This grant aims to investigate the role of humans in spreading Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) fungus, causing White-nose Syndrome (WNS) in bats at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The collaboration between NPS and UA will focus on parameterizing risks associated with park activities to better understand the likelihood of WNS spread. Application deadline: Jul 22, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 286312
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P16AS00323 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Parameterizing the risks associated with Park activities and the likelihood of human-vectored White-nose Syndrome (WNS) spread |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| 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: | Jul 19, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 22, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 11, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $63,000 |
| Award Floor: | $1 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), The National Park Service Cultural Resource programs is announcing a notice of intent to award; this is Not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00882 with The University of Akron, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for a project titled; Parameterizing the risks associated with Park activities and the likelihood of human-vectored White-nose Syndrome (WNS) spread. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The objective of this Agreement is a collaborative effort between the NPS and UA to determine the role of humans in spreading and transporting Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd), a fungus that causes white-nose syndrome (WNS) in bats at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA). |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Straka 865-436-1217
Brian_Straka@nps.gov Email:Brian_Straka@nps.gov |
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