Closed · P19AS00119 · CFDA 15.945 · Discretionary
Microbial Defense against WNS in Bat Microbiota
Federal grant opportunity posted by National Park Service, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $60K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- April 28, 2019
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Microbial Defense against WNS in Bat Microbiota is a closed discretionary listing from National Park Service that offered Up to $60,000 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.
- up to $60K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.945
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Microbial Defense against WNS in Bat Microbio… is closed (last close April 28, 2019). 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 28, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$60,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
White-nose syndrome (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, threatens bat populations throughout the U.S. Western bat populations provide an excellent opportunity to understand bats' external bacterial and fungal inhabitants and their potential to provide natural defenses against this newly emerging pathogen. Using next gen sequencing and microbial culturing techniques we propose to analyze bat microbiota across five or more bat species, and to isolate Actinobacteria for testing of anti-fungal activity against P. destructans. Actinobacteria are rich producers of antibiotics, including antifungals. In 2013-2015, we netted bats in Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (PARA) at both cave and surface sites. Five target species of bats were swabbed, including species very likely and less likely susceptible to WNS. Next gen sequencing performed on DNA from swabs suggests that bats caught on the surface versus those caught in the PARA have different microbial communities. Some species of bats have many Actinobacteria present, and we have identified some isolates that show significant inhibition of P. destrucans in our other sites. To learn more about the microclimate in which the bats roost and to test whether the microclimate is appropriate for the growth of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, we will install temperature/relative humidity loggers to gather data in roosting areas of PARA and four backcountry PARAs that previously tested positive for the presence of close relatives of P. destructans. We will also photo-document this research to provide interpretive materials for PARA¿s staff to promote public education and outreach on WNS and its impact on bats. Much remains to be learned about PARA's bats, their microbiota, the microclimate of their roosting sites, and climate change impacts. This funding will allow us to expand our dataset to a statistically adequate level and to compare results from PARA bats to our other four sites.
Campus applicant desk · Natural Resources
Grants.gov prints only higher-education applicant doors for Microbial Defense against WNS in Bat Microbio… (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 Natural Resources (NR). 1,235 other National Park Service listings share this eligibility-code string (15% of 8,507).
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- Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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Agency Contact
Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams Kelly_Adams@nps.gov
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