Research and Development for Cuban Bulrush Management
ID: 352648Type: Posted
Overview

Buyer

Engineer Research and Development Center (DOD-COE-ERDC)

Award Range

$0 - $125K

Eligible Applicants

Others

Funding Category

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Funding Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Opportunity Category

Discretionary

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement

Yes

Original Source

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/352648
Timeline
  1. 1
    Forecast Posted Not available
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  3. 3
    Posted Feb 27, 2024 12:00 AM
  4. 4
    Due Apr 26, 2024 12:00 AM
Description

The Engineer Research and Development Center is offering a federal grant for the research and development of Cuban Bulrush management. This grant is a cooperative agreement and falls under the category of Science and Technology and other Research and Development. The grant does not require cost sharing or matching. The opportunity is posted and is discretionary. The CFDA number associated with this grant is 12.630. The eligible applicants for this grant are non-federal partners of the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU). The grant aims to determine the effectiveness of current management strategies for controlling Cuban Bulrush through various objectives. These objectives include outreach to practitioners, field monitoring, and evaluating chemical and IPM approaches for both biotypes of Cuban Bulrush in mesocosm and field settings. The grant has an award ceiling of $125,000 and an estimated total program funding of $490,000. The expected number of awards is 1. The grant opportunity will close on April 26, 2024. For more information, interested parties can contact Phoebe Fuller at phoebe.v.fuller@usace.army.mil.

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