Notice of Intent - Satellite Tracking Research

Funding Opportunity Number: FWS-R5-MB-13-007 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EnvironmentCFDA Number: 15.655Eligible Applicants Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Sep 10, 2013Award Ceiling: $78,708Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Sep 05, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: There is no "full announcement" associated with this notice, as this is a Notice of Intent to Award a Grant Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) and Biodiversity Research Institute (BRI) for the purpose of performing satellite tracking research on common eiders. Between 1998 and 2012, 12 recognized mortality events occurred in common eiders along the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts. The numbers of eiders involved in these outbreaks ranged from 30 to 2800, with estimated total losses exceeding 6,000 birds. Most of the effected eiders were found dead without showing premonitory signs of disease. The Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study (SCWDS) received 24 common eider carcasses from three of these mortality events for postmortem examination between 2009 and 2011. At necropsy, common gross lesions in the examined birds included emaciation, skeletal muscle conges...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Environment Source Type: funding