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Spatial Ecology and Chronic Wasting Disease Dynamics of Wild White-tailed and Mule Deer in Northern Colorado

Funds one cooperative agreement tracking chronic wasting disease in Colorado's wild deer.

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Chronic wasting disease is thinning wild deer populations in Northern Colorado, and nobody has a clean picture of how much CWD itself, versus other pathogens or causes of death, is actually driving the decline in mule deer and white-tailed deer.

APHIS Wildlife Services' National Wildlife Research Center is funding one cooperative agreement to capture, GPS-collar and sample roughly 30 to 40 mule d…

Single cooperative agreement funding wildlife field research on chronic wasting disease in Northern Colorado's wild mule deer and white-tailed deer populations β€” GPS collaring, live and postmortem sampling, spatial analysis and coordination with parallel state studies, plus support for optimizing live CWD diagnostic tests. Open only to colleges/universities and state or tribal governments.

CycleiHow often this grant runs β€” e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.31 Aug 2026
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.β€”
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.β€”
Award typeiThe form of funding β€” grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Cooperative agreement
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.β€”
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$413K

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Last verified: 25 Aug 2026Funder reference: USDA-APHIS-10028-WSNWRC00-26-0018Source: www.grants.gov