The National Park Service is offering a grant to support a project aiming to introduce predatory beetles for biocontrol of hemlock woolly adelgid at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The project involves identifying suitable release sites, introducing the beetles, and monitoring their populations to assess their impact on the adelgid. Applications are accepted until Sep 05, 2014.
Opportunity ID: 263370
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P14AS00307 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Predatory Beetles for Biocontrol of HWA at Cumberland Gap NHP |
| 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: | Aug 28, 2014 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 05, 2014 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 05, 2014 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $73,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $0 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and Cumberland Gap National Historic Park (CUGA) are 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 Tennessee, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for Predatory Beetles for Biocontrol of Hemlock Wool Adelgid at CUGA. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The goal of this project is to identify release sites for predators (beetles) of hemlock woolly adelgid in multiple locations throughout the hemlock forests of Cumberland Gap NHP, release the beetles, and monitor release sites for subsequent establishment of beetle populations. |
| 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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Related Documents
Folder 263370 Full Announcement-1 -> P14AS00307 – FOA.pdf
Folder 263370 Full Announcement-1 -> P14AS00307 – NOI.pdf
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