This grant from the National Park Service focuses on funding a project titled ‘Methylmercury exposure of songbirds in mercury-sensitive landscapes of Voyageurs National Park.’ The project aims to study the effects of methylmercury on breeding songbirds in the park, specifically analyzing mercury levels in two avian species known for bioaccumulation. The research will offer valuable information to park managers, the scientific community, and the public regarding methylmercury exposure and its toxicological significance. The grant supports a three-year study to assess the impact of mercury in nesting songbirds within mercury-sensitive environments at Voyageurs National Park.
Opportunity ID: 146453
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | E12AC10145 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Notice of Intent to Award Methylmercury Exposure of Songbirds |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Environment |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Feb 24, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 05, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Mar 05, 2012 |
| Archive Date:: | Apr 04, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 20,000 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $20,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $20,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Eligible applicants: Members of The Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) Network. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Park Service |
| Description:: | NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD: This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to fund, “The Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit.” The purpose of this project entitled, “Methylmercury exposure of songbirds in mercury-sensitive landscapes of Voyageurs National Park,” is to provide park managers and the scientific community information on methylmercury in eggs of two passerine birds in VOYA and an assessment of the potential toxicological significance of in ovo exposure to methylmercury on breeding songbirds in the park, and to disseminate information to park visitors and the public on methylmercury exposure of two passerine birds and its potential toxicological significance. This task agreement will implement a three-year study of the effects of methylmercury on songbirds in mercury-sensitive landscapes. Specifically mercury in breeding songbirds inhabiting mercury-methylating environments in VOYA will be sampled and analyzed in two avian species that forage in wetland and aquatic habitats and that are reliable biosentinels of methylmercury bioaccumulation and in ovo exposure. This study will provide the first assessment of mercury in nesting songbirds foraging in mercury-sensitive landscapes in Voyageurs National Park. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00099690 |
| Opening Date: | Feb 24, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Mar 05, 2012 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Penny Russell |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] |
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Budget Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] Project Narrative Attachment Form [V1.1] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00099690 | Feb 24, 2012 | Mar 05, 2012 | View | Penny Russell | Organization Applicants |