but to develop approaches that can be applied across a broader range of freshwater mussels, including species that may be sensitive, difficult to propagate, or of conservation concern. The outcomes from this type of project often support conservation, restoration, and ecological risk assessment work by making it easier to obtain healthy, standardized test organisms and to study life history and survival under controlled conditions.

The opportunity was posted and created on April 4, 2016, with an application closing date of April 15, 2016. The award information indicates an expected single award, with a maximum (ceiling) funding amount of $26,500. This suggests a small, targeted project, such as a pilot study, proof-of-concept method development, or a focused set of laboratory trials intended to generate practical protocols, feasibility results, or foundational data that can be built upon in later efforts.

Eligibility is identified broadly as "Others," with additional clarification referenced in the full announcement under an additional eligibility information field. Because this is tied to the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, eligibility in practice is often aligned with CESU-associated institutions and partners, which commonly include universities, research organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and other qualified entities that are part of or can work through the CESU partnership framework. The administering agency is DOI-USGS, with CERC serving as the specific USGS center associated with the project.

Overall, this grant opportunity is a small, single-award cooperative agreement aimed at advancing practical laboratory culturing methods for freshwater mussels, supporting USGS research and applied management needs by improving the capability to rear and maintain multiple mussel species under laboratory conditions.

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