Description
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is offering financial assistance to wildlife and natural resource management agencies and departments of states, the District of Columbia, and federally-recognized Native American Tribes for efforts related to the management of White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a disease affecting hibernating bats. The goal of this funding opportunity is to help State and Tribal partners fulfill information needs, implement management actions for WNS and susceptible bat species, and actively engage in the National Response to WNS. Supported activities will include monitoring bat populations, implementing conservation actions for bats, supporting scientific information gathering, training personnel, managing WNS and the causative fungus, and maintaining expertise in bat conservation and management.
• Monitoring bat populations and disease surveillance to inform management
• Implementing conservation strategies for WNS-affected or WNS-vulnerable species
• Curtailing the spread of Pd through decontamination and containment strategies
• Building and maintaining local expertise and partnerships for long-term capacity to advance management and monitoring of bats
• Engaging with working groups, committees, workshops, and meetings of the WNS National Response Team