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STTR PHASE II: INTRAVITREAL OXYGEN NANOBUBBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATMENT OF RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSIONS -THE BROADER IMPACT/COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL OF THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AN OXYGEN NANOBUBBLE PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT ISCHEMIC DISEASES OF THE EYE, SPECIFICALLY CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION (CRAO). THE PROJECTED MARKET FOR CRAO IS AN ESTIMATED 6,400 CASES/YEAR OR $64 MILLION, ANNUALLY. THE IMMEDIATE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO SECURE AN INVESTIGATIONAL NEW DRUG (IND) INDICATION FOR CRAO AND THEN EXPAND THE PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT OTHER ISCHEMIC CONDITIONS SUCH AS BRANCH RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION (16,000 ? 50,000 CASES/YEAR), RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSIONS (~100,000 CASES/YEAR), AND DIABETIC RETINOPATHY (746,000 CASES/YEAR). THE COMPANY HAS NOW EXPANDED THE OXYGEN NANOBUBBLE CONCEPT TO TREAT CHRONIC WOUNDS, A $25 BILLION MARKET AFFECTING 9-12 MILLION AMERICANS. THE COMPANY MISSION IS TO REDUCE THE SOCIETAL EXPENDITURES ON HEALTHCARE COSTS, INCREASE QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS FOR PATIENTS, AND REDUCE THE BURDEN OF TREATMENT. THIS SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PHASE II PROJECT WILL DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY TO MITIGATE THE SEVERITY OF HYPOXIC INSULT DUE TO RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSIONS. THE BEACHHEAD MARKET IS CENTRAL RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION (CRAO), AN ACUTE BLINDING ORPHAN DISEASE FOR WHICH NO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT EXISTS. CRAO IS AN OPHTHALMOLOGIC EMERGENCY WHEREIN THE MAIN ARTERY THAT CARRIES BLOOD TO THE INNER RETINA IS OCCLUDED, IN A STROKE-LIKE FASHION BY A PLAQUE, RESULTING IN SUDDEN LOSS OF VISION. IN HUMANS, THE WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR INTERVENTION EXISTS BETWEEN 24-36 HOURS AFTER THE OCCLUSION BEFORE SPONTANEOUS REPERFUSION, WHICH OCCURS IN ~72 HOURS IN ABOUT 90% OF THE CASES. THE COMPANY WILL DEVELOP, TEST, AND VALIDATE A SAFE AND STABLE OXYGEN NANODELIVERY FORMULATION THAT CAN BE DELIVERED THROUGH PARS PLANA, A STANDARD METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATION OF THERAPEUTICS INTO THE VITREOUS CAVITY. THE OXYGEN NANOBUBBLE FORMULATION WILL BE EVALUATED FOR OXYGEN HOLDING CAPACITY AND RELEASE, TISSUE OXYGENATION, HYPOXIC MITIGATION, AND PRESERVATION OF FUNCTION IN ISCHEMIC RAT EYE MODELS. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.

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THE EXISTING BLACK-FOOTEDFERRET POPULATION SUFFERS FROM TWO THREATS: (1) LOW GENETIC DIVERSITY AND (2) SYLVATIC PLAGUE. GENETICRESCUE TO OVERCOME INBREEDING AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO SYLVATIC PLAGUE WILL HELP ENSURE SUCCESSFUL RECOVERYOF THE BLACK-FOOTED FERRET. WE WILL DEMONSTRATE NEW METHODS FOR GENETIC RESCUE IN THE DOMESTIC FERRETMODEL. THIS IS IMPORTANT FOUNDATIONAL RESEARCH THAT CAN BE TRANSITIONED TO BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS TO HELPINCREASE REPRESENTATION, RESILIENCY AND REDUNDANCY FOR THIS ENDANGERED SPECIES. OUR HIGH-LEVEL GOAL IS TOENABLE BLACK-FOOTED FERRETS TO THRIVE IN THE WILD WITHOUT HUMAN INTERVENTION.

