Closed · G24AS00156 · CFDA 15.808 · Discretionary

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes National Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Federal grant opportunity posted by Geological Survey, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$33K-$70K
Award range
Closed
Status
December 8, 2023
Close date
-
Expected awards

The verdict

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Partner with Great Lakes National Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit is a closed discretionary listing from Geological Survey that offered $33,000 -- $70,000. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 2,522 other opportunities from Geological Survey.

$33K-$70K
award range
Closed
application status
15.808
CFDA program
2,522
other opportunities from Geological Survey

Archived opportunity record

Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Par… is closed (last close December 8, 2023). 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 December 8, 2023

Posted Nov 7 Closes Dec 8

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research in development of slow release formulations of molluscicides. Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga (D. bugensis) are invasive freshwater mussels that significantly alter trophic structures and energy and nutrient dynamics in water bodies where they establish. Dreissenid mussels colonize the benthic zone of water bodies, degrading fish spawning habitat, and biofouling native mussels. Control tools for invasive mussels in open water are limited; two copper-based molluscicides, EarthTecQZ® and Natrix®, have been used in dreissenid control actions, but copper persists in the environment and is toxic to many nontarget organisms, including fish. Zequanox® is a biopesticide that is a relatively selective for dreissenids and rapidly degrades within 24 h of application; however, the current commercial formulation of Zequanox is a spray-dried powder which is difficult to apply to benthic zones for the required exposure duration without the use of benthic barriers. Niclosamide is also relatively selective for dreissenids, but similar to Zequanox, is not currently formulated for slow release in the benthic zone. This projects aims to develop one or more slow release formulations of a molluscicide (e.g., niclosamide, Zequanox) for use in open water applications to control dreissenid mussels.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · G24AS00156

Grants.gov marks Cooperative Agreement for CESU-affiliated Par… 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)

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