Closed · USGS-18-FA-0337 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary
Large Animal Studies
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $40K-$40K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- September 11, 2018
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Large Animal Studies is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $40,000 -- $40,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- $40K-$40K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.808
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Large Animal Studies is closed (last close September 11, 2018). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Geological Survey still indexes 2,522 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 September 11, 2018
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
This cooperative project will: synthesize information on the metabolic rates of free-ranging and captive large mammals— especially terrestrial species. This work may include collection of energetic and/or metabolic data from captive animals housed at zoological parks. Apply the information collected from Objective 1 towards the development of models that can be used to better understanding how differential responses to habitat change and anthropogenic disturbance may affect polar bear energetics.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · USGS-18-FA-0337
Grants.gov marks Large Animal Studies with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Unrestricted / see official listing). 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 code maps to Education (ED). Only 38 other Geological Survey listings share this exact eligibility-code string (2% of 2,523).
- Code 99
- Unrestricted / see official listing
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
Stewart Evans Contracting Officer Phone 916-278-9334
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What to do next
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