The University of Idaho is offering this grant to enhance the assessment of national park visitor economic impacts and benefits. This grant is for supporting research at the University of Montana to refine the Visitor Services Project (VSP) question set. Modifications will incorporate visitor time and budget constraints, alongside substitution activities, allowing for more comprehensive economic analyses such as travel cost and substitution-compensated impact studies. The aim is to simultaneously calculate and present the economic benefits and impacts of national parks. These findings will offer park managers and the general public a more accurate and contextualized understanding of the national park system’s role in local economies.
Opportunity ID: 56738
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-WASO-NOI-2370106513 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Univeristy of Idaho – Economic Values of National Park System Visitation: |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 0 |
| Assistance Listings: | 00.000 — Not Elsewhere Classified |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 19, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 26, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 25, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $99,987 |
| Award Ceiling: | $99,987 |
| 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: | THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT ONLY. Researchers at the University of Montana, develop modifications to the VSP core question set to include variables appropriate for estimating both the economic impacts and the economic benefits of the national parks. These revisions and additions are necessary to account for visitor time and budget constraints as well as visitors substitution activities for visiting national parks. This will allow additional analysis, such as travel cost analysis to estimate economic benefits and substitution compensated economic impact analysis, which will then allow for a greater economic picture of the national park system. Using these questions, and in concert with the work at the University of Montana, the economic benefits and impacts will be calculated and presented simultaneously for the national parks. These results will be presented together with the proper context so that the park managers and the general public can have a more accurate presentation of the role of national parks in their local economy. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Kortni Selinger
Contract Specialist Phone 303-987-6734 Email:kortni_selinger@contractor.nps.gov |
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