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W81EWF-24-SOI-0013: Technical Support for Species-at-Risk Surveys and Analyses in Support of Army Environmental Conservation

Closed Closed April 8, 2024 Opportunity W81EWF-24-SOI-0013 ☆ Save

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 2024.

• Award ceiling$50,000
• Award floor$1
• Total funding$50,000
• Expected awards1
• 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 opportunity is restricted to non-federal partners of the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU). Disclosures of current and pending support made in this application may render an applicant ineligible for funding. Prior to award and throughout the period of performance, ERDC may continue to request updated continuing and pending support information, which will be reviewed and may result in discontinuation of funding. Religious organizations are entitled to compete on equal footing with secular organizations for Federal financial assistance as described in E.O. 13798, “Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty.”

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 $50,000 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

ERDC seeks applications for Technical Support for Species-at-Risk Surveys and Analyses in Support of Army Environmental Conservation Background: Many of the land bases where US Army installations reside are ecologically significant – providing refuge for a large number of the nation's threatened and endangered plants and animals. The benefits of biodiversity to the public and the environment have long been recognized and the Army’s role as land managers can influence the floral and faunal diversity both within the installation and on nearby lands. Proactive surveys and management of at-risk species, prior to federal listing, can provide critical information for land managers and conservation biologists to make more effective conservation and management decisions and to reduce probability of listing. Certain taxa, such as freshwater mussels and herpetofaunal (reptile and amphibian) species, have experienced precipitous population declines across the globe and are particularly vulnerable to habitat loss and degradation. As such, land managers, such as the US Army, conducts planning level surveys to understand distribution, relative abundance, and population health of these vulnerable taxa. Work under this proposal will provide research and analytical support to assess distribution of aquatic freshwater mussel and herpetofaunal communities, with the work to take place at two southeastern US Army installations. Information garnered under this proposal is aimed at improving management and conservation of at-risk freshwater mussel and herpetofaunal species throughout their ranges. Program Description/Objective: The government seeks research and technical support for planning level surveys and analyses of freshwater mussel and herpetofaunal species occurrence, distribution and relative abundance. Surveys will take place at Fort Johnson, Louisiana and Fort Cavazos, Texas. It is anticipated that results from these analyses will be relevant for improved conservation and management of the focal species, throughout their respective geographic ranges. Details of primary tasks are as follows: Task 1: Freshwater aquatic mussel community surveys and analyses Freshwater mussels are known to be one of the most imperiled taxa (Strayer et al. 2004). As such, a large number of mussel species are either federally listed under the endangered species act (ESA) or being considered for federal listing.

Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, W912HZ26S0001, which is open now.

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