# Simpler Grants.gov #G27AS00078

USGS CWD Management Research and Decision-Support Modeling

**Buyer:** U.S. Geological Survey
**Posted:** October 14, 2026
**Respond By:** November 15, 2026
**Identifier:** G27AS00078
**NAICS:** 541715, 924120

The U.S. Geological Survey seeks a Pacific Northwest CESU partner to improve chronic wasting disease research and management.
- **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Eastern Ecological Science Center at Patuxent Refuge.
- **Opportunity:** One cooperative agreement for an eligible participating Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partner; estimated funding is $200,000 for a three-year project.
- **Requested services:** Collaborate with management agencies and stakeholders; refine and distribute decision-support tools; estimate CWD introduction pathways into the northeastern United States; and develop generalized quantitative models of disease distribution and intensity, including prevalence, costs, and hunter activity.
- **Management research:** Assess surveillance, public communications, regulatory approaches, and targeted strategies such as carcass disposal, hunter harvest, and culling, including their effectiveness in preventing or managing CWD spread.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No commercial OEMs or vendors are identified; no hardware or part-numbered products are requested.
- **Notable requirements:** Applicants must be participating Pacific Northwest CESU partners. The project has a three-year period, with the estimated funding fully obligated at award.

### Description

The U.S. Geological Survey is offering a cooperative agreement to an eligible participating partner of the Pacific Northwest CESU Program for chronic wasting disease (CWD) research. The project will refine decision-support tools to model CWD prevalence, costs, and hunter activity, and improve estimates of disease introduction, spread, and management outcomes. Proposed work includes developing estimates of disease introduction pathways into the northeastern United States and evaluating surveillance and public communication strategies supporting actions such as carcass disposal, hunter harvest, and culling. The opportunity anticipates one award for a three-year period, with estimated total funding of $200,000.

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