Formula Grant F17AF00017

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) awarded a $750,000 Cooperative Agreement to Iowa State University of Science and Technology under the Renewable Energy Research and Development Program (CFDA 81.087). The goal of this 2.5-year project is to develop and demonstrate active and passive ultrasonic deterrents for wind turbines to reduce bat strikes. Key objectives include optimizing the acoustic performance of the deterrents, validating...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded Boise State University a $999,904 Cooperative Agreement under the Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087) to conduct research and development on acoustic deterrents for protecting bats at wind energy facilities. The project aims to determine the most effective acoustic deterrent stimuli to reduce bat activity at wind turbines based on factors like predictability, frequency, and...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) provides $299,666.67 to Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) to conduct a multi-year study on the presence, absence, and seasonal activity of the endangered northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) and the proposed-for-listing tricolor bat (Perimyotis subflavus) at Camp Shelby,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $292,721 Project Grant to Purdue University under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657) to track the migratory behavior and winter activity of endangered bat species in Mammoth Cave National Park. The research will use the MOTUS wildlife tracking system to monitor the movement of Indiana bats, northern long-eared bats, and tricolored bats as they migrate and congregate at fall swarm sites. The...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) awarded a $252,000 Cooperative Agreement under the Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation program (CFDA 15.655) to Pacificorp's Rocky Mountain Power division. The study aims to quantify the effects of painting a single turbine blade black on eagle fatality rates at wind turbines, as well as determine impacts on non-eagle bird and bat species. This research will help federal and state regulatory agencies understand the potential impacts...

The Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech) will receive $131,431.13 through a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the U.S. Geological Survey under the Cooperative Research Units program (CFDA 15.812) to conduct bat acoustic surveys and white-nose syndrome monitoring on the Navajo Nation in Arizona from May 11, 2022 through July 1, 2024. Under this award, Virginia Tech researchers will perform broad landscape-level acoustic surveys year-round to determine bat species...

Temple University-Of The Commonwealth System Of Higher Education has been awarded a $189,535 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684). The grant aims to improve understanding of how hibernacula microclimates influence white-nose syndrome and assess the effectiveness of hibernacula manipulation in supporting bat population resiliency and recovery. Key objectives include...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded a $132,710 Project Grant to Bioconciencia A.C. from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2024 under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684). The grant will support continued efforts to document winter bat ecology in Mexico and assess potential entry and spread of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) fungus. Key activities include winter colony counts and searches for new bat hibernacula, with...

The National Park Service awarded a $190,000 cooperative agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from June 2022 through June 2027 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). The university will characterize bat population ecology within three national parks by using acoustic detectors and mist netting to capture, process, and radio track bats to day roosts and foraging areas from June through...

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Cooperative Research Units (CFDA 15.812) program, totaling $114,004.00, funds a project to assess the presence, relative abundance, activity patterns, and habitat use of four bat species of conservation concern in Kansas. The project involves a collaboration between the USGS Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Kansas State University Division of Biology, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Kansas...