Closed · G19AS00107 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU
Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- up to $44K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- July 26, 2019
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Great Lakes Northern Forests CESU is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered Up to $44,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.
- up to $44K
- 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
$44,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
The U.S. Geological Survey¿s (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to assist with Sea star wasting disease (SSWD). SSWD comprises a suite of gross morphological abnormalities, including ray twisting, loss of turgor, limb autotomy, formation of lesions, tissue loss and death that affects asteroids (Echinodermata) in several locations worldwide. Since 2013, SSWD has been reported in ~ 20 species on the North American Pacific coast, leading in some locations to >95% reduction in overall biomass of key species (e.g. Pycnopodia helianthoides). The etiology of SSWD is unknown and there is currently no case definition for any species affected. Comparative histology of clinically normal and wasting individuals in North America and elsewhere revealed vacuolized and necrotic outer epidermis and cuticle, and edema and cleft formation between outer epidermis and mutable collagenous tissue. Microbiome (bacterial/archaeal and viral) revealed no consistent associated microorganisms to this condition. However, shifts in subcuticular microbiome structure from predominately aerobic to obligate anaerobic taxa occur during disease progression, and perhaps global warming and acidification play a role.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · G19AS00107
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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