Clay Phacelia Herbivory Protection

Post Date

July 7th 2014

Application Due Date

July 14th 2014

This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source CESU cooperative agreement to Weber State University in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4) Unique Qualifications

Funding Opportunity Number

F14AS00286

CFDA Number(s)

15.615

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Other

This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source CESU cooperative agreement to Weber State University in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4) Unique Qualifications

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a Notice of Intent to award a Single Source CESU cooperative agreement to Weber State University in accordance with Department of the Interior Policy 505 DM 2.14 B (4) Unique Qualifications

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $11525

• Award Range:

  $11525 - $11525

Grant Description

Tasks to be performed: 1. Identify at least 10 triplets of clay phacelia plants. 2. Develop 2 types of enclosures (one for large mammals and one for smaller mammals) and place around clay phacelia plants. 3. Install and analyze wildlife cameras to detect herbivores. 4. Measure clay phacelia response before, during and after exclosure including plant size and reproductive effort and amount of damage/herbivory to plants. Plants will be visitied at least twice per year for 3 years. 5. Analyze resulting correlation between herbivory and exclosure treatment. 6. Final report including results and conclusions to USFWS.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Fish and Wildlife Service

• Agency Contact:

  Larry Crist, 801-973-3330 ext. 126
  larry_crist@fws.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  larry_crist@fws.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  larry_crist@fws.gov

• More Information:

  None