The National Park Service is offering this cooperative grant to fund research and training programs between the Oceans Alaska Science and Learning Center at Kenai Fjords National Park and the Alaska SeaLife Center. This grant is for furthering the understanding of marine and coastal ecosystems, aiming to improve management strategies for trust resources. It supports a partnership focused on marine research, education, and conservation in the Kenai Fjords area. Key projects include harbor seal and seabird research, prey availability studies, development of bioindicators, teacher professional development, village outreach, public education initiatives, and intern training. The collaboration seeks to enhance scientific knowledge and community engagement regarding ocean resources.
Opportunity ID: 182053
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | J9845100051 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Cooperative Learning Center |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education |
| 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 05, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 18, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $210,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $210,000 |
| Award Floor: | $210,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project under a Cooperative Task Agreement to facilitate the cooperative research and training programs between the Oceans Alaska Science and Learning Center at Kenai Fjords National Park and the Seward Association for the Advancement of Marine Science dba the Alaska SeaLife Center. The ASLC is a non profit state-of-the-art 125,000 square foot research, education, conservation, and marine mammal rehabilitation center located in Seward, Alaska. This project furthers the mission to develop an understanding of the marine and coastal ecosystems to aid in developing and/or improving management strategies of trust resources. The following ten projects are identified to conduct research and education about the ocean and coastal resources of the park. A detail of each project is included in Attachment 1. The project elements include: Project 1: Synthesis study plan and development of a vertically integrated conceptual model for trophic studies in the Kenai Fjords Harbor Seal Data Management Project 2: 2012 Kenai Fjords Harbor Seal Research Project 3: Seabird trends: Habitat use and productivity of seabirds in the Resurrection Bay/Kenai Fjords area Project 4: Prey availability and trophic linkages: Using predatory fish as samplers of forage base Project 5: Bioindicators for coastal monitoring programs Laboratory techniques to support monitoring and assessment of health of benthic food webs in Kenai Fjords and other coastal parks Project 6: Teacher Professional Development Project 7: Village Outreach Project 8: OASLC Research Symposia Project 9: Ocean Science on Display: Public Education Project 10: Interpretive Intern & Staff Development 2012 Project 11: Technical Assistance Request: Mentoring Ocean Connections – Present a teachers Workshop aimed at building Distance Education capacity for marine education in Alaska |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tina Spengler
Contract Specialist Phone 907-644-3303 Email:tina_spengler@nps.gov |
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