The National Park Service is offering a grant through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit to identify and assess degraded wetland areas in the Intermountain Region. This project aims to develop a database of impacted wetland systems, prioritize restoration opportunities with cost estimates, and involve graduate students in researching and restoring degraded wetlands. By promoting education and training in natural resource restoration, this grant will contribute to the transfer of knowledge in environmental conservation and support the NPS’s wetland mitigation banking initiative.
Opportunity ID: 286400
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P16AS00372 |
| 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: | Jul 21, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 30, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 02, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $100,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $10,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This action will result in a task agreement award under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). This is a notice of intent and a noncompetitive award in accordance with the Department of Interior 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. Please see attached announcement for more information. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | (1) This project will be accomplished through the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). Currently, the NPS does not have a database of existing impacted wetland systems that can be accessed in response to future funding made available from park, regional, national, or external sources. The purpose of this project is to define and demonstrate a process for inventorying and evaluating potential wetland restoration opportunities at NPS units in the Intermountain Region that can be rolled up to a Servicewide effort for future funded opportunities. The project will serve as a prototype, providing a prioritized list of IMR wetland restoration opportunities, including cost estimates, that is discoverable through a regional database. (2) (3) The Recipient will involve graduate students, working together with the NPS, to increase the understanding of current degraded wetlands systems within the Intermountain Region, and approaches to restore these degraded systems to a desired state. (4) (5) This project promotes the education and training of a new generation of natural resource restoration practitioners for our national parks. The public purpose is the transfer of experience and knowledge in environmental conservation, specifically degraded wetlands mitigation, to graduate students who will share this understanding with his/her community, consider public land management as a future career option, and bring fresh perspectives to the NPS during the project and after. (6) Outcomes from this project will also serve as the starting point for a Service-wide wetland mitigation banking initiative the NPS Water Resources Division is creating. This initiative is intended to provide assistance for establishing public/private partnerships that will acquire private sector funding for restoration of degraded wetland systems in parks. (7) |
| 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 286400 Full Announcement-P16AS00372 -> NPS-NOIP16AS00372.pdf
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