Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU | G19AS00097

Opportunity Information: Apply for G19AS00097

The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number G19AS00097) is a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Wildlife Health Center funding announcement aimed at supporting research and model development focused on fungal pathogens that impact wildlife. The award is structured as a cooperative agreement, meaning the project is expected to involve collaboration and substantial involvement between the recipient and the federal agency rather than functioning as a simple pass-through grant. It falls under the Science and Technology and other Research and Development activity category and is listed under CFDA 15.808.

The core purpose of the project is to help build and refine models that can inform wildlife disease management decisions related to serious fungal diseases. The announcement specifically highlights white-nose syndrome in bats, chytridiomycoses affecting salamanders (often tied to chytrid fungi), and snake fungal disease. These illnesses are framed as emerging or re-emerging threats capable of driving sharp population declines and potentially pushing vulnerable species toward local extinction or broader persistence challenges. A major issue the opportunity is trying to address is that wildlife managers and other decision makers frequently have to act quickly during disease emergence, often without complete knowledge of a pathogen’s ecology, transmission dynamics, or full impacts on host species.

A key emphasis of the work is on analyzing and synthesizing existing data to understand how fungal pathogens influence wildlife demographic rates, such as survival and reproduction, and how they reshape ecological communities. The opportunity points to the need to evaluate community composition outcomes, including which species may be most at risk of extinction and which may show resistance or resilience. By pulling together and interpreting available datasets and translating them into practical modeling frameworks, the project is intended to improve the evidence base that managers can use when choosing interventions, prioritizing surveillance, or planning conservation actions in response to fungal disease outbreaks.

Eligibility is limited to Rocky Mountain CESU partners (the listing notes “Others,” with clarification provided in the additional eligibility information section of the full announcement). The funding amount is relatively small and targeted, with an award ceiling of $47,000 and an expectation of a single award. The opportunity was created on July 9, 2019, and originally closed on July 26, 2019, indicating it was a time-limited solicitation intended to quickly support a specific modeling and synthesis need identified by the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.

• The Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.808.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 09, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 26, 2019. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $47,000.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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