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G23AS00406: Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Closed Closed July 21, 2023 Opportunity G23AS00406 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Alaska Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (G27AS00066). Status: Closes December 7, 2026 (30 days left). It is in our archive of Geological Survey notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$333,333
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESU’s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the North Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection awards averaged $557,251; this notice allows up to $333,333 per award.
• Most of the program's money (84% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for technical assistance to the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) on ticks and tick-borne diseases in wildlife. Specifically, research to develop integrated approaches to tick management that include tick biocontrol, wildlife species management, and wildlife habitat management. This research will be integrated into an interjurisdictional approach to ticks on wildlife in northern New England. Within the tick ecological community, the focus will be on winter ticks that significantly impact moose populations, the invasive Asian longhorned tick that affects domestic animals, and ticks of public health importance (e.g., blacklegged tick, lonestar tick) that are detected on wildlife or use wildlife as a bloodmeal source. Co-production of a regional tick surveillance sampling strategy and coordination with federal, state, and tribal natural resource management agencies will be critical to avoid duplicity of effort and ensure actionable science is conducted to inform decision-makers. Following consultation with federal and state agencies, the efficacy of tick biocontrol methods in the field will be evaluated. The university will partner with USGS to assess potential non-target effects of the biocontrol on wildlife and the environment. To ensure, long-term interjurisdictional capacity to monitor for ticks and tick-borne diseases, the CESU partner will partner with USGS on training workshops for biologists and technicians at natural resource management agencies. The CESU Partner will actively participate in multi-sectoral and interjurisdictional workshops and meetings related to regional tick-borne disease management, especially those facilitated by USGS. The CESU Partner will partner with USGS on public outreach during Vector Week and the development of educational resources for teachers. Information dissemination will include federal reports, peer-reviewed manuscripts, presentations, and participation in meetings with federal, state, and tribal natural resource management agencies. This collaboration will advance efforts to understand the changing dynamics of ticks and tick-borne disease in northern New England and implement actionable science to support interjurisdictional integrated tick management.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, G27AS00066, which is open now.

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