Project Grant MG257329OMS25
- Mississippi State University and its partners, the Fort Worth Zoo, North Carolina Zoo, and Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, will use a $100,006 Project Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services' National Leadership Grants program to hire and train students from underserved communities to transition into leadership roles focused on biological collections management. Through November 2022, students will research amphibian collections at the partner organizations to learn...
- The Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden will receive $1,826,211 from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the National Leadership Grants program (CFDA 45.312) for a project grant running from September 2021 through August 2024. The Zoo will partner with five other organizations to establish the American Institute of Rhinoceros Science to conduct research on priority areas of rhinoceros health. The project will produce management recommendations to monitor and control rhinoceros...
- This $693,190.00 Formula Grant award from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the State Wildlife Grants (CFDA 15.634) program is intended to assess the health of at least four reptile and amphibian species of greatest conservation need in Illinois. The project aims to generate blood work and pathogen prevalence data on existing and potential release populations of Blanding's turtles, ornate box turtles, eastern massasaugas, and timber rattlesnakes. The...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Environmental Biology funds research at Middle Tennessee State University to study the impact of a fungal pathogen on the skin microbiomes of reptiles and the implications for biodiversity conservation. The $835,678 award, spanning August 1, 2023 to July 31, 2028, will test hypotheses on how the fungal pathogen Ophidiomyces ophidiicola disrupts the structure and function of reptile skin microbiomes across...
- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) awarded a $284,925 Cooperative Agreement (CFDA 15.812 Cooperative Research Units) to the University of Florida for a 5-year project (8/1/2024 - 7/31/2029) focused on applied invasive reptile research and graduate education opportunities. The key objectives are to: 1) Develop comprehensive monitoring strategies combining field observations, physiological data, and predictive modeling to understand the biology, impacts, and spread of invasive reptile species in...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service under the Endangered Species Recovery Implementation program (CFDA 15.657), supports a comprehensive conservation research initiative focused on recovering the endangered Louisiana Pinesnake. The $232,668 award, granted to the Memphis Zoological Society, will fund several key activities over a 2-year period from June 2024 to May 2026. These include: improving cryopreservation and...
- The Indiana Department of Natural Resources was awarded a $764,410 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 9 Headquarters under the Zoonotic Disease Initiative federal grant program (CFDA 15.069). The grant will support a multi-agency project to build Indiana's capacity to monitor, predict, and respond to zoonotic diseases transmitted from wildlife to humans and domestic animals. Key deliverables include developing a communication network and...
- This federal Project Grant award, provided by the National Science Foundation's Biological Sciences program (CFDA 47.074), funds core activities of the Board on Animal Health Sciences, Conservation, and Research (BAHSCR) at the National Academy of Sciences. The $450,000 grant, awarded on April 15, 2025, supports BAHSCR's efforts to: A) Advance knowledge on scientific, ecological, policy, regulatory, and broader issues associated with animal health across wild, semi-wild, captive, and...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $413,329 Project Grant under the Biological Sciences (CFDA 47.074) program to the University of Colorado Boulder to support research integrating immune system and microbiome function during amphibian development from September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2024. The award will fund research examining how the immune system and microbiome interact and influence each other during amphibian growth and maturation. A subaward of $50,000 will support related...
- This $150,452 Project Grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (CFDA 93.855 - Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) will support molecular testing of predicted bat species for the presence of zoonotic hemoplasmas, a type of bacteria that can cause severe infections in humans. The University of Oklahoma will leverage recent machine learning models to prioritize 50 high-risk bat species that likely harbor these pathogens, focusing on species that roost in...
This federal Project Grant award, provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (CFDA 45.312 National Leadership Grants), will enable Arkansas State University, in partnership with nine zoos, to create the National Reptilian Immunology Database. The $605,140 award, effective from October 1, 2025 to September 30, 2028, will support a post-doctoral scholar, a PhD student, three undergraduates, and nine interns to gather reptile samples from the partner zoos and establish the largest dataset of reptilian immunological profiles. The project aims to address the global conservation crisis in reptiles by advancing a novel, integrative approach to confronting collection care and conservation challenges. It will also equip the partner zoos to connect with and train zoo professionals by establishing the Reptile Immunology Zoo Experts Network and developing the Virtual Immunology Zoo.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $605.1k | 9/16/25 |