Closed · G19AS00103 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $33K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 26, 2019
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Basin CESU is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered Up to $32,979 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- up to $33K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 15.808
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is closed (last close July 26, 2019). 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 July 26, 2019
Est. Total Funding
$32,979
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The Western Ecological Research Center of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is offering a funding opportunity to a Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU) partner for ¿Evaluating effects of altered plant diets by analyzing the gastrointestinal/fecal microbiome (lineages and community diversity) present in the Mojave desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) and other wildlife¿. This project is aimed at understanding the negative consequences of altered diets by evaluating how potential changes in the gastrointestinal microbiota may influence the growth, health, and immune function of juvenile tortoises. Building from previous work, the USGS and its partners will conduct a small pilot diet experiment designed to address these questions. Juvenile tortoises will be housed in out-door predator proof enclosures and fed a diet of either invasive grass (Bromus rubens) or a mixture of native forb plants. Juveniles will be evaluated for changes in body mass, shell growth, body and clinical condition, and survivorship each month. Fecal scat samples will be analyzed by high-throughput sequencing technology. Samples and data from this project will also be analyzed using a library of biological health information on tortoises and environmental covariates that is maintained by USGS and will continue to be developed as part of this collaboration. By analyzing microbiome data and the influence of tortoise diet, we can explore opportunities to identify and quantitatively measure molecular and cellular responses that may be changing as a result of landscape disturbance, altered plant diets, and other environmental stressors. These experiments may include, but are not limited to, the analysis of gastrointestinal/fecal microbiome data from Mojave desert tortoises foraging on invasive, native, and commercial plant diets. Other health classifications may be considered as the work proceeds
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · G19AS00103
Grants.gov marks Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit 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 code maps to Science and Technology / R&D (ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Geological Survey book (1,895 peers, 75% of 2,523).
- 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
Faith Graves 703-648-7356 fgraves@usgs.gov
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