Closed · F18AS00237 · CFDA 15.678 · Discretionary

Co-lead a test of a BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF) ability to stop Asian Carp passage at Barkley Lock, Kentucky

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

$44K-$44K
Award range
Closed
Status
July 17, 2018
Close date
1
Expected awards

The verdict

Co-lead a test of a BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF) ability to stop Asian Carp passage at Barkley Lock, Kentucky is a closed discretionary listing from Fish and Wildlife Service that offered $44,242 -- $44,242 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.

$44K-$44K
award range
Closed
application status
1
expected award
15.678
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Co-lead a test of a BioAcoustic Fish Fence is closed (last close July 17, 2018). 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 July 17, 2018

Posted Jul 10 Closes Jul 17

Est. Total Funding

$44,242

Expected Awards

1

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Field implementation of a BioAcoustic Fish Fence (BAFF) to limit movement of Asian carp thru a lock chamber. Funding will allow a leading North American expert on BAFFs, and the only known person working on their use in stopping the movement of invasive carp to assist with the assessment of a field deployment in Asian carp infested waters. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the University of Minnesota without competition under justification 505DM 2.14.B.4. Competition for this award is not practical because of the unique qualifications needed to work with a proprietary acoustic signal to deter Asian carp at a large lock and dam structure. The applicant, University of Minnesota - the BAFF lead professor (LP), is uniquely qualified to complete this project given his highly specialized technical and field expertise. This project will test a proprietary acoustic signal and associated bubble curtain deterrent technology that has specifically been analyzed in a laboratory setting by the BAFF LP using Asian carp species. In addition to this recent laboratory work on Asian carp, the BAFF LP has experience with the installation of acoustic deterrent structures/arrays at large river U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lock/and Dam structures and has designed the evaluation of acoustic deterrent systems in the Upper Mississippi River Basin for both native and invasive fish species. These experiences and associated technical expertise are unique to the BAFF LP and are essential to the success of this project.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · F18AS00237

Grants.gov marks Co-lead a test of a BioAcoustic Fish Fence with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). 939 other Fish and Wildlife Service listings share this eligibility-code string (22% of 4,243).

Code 25
Others (see official listing text)

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.

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Agency Contact

Rob Simmonds 612-713-5114 rob_simmonds@fws.gov

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