Project Grant F19AP00279

This $188,679 cooperative agreement from the U.S. Geological Survey will fund research at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University examining appropriate survey standards for bat species impacted by white-nose syndrome. The research will determine optimal acoustic sampling and mist netting levels of effort, duration, and sites to conclusively assess presence or absence of the endangered Indiana bat, threatened northern long-eared bat, and at-risk little brown and tricolored bats....

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. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $162,499 Project Grant under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684) to Northern Arizona University (NAU) on March 1, 2025. The grant supports research to understand variations in white-nose syndrome susceptibility and predict the effects on western bat populations in order to inform management actions. Specifically, the project will focus on surveillance of the fungal pathogen...

This $1.78 million project grant from the National Science Foundation's Division of Environmental Biology will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop strategies to mitigate white-nose syndrome (WNS), a lethal fungal disease decimating North American bat populations. Over three years, the university will interrogate how the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) initiates infection by adhering to bat skin, using a first-of-its-kind keratinocyte cell line from...

The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service awarded a $187,030 Project Grant under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684) to the University of Illinois. The funding supports a range-wide population genomic assessment of the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) to establish baseline population parameters, delineate subpopulations, examine gene flow, and assess the impacts of threats like white-nose syndrome, wind turbine mortality,...

The Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 5 awarded Northern Arizona University $291,660 under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684) from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2024. The project aims to investigate the apparent delayed progression of white-nose syndrome in southwestern bat populations to better understand the invasion dynamics of this disease and determine what factors may be enabling bats in the region to persist...

This $325,588 federal Project Grant award by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service under the White-nose Syndrome National Response Implementation program (CFDA 15.684) supports research to understand how the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans causes white-nose syndrome in hibernating bats. The primary objectives are to: Genetically express genes from P. destructans in baker's yeast to identify proteins that enable the fungus to bind to and infect bat skin cells called keratinocytes. This will help...

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,...

This cooperative agreement award of $302,525 from the U.S. Geological Survey will support statistical prediction and data integration for white-nose syndrome surveillance and management from September 2021 through September 2025. The award was made under the USGS Research and Data Collection program (CFDA 15.808) to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As the awardee, UW-Madison will leverage its expertise in statistics and data science to develop models and integrate data to improve...

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...