W81EWF-23-SOI-0024: Annual Recruitment and Survival of Juvenile Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola River
Closed
This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: ERDC Broad Agency Announcement (W912HZ26S0001). Status: Closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left). It is in our archive of Engineer Research and Development Center notices from 2023.
Engineer Research and Development Center offered grants of up to $110,000 to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $370,000 in total. Applications closed on August 14, 2023.
From the official notice on Grants.gov, last changed June 14, 2023. Checked November 7, 2026.
- Award ceiling$110,000
- Total funding$370,000
- Expected awards1
- Cost sharingNot required
- Funding typeCooperative Agreement
Key dates
| Posted | June 14, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Deadline | August 14, 2023 |
| Archived by Grants.gov | September 13, 2023 |
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 opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).
Is this a realistic fit?
- Past Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering awards averaged $1.1 million; this notice allows up to $110,000 per award.
- Most of the program's money (69% over five years) went to colleges and universities.
- No cost sharing or match is required.
What the grant funds
Research supports year class strength of Gulf Sturgeon can be influenced by annual hydrologic patterns. Randall and Sulak (2007) noted that recruitment in the Suwannee River was highly correlated with high monthly mean flows in September and December. High flows during these months were hypothesized to decrease salinity in estuarine zones therefore providing greater foraging area for young sturgeon near river mouths in December and reducing periods of low dissolved oxygen in lower river reaches during September. Assessing annual recruitment patterns in juvenile Gulf Sturgeon is critical in terms of promoting overall recovery objectives (USFWS and NMFS 2009) but requires long-term monitoring efforts coupled with quantified estimates of annual abundance of juvenile sturgeon. Within the Apalachicola River system, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Panama City Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office (USFWS Panama City FWCO) has coordinated juvenile Gulf Sturgeon sampling since 2013 using targeted netting to monitor abundance and year class strength in addition to utilizing acoustic telemetry to address movement patterns of juvenile Gulf Sturgeon within the estuary. For this effort, year class abundance was estimated at Age 1 and cohort abundance has varied from about 50-200 fish per year (Marbury 2016). In 2016, the USFWS issued a Biological Opinion (BO) regarding the USACE update to the Water Control Manual (WCM) for the ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint system) and determined those operational actions may adversely affect a number of listed species occurring within the basin, including Gulf Sturgeon. One concern that was highlighted was a reduction in the duration and frequency of floodplain inundation following the updated WCM which could potentially impact young of year and juvenile Gulf Sturgeon survival and growth. The BO identified three Reasonable and Prudent Measures (RPMs) to minimize impacts of incidental take of the listed species. RPM 2016-3 requires USACE to monitor the level of take associated with the ACF WCM by monitoring the distribution, abundance, survival, growth, and fecundity of the listed mussels and Gulf Sturgeon in the action area. A primary objective of this project is to use the sampling methodology and analytical approaches outlined by USFWS Panama City FWCO to conduct targeted sampling for juvenile Gulf Sturgeon.
Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering (12.630) awarded $1.3 billion across 1,101 grant awards, an average of $1.1 million per award.
| Recipient | State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battelle Memorial Institute | Ohio | 1 | $82.6 million |
| Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium | District of Columbia | 1 | $78.2 million |
| University of California San Diego | California | 4 | $53.1 million |
| Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation | Connecticut | 4 | $38.1 million |
| The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | 3 | $35.0 million |
Applying now
This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, W912HZ26S0001, which is open now.
The notice on Grants.gov keeps its full text and attachments, which is useful for planning a resubmission.
Questions people ask
Is W81EWF-23-SOI-0024 still open?
No. It closed on August 14, 2023. A newer notice is open: W912HZ26S0001, closes January 1, 2027 (55 days left).
Who can apply for Annual Recruitment and Survival of Juvenile Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola River?
Engineer Research and Development Center accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.
What is the deadline for Annual Recruitment and Survival of Juvenile Gulf Sturgeon in the Apalachicola River?
Closed August 14, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.
How much funding is available?
Awards of up to $110,000 each. About $370,000 in total for one award.
Who has won Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering grants before?
The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Battelle Memorial Institute, Msi Stem Research & Development Consortium, University of California San Diego. The program made 1,101 awards worth $1.3 billion in that time.