National Park Service Grant: Natural Resource Assessment for Mammoth Cave National Park

The National Park Service is offering a grant to conduct a Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Mammoth Cave National Park. The project aims to provide science-based information for park managers to enhance strategic planning and decision-making. Tasks include evaluating data sources, developing study plans, and initiating report development. This funding opportunity falls under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (SA-CESU) and offers $42,725 for the project. Applicants can access additional details and attachments on Grants.Gov and FedConnect.net. Closing date for applications is August 29, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 240393

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	P13AS00216
Funding Opportunity Title::	Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Mammoth Cave National Park
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 2
Posted Date::	Aug 20, 2013
Last Updated Date::	Aug 21, 2013
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 29, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Aug 29, 2013
Archive Date::
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 42,725
Award Ceiling::	$42,725
Award Floor::	$42,725

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Park Service
Description::	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 the following project activities without competition. A. Project Objectives: The project will deliver credible science-based natural resource information that is relevant and useful to Mammoth Cave National Park managers for strategic planning and decision-making purposes. B. Project Tasks: 1. Collaboratively undertake project work titled ¿Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Mammoth Cave National Park; 2. Conduct pre-scoping meeting (conference call) and evaluate data sources; 3. Attend site visit and park scoping meeting for discussion of data sources/analysis frameworks/reporting scales and develop park specific study plans; 4. Revise park specific study plans, if required and initiate geodatabase development; 5. Initiate NRCA report development This is a Task Agreement, under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (SA-CESU) Cooperative Agreement H5000095041, in the amount of $42,725.00 with a period of performance from date of award through September 15, 2015. Please see attachments: Funding Opportunity Announcement – P13AS00216 Notice of Intent – P13AS00216 Attachments can be viewed on Grants.Gov and also be accessed at FedConnect.net. FedConnect is a supplemental website that provides secure, bi-directional communication between the government and grant applicants, as well as the ability for direct submission of grant applications directly into the agency grants management systems.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 2		Aug 21, 2013
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Package No: 1