Opportunity ID: 288279
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NOIP16AC01710 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Mussel Studies at St. Croix Scenic Riverway and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS) intention to fund a Task Agreement against an existing Master Agreement. |
| 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, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Archive Date: | Oct 16, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $200,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $200,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS) intention to fund a Task Agreement against an existing Master Agreement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The Recipient is a member of the Great Lakes-Northern Forest CESU who was awarded a Master Cooperative Agreement P12AC31164 allowing the University of Minnesota to participate in specific tasks, and can provide the necessary activities involved in this particular task while providing an effective outcome for NPS and the objectives of this research/educational project.
The primary objective of this agreement is for the Cooperator to inventory and detect zebra and quagga mussels to determine their status, distribution and impacts to the parks natural resources at both St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and Apostle Islands National Lakeshore . Both parks will work closely with the Cooperator in designing and implementing this study with. The parks will also train student intern and/or research assistants on necessary research and park protocols and mentor them. Dr. McCartney at the University of Minnesota is an expert zebra and quagga mussel researcher and knows the sites to be studied. He is well positioned to know of interested and highly qualified students from his own program as well as Fisheries, Water Resources, and others. The recipient has previous created or has had substantial involvement in several projects on the St. Croix leading classes of students through exercises and projects on behalf of the Park. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Julie Hendricks
Lead Grants Management Specialist Phone 4026611662 Email:julie_hendricks@nps.gov |
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