BLM CA Red Mountain Rockcress Phylogenetic studies of Arabis macdonaldiana CESU Arcata Field Office

Post Date

July 15th 2010

Application Due Date

August 6th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

L10AS00185

CFDA Number(s)

15.231

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit CESU program. CESUs are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $75000

• Award Range:

  $500 - $75000

Grant Description

The purpose of supporting further phylogenetic studies of Arabis macdonaldiana and related species in order to better understand their genetic and geographic limits. This will be a followup on prior molecular phylogenetic work based on a single gene ITS Internal Transcribed Spacer ITS which showed that additional gene sequences are required to fully the understand the relationships within A. macdonaldiana and closely related species. The followup study will use ETS External Transcribed Spacer and low copy nuclear genes including Waxy which have been shown in other groups to provide more resolution.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Land Management

• Agency Contact:

  Leona B Parker, Grants Management Officer, 530-252-5338
  lparker@blm.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  lparker@blm.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  lparker@blm.gov

• More Information:

  http://www.grants.gov