FLFO Department is offering a grant to implement stone conservation methods for stabilizing large petrified redwood stumps at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument. The project aims to address active deterioration of approximately five stumps due to cracking, spalling, and loss of fragments. Vulnerable portions are currently held together by steel banding, posing risks from natural and man-made weathering processes, gravity, biological interactions, and potential theft. The grant seeks to preserve the fundamental resource of the park by applying tested methods to protect the petrified stumps from further damage.
Opportunity ID: 318455
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P19AS00379 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | mplementation of Stone Conservation Methods for Petrified Tree |
| 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 15, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 24, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 29, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $27,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $27,000 |
| 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: | his project will implement previously tested methods for stabilizing large petrified redwood stumps using established methods of stone conservation. The petrified stumps at Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument (FLFO) are the fundamental resource of the park. Of the approximately 30 stumps five of these are actively deteriorating due to cracking, spalling and the loss of large fragments of petrified wood. Several stumps have many deep multidimensional fractures apparently resulting from the use of dynamite during their original excavation, and subsequent weathering including freeze-thaw cycling. They are exposed to accelerated natural and man-made weathering processes. Currently, vulnerable portions of the stumps are held in place only by steel banding that keeps loose fragments together. Risks to the stumps persist due to the combined action of freeze-thaw (loosening of fragments and spalling), gravity (falling of fragments), biological interactions (fracturing and defacement as a result of factors such as plant growth, burrows, and excrement), and theft (loss of fragments that are within reach of visitors). Possible ground salts activated through moisture, may also be a factor. |
| 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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Folder 318455 Full Announcement-P19AS00379 -> NPS-NOIP19AS00379.pdf
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