Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research
At a glance
Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research is a closed federal cooperative agreement opportunity from the Fish and Wildlife Service (Department of the Interior). The application deadline was July 2, 2013. Individual awards are listed as up to $170K, with about 1 award expected and $170K in total estimated funding. Applicant types listed as eligible include public colleges & universities. Cost sharing is not required. It is funded under Assistance Listing 15.655 (Migratory Bird Monitoring, Assessment and Conservation).
Summary assembled from the official notice's fields. The official notice governs.
Key facts
- Jul 24, 2012Posted
- Jul 2, 2013Application deadline
- Posted
- Jul 24, 2012
- Close date
- Jul 2, 2013
- Award floor
- Not specified
- Award ceiling
- $169,990
- Est. total funding
- $169,990
- Expected awards
- 1
- Cost sharing
- Not required
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Opportunity category
- Discretionary
Who can apply
- Public colleges & universities
A quick check against the listed applicant types — other requirements in the notice still apply.
Based on the published notice. Review the official notice for complete eligibility requirements.
What it funds
Official synopsis as published by the agency, formatted for readability.
Continue to track benthic community ecology to assess health, diversity and productivity of Walker Lake, define food web interactions and changes over time, Follow between-year variations in thermal environment expressed as degree days of development time and altered population phenology, devine conditions when Hyalella could recover, establish patterns for the abundance of benthic algae that provide the base of the littoral food web, what water birds are using the nearshore lake environment and what feeding activity is apparent.
Full announcement & documents
The full announcement has the complete rules — page limits, required attachments, evaluation criteria and any letter-of-intent dates. Files download directly from Grants.gov.
Assistance Listing
What is an ALN?Reported obligations under ALN 15.655
Historical data · not a predictionAgency contact (as published)
Fish and Wildlife Service
Misty_Summers@fws.gov
703-358-2459
Quick answers
Who is eligible to apply for “Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research”?
The official notice lists these applicant types as eligible: Public colleges & universities. Additional restrictions may apply; review the full notice.
How much funding is available through “Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research”?
Per the notice, individual awards are listed as up to $170k, total estimated program funding is $169,990 and the agency expects to make about 1 awards.
How do I apply for “Walker Lake Benthic Invertebrate Research”?
Applications are submitted through the official source, not through GrantsJunction. Open the official notice on Grants.gov (opportunity F12AS00338), and review the full announcement and application package. Organizations applying through Grants.gov generally need an active SAM.gov registration and a Grants.gov account, which can take several weeks to set up.
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