Pre-proposals for the 2016 funding cycle for the Sea Lamprey Research Program of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission are now being solicited.
Deadline:
Thursday January 15, 2015 11:59 PM EST.
Pre-proposals received after this deadline will not be considered.
Please review the updated funding schedule at http://www.glfc.org/research/SRps.php.
New projects may not begin before January 1, 2016. Individual awards will be up to $200,000 per year, but are typically between $50,000 and $150,000 per year. Total annual funding available for new Sea Lamprey Research Program projects will be approximately $300,000.
Submission Procedures:
Pre-proposals are to be submitted online at: http://www.glfc.org/proposal/login.php.
Pre-proposal templates can be downloaded from the website above or the link below: http://www.glfc.org/research/PreproposalFormat.doc.
Further instructions are available on the website and embedded in the template.
Proposal Evaluation:
Proposals will be evaluated against the information needs identified by the Research Themes (see below) under which they are submitted. Theme papers for each theme area can be downloaded by clicking on the theme name below or at the link: http://www.glfc.org/research/SRra.php. Proposals are encouraged to be cross-cutting and address multiple theme areas when possible.
Sea Lamprey Research Program:
The Sea Lamprey Research Program will focus on projects in the following themes:
· Barriers and Trapping
· Lampricides
· Assessment
· Chemosensory Communication Systems
Proposals that do not directly fit into a theme can be submitted under Non‐theme Research.
Areas of special interest:
The Sea Lamprey Control Board has identified a number of important research questions relevant to sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes. The full list of questions is available here. The top four priorities are:
What are the key lampricide treatment variables that produce residual sea lampreys?
How can we determine the specific stream, channel, or lentic area where an individual sea lamprey lived as a larva?
What are sea lamprey life stage survival rates and the factors that influence them?
What hydraulic/hydrologic characteristics of barrier/fishway designs most effectively facilitate passage needs for non-targets (native or non-jumping species) and public safety?
Source: DEQ