The National Park Service, through Mount Rushmore National Memorial, offers a grant to study small mammal responses to fuels treatments. This project will assess species occurrence and abundance across Mount Rushmore, analyzing differences in unthinned, thinned/chipped, and thinned/piled/burned forests. It will also evaluate colonization and local extinction dynamics by integrating new data with pre-2010 fuels treatment information. A core objective is to collaboratively assess potential management implications with Mount Rushmore managers and NPS regional fire personnel, ensuring the research offers practical insights for future conservation and land management.
Opportunity ID: 102153
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | E11AC60573 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Small Mammal Responses to Fuels Treatments at Mount Rushmore National Memorial |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | Biological |
| 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: | Jun 28, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 05, 2011 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 05, 2011 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 04, 2011 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $42,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $42,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO under the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The principal investigator is the O’Connor Distinguished Professor of Wildlife Management at the University of Missouri and an Adjunct in the Department of Statistics. PI is an internationally recognized expert on design and analysis of wildlife field studies and the integration of research and wildlife management. PI has supervised numerous field projects in the Black Hills region, including occupancy studies similar to that implemented in this project. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The objectives of this project are threefold. First, we will assess the current species occurrence and abundance of small mammals throughout MORU using parkwide sample of plots and to examine how these parameters vary among unthinned forests, those that underwent thinning and chipping treatments, and those that underwent thinning and piling/burning treatments. Second, species colonization/local extinction dynamics will be assessed by combining data with a similar data set conducted prior to 2010 fuels treatments. Third, based on these results, potential management implications will be assessed collaboratively with MORU managers and NPS regional fire managers/ecologists to maximize the practical value of the information |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Tonya Bradley
Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656 Email:tonya_bradley@nps.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656 Email: tonya_bradley@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.945 | PKG00061633 | Jun 28, 2011 | Jul 05, 2011 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
102153 SF424-2.0.pdf
102153 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
102153 SF424A-1.0.pdf
102153 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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