Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU

Post Date

June 26th 2014

Application Due Date

July 8th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

G14AS00106

CFDA Number(s)

15.808

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUкs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Lakes к Northern Forest CESU.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $150000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for scientific research and technical assistance involving the use of Next Generation sequencing for pathogen discovery in wildlife. Investigation of wildlife disease can be separated into three phases: pathogen detection/discovery, disease ecology research, and development/deployment of management tools. The USGS к National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) conducts all of these activities, in concert with partnering agencies, during the investigation of morbidity and mortality events in wild animals. Typical mortality event response procedures include examination of carcasses (necropsy), application of pathogen detection assays, and potential field response. To enhance pathogen detection capabilities, the NWHC is exploring the use of Illumina-based Next Generation sequencing technologies to identify novel pathogens unidentifiable by other more traditional means.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Geological Survey

• Agency Contact:

  Faith Graves, 703-648-7356
  fgraves@usgs.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  fgraves@usgs.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov/