Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU

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Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU: US Geological Survey is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for a project titled: ⿿Molecular methods for distinguishing closely related and morphologically similar bee species⿝.

Identification of bees using morphological characteristics can be problematic for certain species due to misinterpretation of descriptions and/or the presence of large phenotypic differences within a species. Males and females of all bee species are strongly differentiated morphologically, so much so that identification keys are separate for each sex. Commonly, species descriptions are based on one only a few characteristics and, at times, separation of closely allied species is morphological difficult to impossible for one sex. Underlying this apparent morphological issue is the twin problem that descriptions that separate species may be based not on separating true species but the separation of phenotypical variants of the same species. To overcome these limitations, DNA-based methods (barcoding) using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) of mitochondrial DNA and other loci have been developed to aid species identification and discovery.
Federal Grant Title: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Chesapeake Watershed CESU
Federal Agency Name: Geological Survey
Grant Categories: Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: G16AS00066
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 322432
CFDA Descriptions: U.S. Geological Survey_ Research and Data Collection
Current Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2016
Original Application Deadline: Jun 2, 2016
Posted Date: May 16, 2016
Creation Date: May 16, 2016
Archive Date: Aug 16, 2016
Total Program Funding: $7,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $7,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award: $0
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Cost Sharing or Matching: No
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility
This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program. CESUâ¿¿s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education. Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Chesapeake Watershed Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Grant Announcement Contact
Faith Graves 703-648-7356 [email protected]
Contract Specialist

Geological Survey 703-648-7344