Funding-DOI -- White-Nose
Syndrome Research 2015; June 18, 2015
Agency
Department
of the Interior
Fish and Wildlife Service
Description
The
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is pleased to announce the
availability of research funding in 2015 to investigate issues related directly
to the management of white-nose syndrome (WNS). This opportunity is open to
non-governmental, university, and private researchers, as well as State,
Federal, and Tribal agency personnel. For information on WNS and currently
funded projects, please see: http://www.whitenosesyndrome.org/
As of April 10, 2015, WNS or evidence of the fungus Pseudogymnoascus
destructans (Pd) has been
reported from at least one location in 28 states and five Canadian provinces in
North America: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois,
Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia,
Wisconsin, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and
Quebec. Seven North American and eleven European species of bats have been
confirmed with WNS and additional five North American and two European species
have been detected carrying Pd. Surveys in affected areas continue to reveal
population declines associated with the disease, and evidence to date suggests
that affected bat species are not likely to stabilize or recover in the
immediate future. The Service has targeted up to $1.5 million for an open
funding opportunity in 2015 to investigate high priority questions about WNS
that will improve our ability to manage the disease and conserve affected bats.
Available funds are from internally directed Fiscal Year 2015 funds.
Announcement
Number:
F15AS00188
Closing
Date:
Jun
18, 2015
Link
to Full Announcement
http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276020
Contact
Information
Sadie
Stevens
413-253-8677