The Department of Interior is offering a grant through the Gulf Coast CESU for a Guadalupe Mountains National Park vegetation map accuracy assessment. This grant aims to evaluate the reliability of vegetation mapping at the park, ensuring the accuracy of vegetation types depicted on the map. By assessing map accuracy, the study will provide valuable information for map users and enhance the understanding of the park’s vegetation. Refer to the attached Full Announcement for further details. Closing date for applications is August 05, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 239213
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | NPS-NOI-GUMO-23099 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Guadalupe Mountains National Park Vegetation Map Accuracy Assessment |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Natural Resources |
| 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 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Aug 03, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 05, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Aug 05, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Sep 04, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 156,229 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $0 |
| Award Floor:: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to the University of Texas at Austin, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Park Service |
| Description:: | This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) to award a non-competitive Task Agreement under the Gulf Coast, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC51051) in accordance with Department of Interior, 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. The primary purpose of conducting a map accuracy assessment is to provide the map user an index of the reliability that the vegetation type mapped matches the actual vegetation growing at the same point on the ground. Map classes with a high percent accuracy will have greater reliability than map classes with low percent accuracy. Please see attached Full Announcement for more information. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1