Opportunity Information: Apply for F17AS00078
The grant opportunity titled "Effects of CECs on Fish, Trailer Validation Study" is a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service effort to extend and strengthen an ongoing Great Lakes Restoration Initiative research program focused on contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) and how they affect fish. Over the first five years of the Services Great Lakes work, the project generated a large, combined dataset of chemical measurements and biological responses from Great Lakes tributaries. That earlier work supported predictive modeling to flag which individual CECs and, importantly, which real-world chemical mixtures were most concerning. Follow-up laboratory studies then tested those modeled mixtures under controlled conditions to see how they changed fish behavior and physiology. This new phase is meant to connect those two worlds by checking whether the lab-based findings and model predictions hold up when fish are exposed to actual environmental waters in the field.
The core idea of the proposed study is a field validation design using a stream-side trailer as a mobile, environmentally controlled testing space. Inside the trailer, researchers will maintain aquaria where fish can be exposed to in situ water samples collected from targeted locations. After exposure, the team will measure biological endpoints, meaning specific indicators of fish health, behavior, and physiological change that can be compared back to the lab results and model expectations. This setup is intended to capture the complexity of real tributary water while still maintaining enough control to collect consistent, interpretable biological response data. Field data collection for this trailer-based work was planned for the summer of 2017, with the overall project running through final completion by September 30, 2020.
The expected deliverables emphasize both scientific reporting and publication-quality outputs. The final product includes a final report that compiles the field results, conducts data analysis, and provides interpretation of what the validation study shows about CEC mixture effects on fish. In addition, any theses or manuscripts produced from the research are to be shared with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for review, and final drafts are to be provided when completed. The funding also supports staffing capacity by covering one research analyst position for one year to help with data analysis and manuscript preparation, with the possibility of renewing that support year to year depending on project needs and continuation.
Administratively, this is not a competitive grant with an open application process. It is explicitly a notice of intent to make a single-source cooperative agreement award to the St. Cloud State University Aquatic Toxicology Laboratory. The justification given is that competition is not practical because the intended recipient is uniquely qualified based on specialized technical expertise and the need for continuity with the previous phases of the project. The funding mechanism is a Cooperative Agreement rather than a standard grant, which signals that the Service expects to be substantially involved in the work rather than simply providing funds and receiving a report at the end.
That substantial federal involvement is described in concrete terms. The Service will provide prior years field and laboratory CEC effects datasets to support project development, offer expert technical input as the validation study is designed and implemented, and maintain a free exchange of data with the university lab throughout the project. The Service will also be included in and allowed to review publications resulting from the work. Overall, the opportunity is structured to keep the research aligned with USFWS CEC investigation goals while leveraging the established capabilities of St. Cloud State Universitys Aquatic Toxicology Lab to build directly on the earlier Great Lakes Restoration Initiative investment.
Key public listing details reinforce the targeted, non-competitive nature of the award. The opportunity number is F17AS00078, issued by the Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service, with a creation date of December 27, 2016. Although an original closing date of January 3, 2017 appears in the listing, the notice states there is no application process because it is a single-source intent to award. The activity areas are listed under environment, information and statistics, and natural resources, with CFDA 15.662. The award ceiling is $118,699, and the listing indicates an expected awards count of 0 because it is a pre-identified single recipient action rather than an open solicitation that would result in new competitive selections.Apply for F17AS00078
- The Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service in the environment, information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Effects of CECs on Fish, Trailer Validation Study" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.662.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 27, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 03, 2017 There is not an application process for this funding opportunity. This is a notice of intent to award a single source cooperative agreement to the St. Cloud State University under justification 505DM 2.14.B. 2 and 4.. (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 $118,699.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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