Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Rocky Mountain CESU

Funding Opportunity Number: G14AS00133 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.808Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-USGS1Closing Date: Aug 22, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 12, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner to conduct research on the ecology of wild horses and burros across the western USA. Specific studies will investigate population size estimation, genetic structure of wild horse populations determined using fecal DNA, ecological and carrying capacity modeling, developing a suitable and safe radio collar for wild horses and burros, fertility control, behavioral ecology, habitat selection modeling, and sentinel demography research on several wild horse populations that occur within the Rocky Mountain region and Great Basin ecosystem.
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding