Closed · NPS-MWR-NOIP18AC00009 · CFDA 15.944 · Discretionary

Identify Factors Driving Colstridium botulium Activities in Sleeping Bear Dunes Nationa Lakeshore Coastal Ecosystem

Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$150K-$500K
Award range
Closed
Status
April 16, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Identify Factors Driving Colstridium botulium Activities in Sleeping Bear Dunes Nationa Lakeshore Coastal Ecosystem is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered $150,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 8,506 other opportunities from National Park Service.

$150K-$500K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.944
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Identify Factors Driving Colstridium botulium… is closed (last close April 16, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. National Park Service still indexes 8,506 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 April 16, 2018

Posted Apr 6 Closes Apr 16

Est. Total Funding

$500,000

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (SLBE) has suffered from repeated outbreaks of type E botulism since 2006. Over the last decade the NPS and a team of agency and academic partners have committed significant resources toward monitoring bird mortality and nearshore ecosystem processes, identifying bird foraging patterns and diets, mapping food web pathways, understanding outbreak epidemiology, and communicating risks to park visitors and local communities. However, the underlying drivers of botulism toxin production have remained elusive due to limitations in the available tools and approaches for investigating the responsible microbe, Clostridium botulinum. Via this new agreement, we aim to apply new microbiological tools and experimental approaches to understand what drives growth of the botulism bacterium and production of the botulinum toxin. Broadly, NPS and UM will seek to: 1) Develop a collaborative research program addressing microbiological issues of concern, particularly outbreaks of type E botulism. 2) Provide opportunities for student training and engagement in field research in national parks. 3) Develop NPS technical and analytical capacity for addressing type E botulism issues at SLBE.

Campus applicant desk · Environment

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Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education

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