Determination of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) within Deer Population of State of CT. | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Determination of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) within Deer Population of State of CT" (Funding Opportunity Number F14AS00327) was a one-time, discretionary funding announcement issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It was set up as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the agency expected to be actively involved in the project in some way (for example, coordinating methods, reviewing progress, or participating in technical decisions), rather than simply providing funding and stepping back. The work falls under the broad category of science and technology and other research and development, and the core purpose was to determine the presence or status of Chronic Wasting Disease in Connecticut's deer population, a topic with major implications for wildlife health management, surveillance planning, and risk reduction.

Financially, this was a small, tightly defined award. The estimated total funding was $26,265, and both the award ceiling and award floor were also set at $26,265, which strongly suggests the agency planned to make exactly one award for a fixed amount rather than selecting among multiple project sizes or budgets. The announcement anticipated a single award ("ExpectedAwards: 1"). There was no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants were not required to contribute additional non-federal funds or in-kind support as a condition of receiving the grant. The CFDA listing referenced was 15.650 (Research Grants - Generic), which is commonly used for research-oriented assistance awards administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service.

In terms of timing, the opportunity was posted on July 22, 2014, with an original and final closing date of August 22, 2014, giving applicants about one month to apply. The record indicates it was archived on August 23, 2014, which is consistent with the opportunity closing and then being moved into an archived status shortly afterward. Eligibility was listed as "Unrestricted," meaning it was open to any applicant type (such as universities, state agencies, tribal governments, nonprofits, or potentially other organizations), subject to any extra conditions that might have been described in the full announcement text on Grants.gov.

Programmatically, while the short synopsis does not spell out the methods, a project described as "determination" of CWD in a deer population generally implies surveillance and diagnostic testing. In practice, that often includes collecting samples from harvested or otherwise obtained deer (commonly lymph nodes or brainstem tissues), submitting them to qualified laboratories for CWD testing (such as ELISA screening with confirmatory immunohistochemistry), managing chain-of-custody and data tracking, and summarizing results to inform state and federal wildlife management decisions. Because the award mechanism was a cooperative agreement, the Fish and Wildlife Service would likely have coordinated with the recipient on study design, sampling strategy, reporting expectations, or alignment with broader regional CWD monitoring and response efforts.

For applicants or members of the public who needed the full announcement details at the time, the notice pointed readers to Grants.gov and provided a direct contact at the Fish and Wildlife Service: Dean Rhine (phone 413-253-8559, email DeanRhine@fws.gov). This contact information was specifically included for issues accessing the announcement electronically, but it also indicates who was serving as the agency point of contact for the opportunity.

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