Closed · F17AS00458 · CFDA 15.678 · Discretionary

DS Domestication Study

Federal grant opportunity posted by Fish and Wildlife Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$100K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 24, 2017
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

DS Domestication Study is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $99,902 -- $99,902 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 4,242 other opportunities from Fish and Wildlife Service.

$100K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.678
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

DS Domestication Study is closed (last close December 24, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Fish and Wildlife Service still indexes 4,242 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed December 24, 2017

Posted Dec 13 Closes Dec 24

Est. Total Funding

$99,902

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Lab Experiments to investigate domestication selection in captive populations. 1.Keep wild delta smelt collected in November 2016 alive until at least March 2018 as the broodstock. 2.Spawn and culture delta smelt offspring from eggs to spawning stage. 3.Assess fish health daily and perform treatment when needed. 4.Conduct length/weight measurements. 5.Hard-count the fish numbers to obtain survival data. 6.Thin the fish numbers in tanks when needed. 7.Statistical analyses to determine the difference between groups. 8.Write a report with management recommendations.

Campus applicant desk · Science and Technology / R&D

Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for DS Domestication Study (Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education). This reads as a campus competition desk, not a civic or commercial open call. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). 284 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (7% of 4,243).

Code 06
Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.

Official Listing on Grants.gov

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Agency Contact

Administrative Officer Erik Anderson 9169302659 Erik_Anderson@fws.gov

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What to do next

DS Domestication Study is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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