Opportunity Information: Apply for G16AS00081
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- The DOI-USGS1 in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 06, 2016 and posted on Jun 06, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 20, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $250,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G16AS00081) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fort Collins Science Center (FORT) research award focused on one of the most urgent wildlife health problems in North America: White-nose syndrome (WNS) in hibernating bats. The central research question driving this opportunity is why some hibernating bats are able to survive a disease that has caused severe and ongoing population crashes in multiple species. WNS is described as an emerging infectious disease that has produced unprecedented declines, including impacts to species that are already protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Because most U.S. bat species depend on hibernation to make it through winter conditions, the disease poses a broad, long-term threat to bat biodiversity and to the ecological services bats provide.
The notice emphasizes that current understanding of WNS is still incomplete and that the conventional ways of studying and managing the disease are not keeping pace with the scale and complexity of the problem. Federal and state agencies, along with non-governmental organizations, are under pressure both from legal mandates and public concern to find workable solutions that reduce the damage from this wildlife crisis. In that context, this opportunity is meant to support new or improved scientific approaches to studying WNS, particularly approaches that can clarify mechanisms of survival and resistance in certain bats. The practical intent is to generate knowledge that can inform better management decisions and more effective responses, rather than simply documenting ongoing declines.
Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered as a cooperative agreement under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category (CFDA 15.808). Eligibility is limited to partners within the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) network, specifically the Rocky Mountain CESU, as indicated by the announcement language that it is open to a CESU partner (with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement). USGS is the sponsoring agency (DOI-USGS), and the opportunity anticipates making a single award. The maximum award amount listed is $250,000, with an expected number of awards of 1. The opportunity was posted June 6, 2016, created the same day, and carried an application closing date of June 20, 2016.
In plain terms, the grant is designed to fund one CESU partner to carry out targeted research that helps explain bat survival in the face of WNS, with the broader goal of improving the scientific foundation for managing a fast-moving disease that threatens a large portion of U.S. bat species and has major conservation implications nationally and internationally.
Funding Opportunity FAQs: Rocky Mountain CESU (G16AS00081) - White-nose Syndrome (WNS) Bat Research
What is the name and number of this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), Rocky Mountain CESU funding opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number G16AS00081.
Which agency is offering this opportunity?
The sponsoring agency is the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), specifically the Fort Collins Science Center (FORT), under the Department of the Interior (DOI-USGS).
What type of award is expected?
The notice describes this as a discretionary funding opportunity and indicates the award will be made as a cooperative agreement.
What program/category is this funding listed under?
The opportunity is listed under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development category, with CFDA number 15.808.
What is the main focus of the research award?
The award focuses on white-nose syndrome (WNS) in hibernating bats and is framed as one of the most urgent wildlife health problems in North America.
What central research question is driving the opportunity?
The central research question is why some hibernating bats are able to survive a disease that has caused severe and ongoing population crashes in multiple bat species.
How is white-nose syndrome (WNS) described in the notice?
WNS is described as an emerging infectious disease that has produced unprecedented declines in bat populations, including impacts to species already protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Why is WNS considered a broad, long-term threat?
The notice explains that most U.S. bat species depend on hibernation to survive winter conditions, so a disease that affects hibernating bats poses a broad, long-term threat to bat biodiversity and the ecological services bats provide.
Why is this opportunity being offered now (according to the notice)?
The notice emphasizes that current understanding of WNS is still incomplete and that conventional ways of studying and managing the disease are not keeping pace with the scale and complexity of the problem.
What kinds of approaches does the opportunity aim to support?
It is meant to support new or improved scientific approaches to studying WNS, particularly approaches that can clarify mechanisms of survival and resistance in certain bats.
Is the goal only to document declines in bat populations?
No. The practical intent is to generate knowledge that can inform better management decisions and more effective responses, rather than simply documenting ongoing declines.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to partners within the CESU network, specifically the Rocky Mountain CESU. The announcement indicates it is open to a CESU partner, with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement.
Is this opportunity open to non-CESU organizations?
Based on the notice language provided, eligibility is limited to Rocky Mountain CESU partners, so non-CESU organizations are not indicated as eligible under this opportunity.
How many awards are anticipated?
The opportunity anticipates making a single award, with an expected number of awards listed as 1.
What is the maximum award amount?
The maximum award amount listed is $250,000.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on June 6, 2016, and it was created the same day.
What was the application closing date?
The application closing date listed is June 20, 2016.
What broader conservation context does the notice mention?
The notice links WNS impacts to species already protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act and describes the disease as threatening a large portion of U.S. bat species, with major conservation implications nationally and internationally.
Why does the notice mention agencies and public pressure?
It states that federal and state agencies, along with non-governmental organizations, are under pressure from legal mandates and public concern to find workable solutions that reduce damage from this wildlife crisis.
What is the plain-language summary of what this grant funds?
In plain terms, the grant is designed to fund one Rocky Mountain CESU partner to carry out targeted research that helps explain bat survival in the face of WNS, with the broader goal of improving the scientific foundation for managing a fast-moving wildlife disease.
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