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PURPOSE: THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMITMENT TO THE GOAL OF ENDING HOMELESSNESS; PROVIDE FUNDING FOR EFFORTS BY NONPROFIT PROVIDERS, STATES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO QUICKLY HOUSE HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHILE MINIMIZING THE TRAUMA AND DISLOCATION CAUSED TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, AND COMMUNITIES BY HOMELESSNESS; PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND EFFECTIVE UTILIZATION OF MAINSTREAM PROGRAMS BY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES; AND OPTIMIZE SELF-SUFFICIENCY AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THE MOST RECENT COC AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT LISTING AWARDS BY STATE AND COC IS ACCESSIBLE AT HTTPS://WWW.HUD.GOV/PROGRAM_OFFICES/COMM_PLANNING/COC/AWARDS. SELECT THE LINK UNDER THE FUNDING AND AWARD INFORMATION SECTION FOR THE APPROPRIATE FISCAL YEAR.; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM FUNDS MAY BE USED TO PAY FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS USED TO ESTABLISH AND OPERATE PROJECTS UNDER FIVE PROGRAM COMPONENTS: (1) PERMANENT HOUSING, WHICH INCLUDES PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, AND RAPID REHOUSING; (2) TRANSITIONAL HOUSING; (3) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES ONLY; (4) HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (HMIS), AND (5) IN SOME CASES, HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION. THIRTEEN TYPES OF ASSISTANCE MAY BE PROVIDED THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE (COC) PROGRAM: (1) COC PLANNING ACTIVITIES/COSTS FOR DESIGNING AND CARRYING OUT A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN APPLICATION TO HUD; (2) UNITED FUNDING AGENCY (UFA) COSTS FOR FISCAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING NECESSARY TO ASSURE THE PROPER DISBURSAL OF, AND ACCOUNTING FOR, FEDERAL FUNDS AWARDED TO SUBRECIPIENTS UNDER THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PROGRAM, (3) ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY (INCLUDING STRUCTURES) FOR USE IN THE PROVISION OF HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (4) REHABILITATION OF STRUCTURES TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (5) NEW CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING THE BUILDING OF A NEW STRUCTURE OR BUILDING AN ADDITION TO AN EXISTING STRUCTURE FOR USE AS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (6) LEASING OF A STRUCTURE OR STRUCTURES, OR PORTIONS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE HOUSING OR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; (7) RENTAL ASSISTANCE, WHICH MAY BE SHORT-TERM, MEDIUM-TERM, OR LONG-TERM, AS WELL AS TENANT-BASED, PROJECT-BASED, OR SPONSOR-BASED, FOR TRANSITIONAL OR PERMANENT HOUSING; (8) SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO ASSIST PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN HOUSING; (9) OPERATING COSTS OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING; (10) COSTS OF IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING HMIS; (11) PROJECT ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS; (12) RELOCATION COSTS; AND (13) INDIRECT COSTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 2 CFR PARTS 200, AS APPLICABLE. IN ADDITION TO USING GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ELIGIBLE COSTS DESCRIBED ABOVE, RECIPIENTS AND SUBRECIPIENTS IN CONTINUUMS OF CARE DESIGNATED AS HIGH PERFORMING COMMUNITIES MAY ALSO USE GRANT FUNDS TO PROVIDE HOUSING RELOCATION AND STABILIZATION SERVICES AND SHORT- AND/OR MEDIUM-TERM RENTAL ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS AS SET FORTH IN 24 CFR 576.103 AND 24 CFR 576.104, IF NECESSARY TO PREVENT THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY FROM BECOMING HOMELESS. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS: NO ASSISTANCE PROVIDED UNDER PROGRAM (OR ANY STATE OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT FUNDS USED TO SUPPLEMENT THIS ASSISTANCE) MAY BE USED TO REPLACE STATE OR LOCAL FUNDS PREVIOUSLY USED, OR DESIGNATED FOR USE, TO ASSIST HOMELESS PERSONS OR PERSONS AT-RISK OF HOMELESSNESS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: DECREASE IN THE NUMBER INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, MORE SPECIFICALLY USING PERFORMANCE INDICATORS SUCH AS THE LENGTH OF TIME HOMELESS, RETURNS TO HOMELESSNESS OVER TIME, AND EXITS TO PERMANENT HOUSING. COC PERFORMANCE PROFILE REPORTS CAN BE FOUND AT HTTPS://WWW.HUDEXCHANGE.INFO/PROGRAMS/COC/COC-PERFORMANCE-PROFILE-REPORTS/.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: THE SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES ARE UNKNOWN AT THE TIME OF AWARD.

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YOUNG PEOPLE IN GUATEMALA OFTEN FACE PRESSURE TO LEAVE THEIR HOMELAND DUE TO VIOLENCE, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, AND THE LACK OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. ASOCIACIÓN SOBREVIVENCIA CULTURAL (ASC) PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIGENOUS PEOPLE LIVING IN DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, TO HIGHLIGHT, ENCOURAGE AND COMMUNICATE THE CONTRIBUTION OF WOMEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. AT THE IAF, WE SUPPORT COMMUNITY-LED SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE IN GUATEMALA. ASC’S ACTIVITIES SUPPORT EXCLUDED COMMUNITIES SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR LIVING CONDITIONS AND PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THEIR NATION’S POLITICAL, ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL LIFE. THIS GRANT IS PART OF OUR BROADER INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, SECURITY, AND DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE CONSISTENT WITH THE U.S. STRATEGY FOR ENGAGEMENT IN CENTRAL AMERICA.

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SBIR PHASE I: INTRAVITREAL OXYGEN NANOBUBBLE TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATMENT OF RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSIONS

THE COMPLEXITY OF THREATS TO AMPHIBIANS ASSOCIATED WITH CLIMATE CHANGE, POLLUTION, HABITAT LOSS, ANDDISEASE (E.G. CHYTRID FUNGUS, CAUSED BY THE BATRACHOCHYTRIM DENDROBATIDIS ,BD, DEMAND NEW, INNOVATIVEAPPROACHES TO RECOVERY EFFORTS. ACCORDING TO THE IUCN CLASSIFICATIONS OF THREATENED AND ENDANGEREDSPECIES, AMPHIBIANS ARE THE MOST THREATENED GROUP OF VERTEBRATES, WITH 41 PERCENT OF SPECIESTHREATENED WITH EXTINCTION. FOR COMPARISON, THE SECOND MOST THREATENED GROUP IS MAMMALS WITH 27PERCENT OF SPECIES THREATENED. PEOPLE WORKING TO SAVE NATIVE AMPHIBIANS IN THE U.S. AND ITS TERRITORIESHAVE WITNESSED ENTIRE BREEDING POPULATIONS VANISH IN THE SPAN OF THEIR CAREERS. INNOVATIVE APPROACHESWILL TAKE TIME TO DEVELOP AND DEPLOY, DURING WHICH IMPORTANT ADAPTIVE GENETIC DIVERSITY WILL BE LOSTTHROUGH POPULATION DECLINE AND OR GENETIC DRIFT. BIOBANKING TECHNOLOGIES COULD SAFEGUARD AMPHIBIANGENETIC DIVERSITY FOR FUTURE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT, BUT THE EXISTING TOOLKIT FOR AMPHIBIANS ISEXTREMELY LIMITED. OUR PROPOSED PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP NEW BIOBANKING METHODS TO ENHANCE RECOVERYAND MANAGEMENT OF THREATENED AMPHIBIANS, STARTING WITH THE WYOMING TOAD, ANAXYRUS BAXTERI, IS ONE OFNORTH AMERICAS MOST ENDANGERED AMPHIBIAN SPECIES. THE WYOMING TOADS RECOVERY PLAN IS THE ONLYAMPHIBIAN RECOVERY PLAN THAT LISTS CRYOPRESERVATION (BIOBANKING) COUPLED WITH REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIESAS A PRIORITY 1 ACTION: ACTION 4.3.1.5. PURSUE SPERM CRYOPRESERVATION AND IN VITRO FERTILIZATION (IVF). OURPROJECT AIMS TO FULFILL THIS ACTION BY EXPANDING CAPABILITIES BEYOND SPERM AND IVF. OUR GOALS ARE TO: (1)CRYOPRESERVE AND RECOVER LIVE EMBRYOS THAT DEVELOP INTO NEW REPRODUCTIVELY VIABLE INDIVIDUALS (2)GENERATE, CRYOPRESERVE, AND RECOVER EMBRYONIC CELL CULTURES (3) GENERATE, CRYOPRESERVE, AND RECOVERADULT SOMATIC CELL CULTURES FROM NON-LETHALLY COLLECTED TISSUE BIOPSIES AND (4) USE POPULATION GENOMICSTO IDENTIFY THE HIGHEST VALUE LINEAGES IN THE PEDIGREE FOR IMMEDIATE BIOBANKING AND CAPTIVE BREEDING.TOGETHER, THESE STRATEGIES WILL ENHANCE PRESENT AND FUTURE GENETIC MANAGEMENT EFFORTS FOR THE WYOMINGTOAD AND LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR ADDITIONAL PRIORITY 1 RECOVERY ACTIONS, INCLUDING: 4.3.1.1. MAINTAINGENETIC DIVERSITY OF CAPTIVE POPULATION, 4.3.1.6. CONTINUE TO REDUCE DISEASE IN CAPTIVE TOADS, 4.3.2.1.CONTINUE GENETIC RESEARCH, 4.3.3.2. MINIMIZE SPREAD OF BD IN THE FIELD. THE ABILITY TO PRESERVE ANDRESTORE BOTH MALE AND FEMALE GENOMES FOR BREEDING, THROUGH THE GOALS WE HAVE PROPOSED HERE (LIVEEMBRYOS OR CELL LINES), WOULD FURTHER REDUCE RESOURCES AND COSTS TO ACHIEVE GENETIC MANAGEMENT GOALS.THE METHODS PROPOSED HERE FOR THE WYOMING TOAD MAY BE DIRECTLY TRANSFERABLE TO OTHER ENDANGEREDANAXYRUS SPECIES (SUCH AS THE HOUSTON TOAD, ARROYO TOAD, YOSEMITE TOAD, OR DIXIE VALLEY TOAD) AND, IFSUCCESSFUL, EMBRYO CRYOPRESERVATION SPECIFICALLY COULD BE BROADLY APPLIED TO ALL LISTED AMPHIBIAN SPECIES.WITH EFFECTIVE BIOBANKING TOOLS, THE WYOMING TOAD RECOVERY TEAM, AND OTHER AMPHIBIAN RECOVERY TEAMSCOULD IMMEDIATELY REVOLUTIONIZE RECOVERY STRATEGIES, SLOW FURTHER GENE DIVERSITY LOSS, ENABLE DISEASERESISTANCE RESEARCH, AND POTENTIALLY REDUCE OVERALL BREEDING PROGRAM COSTS.

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REVIVE THE SAN JOAQUIN'S SAN JOAQUIN RIVER - CITIZEN'S WATER WATCH PROGRAM WILL ESTABLISH A CITIZEN-BASED WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND POLLUTION

CARNEAL CULTURAL ARTS CENTER

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THE PURPOSE OF THE GLOBAL REVIVE P.A.L. PROGRAM IS TO CULTIVATE YOUTH TO SUCCESSFULLY BECOME STEWARDS OF LAND; TRAIN YOUTH TO EMBRACE LEADERSHIP IN AGRICULTURE BY GROWING AND RAISING ANIMALS

DESPITE THE ACCELERATING EXTINCTION CRISIS, FEWER THAN 50 TAXA (7%) OF U.S. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED ANIMALS HAD CELL LINES CRYOPRESERVED PRIOR TO THE LAUNCH OF OUR INFORMED BIOBANKING PROJECT PILOT IN DECEMBER 2022. TISSUE SAMPLES HAVE BEEN PRESERVED WITH VARIOUS METHODS, MANY OF WHICH HAVE YET TO BE VALIDATED, AND THEREFORE SOME TISSUES MAY NOT BE VIABLE FOR FUTURE APPLICATIONS. CELL LINES ARE THE GOLD STANDARD FOR BIOBANKING. THERE ARE UNIVERSAL METHODS FOR GENERATING CELL LINES FOR MAMMALS AND BIRDS FROM TISSUE BIOPSIES COLLECTED IN A NON-LETHAL MANNER. CRYOPRESERVATION AND THAW METHODS ARE UNIVERSAL, AND CELLLINES MAINTAIN THE HIGHEST VIABILITY RATES OF ANY BIOMATERIAL. OUR VISION WITH THE INFORMED BIOBANKING PROGRAM WAS TO DEVELOP A SCALABLE BIOBANKING WORKFLOW THAT ENSURES ALL U.S. ENDANGERED SPECIES CAN BE BIOBANKED AS PART OF LONG-TERM RECOVERY STRATEGIES. WE RECOGNIZE THIS IS AN AMBITIOUS ASPIRATION REQUIRING NEW SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE FULL DIVERSITY OF ENDANGERED SPECIES, BUT FOR MAMMALS AND BIRDS BIOBANKING CELL LINES CAN BE CARRIED OUT NOW. FOR AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, TAXA FOR WHICH CELL LINES ARE DIFFICULT TO PRODUCE CURRENTLY, TISSUE SAMPLES CAN BE CRYOPRESERVED WITH THE BEST PRESENT DAY STANDARDIZED METHODS SO THAT IN THE FUTURE, WHEN THE SCIENCE HAS ADVANCED, CELL LINES CAN BE ESTABLISHED. PROJECT PURPOSE. OUR PURPOSE IS TO CONTINUE GENERATING CELL LINES AND BIOBANKING LIVING TISSUE SAMPLES FOR THREATENED AND ENDANGERED TAXA FOR USFWS REGION 2, INCLUSIVE OF AT-RISK AND PROPOSED LISTED TAXA OF MAJOR CONCERN TO THE REGION PROJECT OBJECTIVES. THE DESIRED OUTCOME IS TO ESTABLISH AT LEAST 1 MALE AND 1 FEMALE CELL LINE FOR AS MANY OF THE MAMMALS AND BIRDS LISTED IN TABLE 1 AS POSSIBLE GIVEN SUCCESSFUL TISSUE COLLECTIONS AND AVAILABLE FUNDING. CELL LINES WILL BE STORED LONG-TERM AT THE USDA GERMPLASM BIOREPOSITORY. FOR AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES, THE GOAL WILL BE TO BIOBANK LIVING TISSUES (AKA EXPRESS TISSUE BANKING) FOR 1 FEMALE AND 1 MALE, AND ALSO STORE THOSE TISSUES LONG-TERM AT THE USDA GERMPLASM BIOREPOSITORY. WE RECOGNIZE IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE TO COLLECT TISSUES FROM ALL THE TAXA LISTED IN TABLE 1 OVER THE COURSE OF A SINGLE YEAR DUE TO THE RARITY AND ELUSIVENESS OF SOME TAXA, AS WELL AS UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES THAT MAY IMPEDE COLLECTION (E.G. INCLEMENT WEATHER, WILDFIRE, ETC.). THEREFORE, OUR GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH CELL LINES FROM TISSUES ON A FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE BASIS UNTIL AVAILABLE FUNDS ARE EXHAUSTED. THE AIM OF ESTABLISHING CELL LINES AND EXPRESS TISSUE BANKING FOR ALL TAXA WILL BE A LONGER-TERM GOAL, DEPENDENT ON AVAILABLE FUNDS IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS. METHODOLOGY. REGION 2 USFWS STAFF AND THEIR PERMITTED ACADEMIC AND NGO PARTNERS WORKING IN THE FIELD AND OR CAPTIVE PROPAGATION FACILITIES WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COLLECTING TISSUES FOR BIOBANKING, FOLLOWING THE AVAILABLE PROTOCOLS. REVIVE RESTORE WILL COORDINATE WITH SPECIES LEADS, STAFF, AND PARTNERS TO SUPPLY TEAMS WITH SAMPLING KITS CUSTOMIZED FOR THEIR SPECIES NEEDS AND THE NECESSARY FORMS FOR TRANSPORT AND METADATA RECORDING. SAMPLES WILL BE SHIPPED TO VIAGEN FOR CELL CULTURE GENERATION OR EXPRESS TISSUE BANKING. WHEN READY, SAMPLES WILL BE SHIPPED TO THE USDA GERMPLASM REPOSITORY FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE. REVIVE RESTORE WILL UPDATE USFWS STAFF THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS AS TO THE STATUS OF EACH TISSUE SAMPLE. TISSUE BIOPSIES WILL BE PURPOSELY COLLECTED FROM LIVE MAMMALS AND BIRDS DURING STANDARD FIELD MONITORING ACTIVITIES OR MEDICAL EXAMS PROCEDURES FOR CAPTIVE INDIVIDUALS. BIOBANKING EFFORTS CAN ALSO SALVAGE TISSUES OPPORTUNISTICALLY FROM INDIVIDUALS FOUND DECEASED IF THE CARCASS IS FOUND BEFORE THE TISSUES HAVE DEGRADED, OR FROM INDIVIDUALS TAKEN (EUTHANIZED) FOR PERMITTED RECOVERY ACTIVITIES OR OTHER JUSTIFIED CIRCUMSTANCES. SAMPLING OF REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS WILL BE RESTRICTED TO POST-MORTEM TISSUE SAMPLING ADHERING TO THE CONDITIONS STATED ABOVE.

THIS GRANT SUPPORTS THE COSTS INCURRED TO IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO RESPOND TO THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS 2019 (COVID-19), WHICH MAY INCLUDE WORKPLACE SAFETY, MARKET PIVOTS, RETROFITTING FACILITIES, TRANSPORTATION, WORKER HOUSING, AND MEDICAL EXPENSES. IT PROVIDES NEEDED RELIEF TO THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS FOR THEIR COSTS INCURRED BETWEEN JANUARY 27, 2020, THE DATE UPON WHICH THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE (HHS) UNDER SECTION 319 OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT, AND DECEMBER 31, 2021. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE EMPLOYEES OF THE FOOD PROCESSORS, DISTRIBUTORS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND PRODUCERS.

REAP IRA RES GRANT $20K (FY 25)