This grant provided by the National Park Service aims to identify and assess degraded wetland areas within NPS units impacted by historical and current management practices and climate change. By prioritizing wetland restoration opportunities and associated costs, resource managers can make informed decisions to restore wetland systems to a more natural condition. This funding opportunity addresses the pressing need to minimize the adverse effects of climate change on wetlands and enhance their resiliency. Funding may come from various NPS sources and external compensatory mitigation needs, supporting projects that aim to restore key ecosystem functions and services. Deadline for applications is September 10, 2017.
Opportunity ID: 297023
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00771 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Notice of Intent: Identification and Assessment of Degraded Wetland Areas |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Sep 01, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 10, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 10, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 11, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $60,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $60,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Numerous wetland systems within NPS units have been degraded from pre-NPS anthropogenic influences (e.g., excavation of existing landscape altering hydrology) or past NPS management practices (e.g., intercepted surface water flows from park roads). Compounding these impacts is a changing climate, as water on the landscape is altered due to increases in mean annual temperature, drought and storm events, and changes in mean annual precipitation. To minimize the long-term adverse effects of climate change, resource managers can restore wetlands by eliminating the non-climate stressors (remediate existing adverse influences from historic land management actions). Restoring impacted wetland systems to a more natural condition will increase resiliency, allowing these wetlands to better resist and adapt to the influences from a changing climate and minimize rapid transformations that threaten the loss of key ecosystem functions or services. A prioritized list of wetland restoration opportunities and associated restoration costs is needed to make these management decisions over time as funding is made available. Restoration funding becomes available within the NPS from several sources (e.g., IMR, NRSS, WRD) and often without reasonable prior notice. Restoration funding also becomes available through external sources, including compensatory mitigation needs resulting from project impacts. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 297023 Full Announcement-P17AS00771 -> NPS-NOIP17AS00771.pdf
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