# Aquatic Fauna Florida Everglades

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/w9126g-21-2-soi-4382-aquatic-fauna-florida-everglades/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/334017

> Fort Worth District offered grants of up to $488,537 (at least $488,537) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make one award worth $2.1 million in total. Applications closed on July 7, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | W9126G-21-2-SOI-4382 |
| Agency | Fort Worth District |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | July 7, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $488,537 |
| Award floor | $488,537 |
| Expected awards | 1 |
| Total funding | $2.1 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 12.300 |

## Who can apply

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

Applicants must be members in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU): Gulf Coast, Piedmont-South Atlantic Coast, or South Florida-Caribbean.

## What the grant funds

REQUEST FOR STATEMENTS OF INTEREST NUMBER W9126G-21-2-SOI-3842 PROJECT TO BE INITIATED IN 2021 Applicants must be members in one of the following Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU): South Florida-Caribbean, Piedmont – South Atlantic Coast, Gulf Coast Project Title: Wet Season Aquatic Fauna & Primary Production in Florida Everglades. Responses to this Request for Statements of Interest will be used to identify potential investigators for a project to be funded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, which will provide wet season aquatic fauna and primary production monitoring in the Florida Everglades in accordance with 10 U.S.C. § 2358 - Research and Development. Approximately $488,537.00 is expected to be available to support this project during the base period. Additional funding may be available for follow on work in subsequent fiscal years to the successful Recipient/Awardee. Background: The Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) 2009 Monitoring and Assessment Plan (MAP) documents the trophic hypothesis cluster that forms the basis of results-oriented monitoring programs to measure restoration success (RECOVER 2009). A key aspect of the trophic hypothesis is that restored hydrology (e.g., water depth, duration, flow, and distribution) in an oligotrophic system will improve primary production (e.g., periphyton) and aquatic fauna (e.g., crayfish, small fish, and grass shrimp) during the wet season that concentrates during the subsequent dry season to support higher trophic organisms (e.g., wading birds, alligators) (RECOVER, 2009). Periphyton is the base of the trophic hypothesis food chain and are important indicators of improved hydrology and oligotrophic conditions in the Everglades. Small aquatic prey production trends during the wet season are indicators of restored hydrologic conditions. Primary production, more specifically periphyton, is directly affected by hydrologic and nutrient stressors, which change periphyton communities and biomass that supports aquatic fauna production during the wet season. Periphyton total phosphorus content, diatom species composition, and biomass metrics also indicate oligotrophic nutrient status in the Everglades ecosystem, which is a key defining characteristic of a restored healthy Everglades system (South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Task Force [SFERTF] 2010; Gaiser et al. 2009).

## Questions people ask

### Is W9126G-21-2-SOI-4382 still open?

No. It closed on July 7, 2021. A newer notice is open: N0001426SF002, closes April 9, 2027 (153 days left).

### Who can apply for Aquatic Fauna Florida Everglades?

Fort Worth District accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Aquatic Fauna Florida Everglades?

Closed July 7, 2021. 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 $488,537 each. About $2.1 million in total for one award.

### Who has won Basic and Applied Scientific Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were University of California San Diego, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Washington. The program made 6,165 awards worth $4.1 billion in that time.