Evaluating Strategic Weed Management to Reduce Pesticide Use and Improve Effectiveness on F.E. Warren Air Force Base

Funding Opportunity Number: F16AS00116 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 15.608Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Mar 03, 2016Award Ceiling: $500,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Feb 25, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Evaluate the efficacy of targeted grazing by small ruminants (sheep or goats) in reducing Dalmatian toadflax and other weeds while enhancing condition of desirable vegetation. â¿¢ Compare effects of targeted grazing to chemical weed control and to approaches integrating grazing and herbicides. â¿¢ Assess the relationships between pre-treatment vegetation condition to post-treatment vegetation response to identify potential management thresholds for Dalmatian toadflax in a transitional northern mixed grass prairie ecosystem. â¿¢ Evaluate reintroduction of desirable species within the framework of a strategic weed management program to augment species diversity for wildlife habitat.

Source: Grants.gov - February 25, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding