UMR Watershed Asian Carps Early Detection and Rapid Assessment Surveillance Program: Collaborative Zooplankton Community Dynamics Graduate Research Program

This is a notice of intent to award a single source grant agreement to University of Wisconsin-La Crosse without competition under justification 505DM 2.14.B.4. Competition for the award is not practical as a faculty member with University of Wisconsin-La Crosse is an expert in zooplankton ecology and the university's proximity to study sites near La Crosse- Wisconsin is optimal for the efficient pursuit of the intended research program. Competition for this award is impractical because other researchers lack the faculty member's unique expertise and/or would require additional funding for travel to complete the proposed research program.