The National Park Service is offering this grant to continue the Benthic Macroinvertebrate Vital Signs Monitoring Program at Shenandoah National Park. This project maintains a cooperative relationship with Virginia Polytechnic Institute, aiming to document the status and trends of the park’s aquatic ecosystems. This grant is for the purpose of ongoing ecological assessment, supporting the vital signs monitoring initiative crucial for understanding environmental changes. Benefits to the general public include improved knowledge of natural resources and the health of aquatic ecosystems within Shenandoah National Park. This continued funding ensures the long-term collection of essential data on benthic macroinvertebrates, serving as key indicators of water quality and overall ecological integrity.
Opportunity ID: 235562
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P13AS00071 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Benthic Macroinvertebrate Vital Signs Monitoring Program |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| 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: | May 28, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 31, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 31, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $17,750 |
| Award Ceiling: | $17,750 |
| Award Floor: | $17,750 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | – |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This Notice of Intent to Award is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service¿s intention to fund the following federal financial assistance project without full and open competition since full and open competition is not required for federal financial assistance projects (31 USC 6301(3) DOI 505 DM 2.2 2.13)
This project continues a cooperative relationship between Virginia Polytechnic Institute and Shenandoah National Park that will allow for the continued documentation of the status and trends of park aquatic ecosystems by supporting the vital signs benthic macroinvertebrate program. Benefits to the general public will be improvement of the understanding of the status and trends of natural resources and aquatic ecosystem health in Shenandoah National Park. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov website |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
BRIAN STRAKA, 865-436-1217
brian_straka@nps.gov Email:brian_straka@nps.gov |
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