Opportunity Information: Apply for W81EWF 25 SOI 0004
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) is offering funding for research into the biological control of *Arundo donax* (giant cane) in southern California. The project aims to develop effective release and monitoring strategies for approved biological control agents and assess their impact on the water-use efficiency, growth, and biomass allocation of *A. donax*.
Giant cane is an invasive species that spreads through clonal reproduction and poses significant ecological and economic challenges, particularly in arid regions. It consumes large amounts of water and reduces flood control capacity in areas like the Los Angeles River, leading to high management costs and increased flood risks. Current chemical and mechanical control efforts have proven expensive and difficult to sustain. Two biological control agents, *Tetramesa romana* (Arundo gall wasp) and *Rhizaspidiotus donacis* (Arundo armored scale), have been used successfully in Texas but have yet to be fully evaluated for use in southern California.
The proposed research project will last five years and involve five phases: 1. Establishing baseline site conditions. 2. Implementing biological control releases and monitoring short-term effects. 3. Continuing releases and assessing mid-term population changes. 4. Evaluating broader ecological and operational impacts. 5. Finalizing data collection and analyzing long-term control effectiveness.
The funding opportunity is open exclusively to non-federal partners within the Californian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit (CESU).Apply for W81EWF 25 SOI 0004
- The Engineer Research and Development Center in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research and Development for Biological Control of Arundo Donax" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 12.630.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2025-02-12.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-04-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2025.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $120,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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