Cooperative Agreement for affiliated Partner with Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- G27AS00059
- Agency
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US Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
- Applications due
- Award size
- Up to $300,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Science and Technology and other Research and Development
- Eligible applicants
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- Other
- Points of contact
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- Katie Calder katherine_calder@ios.doi.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Geological Survey is soliciting applications for a single cooperative agreement, with a $300,000 ceiling, to assess in-situ fluorometry for detecting invasive carp milt in rivers downstream from spawning sites. Applications are due December 7, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET, and eligibility is restricted to participating partners of the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). No cost share is required.
The source lists one expected award with a $1 floor. Budget Year 1 has $34,000 available, and later funding is contingent on satisfactory progress. The four-year period of performance runs April 1, 2027, through March 31, 2031. Indirect costs are capped at 17.5% per CESU negotiated rates.
The project has four goals: characterize the fluorometric properties of invasive carp milt and native species to establish detection limits; develop and field-test a prototype in-situ sensor against ichthyoplankton collection and environmental DNA methods; publish results; and transfer the technology to federal, state, and private partners. The research supports early detection of invasive carp spawning in the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins.
Evaluation weights are Purpose, Objectives, and Relevance (30 points); Technical Approach (25 points); Budget Justification and Clarity (20 points); and Qualifications, Experience, and Past Performance (25 points).
Applicants must register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov and submit SF-424, SF-424A, a project abstract summary (one page, approximately 4,000 characters), DOI Research and Development forms, a project narrative, a budget narrative, a data management plan, and biographical sketches. Preapplication coordination is required.
The opportunity is assigned to Assistance Listing 15.808, U.S. Geological Survey Research and Data Collection, under which awards are funded only to the extent available funds permit. No incumbent recipient is named.
Synopsis
The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a Great Rivers CESU partner for research to assess the efficacy of using in-situ fluorometry for detection of milt (seminal fluid) from invasive carp in rivers downstream from spawning sites. Invasive carp-bighead (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) silver (H. molitrix), grass(Ctenopharyngodon idella), and black (Mylopharyngodon piceus) carp-are native to Southeast Asia and have spread throughout much of the Mississippi River Basin since their escape from private, wastewater, and aquaculture ponds in the 1980s. Technologies allowing for early detection of these species, especially evidence of natural reproduction, are needed by state and federal agencies throughout the Great Lakes and Mississippi River Basins to control the spread of invasive carp and assess risk to uninvaded waters. Natural resource managers have generally relied upon labor-intensive ichthyoplankton sampling by boat crews to determine if invasive carp are spawning in a river. While these samples can provide direct evidence of spawning, they require crews to be on the water sampling in the right place and right time during a spawning event. The discrete samples collected using traditional sampling methods are generally spatiotemporally sparse due to limited resources. Recent deployments of streamside environmental DNA (eDNA) autosamplers have shown promise in detection of spawning activity (project webpage). However, the equipment and analyses are costly, the system has limited sampling capability, results are not available in real-time, and eDNA methods used cannot currently discern the presence of milt or eggs from that of adult fish.
Eligibility
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Program. CESU's are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.
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