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Opportunity Summary:

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Pacific Northwest CESU grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G14AS00099) is a US Geological Survey (USGS) cooperative agreement focused on wildlife disease research and management in the western United States. It is administered through the USGS Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center (NOROCK) and targets a specific and ongoing conservation problem: epizootic bronchopneumonia in bighorn sheep, a respiratory disease syndrome that has caused major population declines and can hinder recovery and re-establishment efforts. The scientific emphasis of the project is on better understanding the bacterium Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (often abbreviated as Movi), which is strongly associated with these outbreaks and is believed to move between domestic sheep (reservoir hosts) and bighorn sheep (spillover hosts).

The core purpose of the project is to investigate the population structure of Movi across hosts and geography, using modern genomic tools. The work includes generating whole genome sequences for 12 Movi strains selected to represent diverse geographic locations and host sources. With these genomes in hand, the project plans to apply multilocus sequence typing (MLST), a standard molecular epidemiology approach that compares variation across multiple genetic loci to distinguish strains and infer relatedness. By combining whole genome sequencing with MLST-based characterization, the study aims to clarify how Movi populations are structured in domestic sheep and how those strains relate to infections observed in bighorn sheep across the West.

The practical value of this research is that it supports molecular epidemiologic investigations into transmission and persistence. In other words, the resulting strain data can help determine whether outbreaks in bighorn sheep are linked to repeated spillover events from domestic sheep, persistence of particular strains within bighorn herds over time, or movement among wild populations. That information is directly relevant for management decisions, since controlling contact risk, identifying likely sources of introduction, and understanding whether a pathogen is persisting locally all affect how agencies plan surveillance, separation strategies, and recovery actions for bighorn sheep.

From an administrative standpoint, this is a discretionary funding opportunity using a cooperative agreement mechanism, which typically indicates substantial involvement or collaboration with the federal agency during the project. It falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.808 (U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection). The opportunity anticipated a single award, with an estimated total funding amount of $28,553. There was no stated cost sharing or matching requirement. The original and current closing date listed was July 18, 2014, with an archive date of September 26, 2014.

Eligibility is limited by design to partners within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit framework. Specifically, applicants must be participating partners of the Pacific Northwest CESU Program. CESUs are collaborative networks that link federal agencies with universities, nonprofits, tribes, and other partners to deliver research, technical assistance, and education tied to natural resource and ecosystem management needs. The funding notice points applicants to Grants.gov for the full announcement, and it provides a USGS contact (Faith Graves) for assistance accessing the opportunity materials.

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