OpportunityTitle: Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, Piedmont South Atlantic Coast CESU
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: This financial assistance opportunity is being issued under a Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.  CESU&#226;&#191;&#191;s are partnerships that provide research, technical assistance, and education.  Eligible recipients must be a participating partner of the Piedmont South Atlantic Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program.
Description: The USGS is offering a funding opportunity to a CESU partner for research on wildlife disease surveillance and investigations with dissemination of information through the proper channels for use in wildlife management and public relations. Disease investigation priorities will include avian influenza, white-nose syndrome and cervid health. Information dissemination will include integration of disease surveillance data into a national database: USGS&#226;&#191;&#191;s Wildlife Health Information Sharing Partnership &#226;&#191;&#191; Event Reporting System (WHISPers, https://www.nwhc.usgs.gov/whispers/).
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Contract Specialist
GrantorContactText: Faith Graves 703-648-7356&lt;br/&gt;fgraves@usgs.gov&lt;br/&gt;