The National Park Service is offering this grant to assess and inventory threatened cave bat populations within Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA). This park, home to over 30 caves, hosts at least six bat species, including the federally endangered Indiana bat and threatened northern long-eared bat. Currently, information on these populations is severely limited. This grant is for the critical purpose of gathering comprehensive data, especially in light of the presence of white-nose syndrome (WNS), which poses a significant threat to all bat species in the park. The proposed work involves intensive surveys using mist nets, harp trapping, and radio telemetry. The resulting data will be vital for making informed management decisions to protect these vulnerable species into the future.
Opportunity ID: 294405
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00319 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Assessment of Threatened Cave Bat Populations at Cumberland Gap NHP |
| 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: | 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 06, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 09, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 09, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 30, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $0 |
| Award Ceiling: | $78,500 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), The National Park Service is announcing a notice of intent to award to award a cooperative agreement; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS’s intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P13AC00443 with Indiana State University, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for a project titled; Assessment of Threatened Cave Bat Populations at Cumberland Gap NHP. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Cumberland Gap National Historical Park (CUGA) contains over 30 caves and is home to at least six species of cave dwelling bats, including the federally endangered Indiana bat and the federally threatened northern long-eared bat. Currently the park has very limited information on the status and distribution of these cave dwelling bats. Today, white nose syndrome (WNS), documented in the park in January of 2013, threatens all six of these cave dwelling bat species. The park proposes to complete an intensive inventory of bat populations; mist net surveys, harp trapping, and radio telemetry surveys. This information will be critical in order to make informed management decisions about actions that might impact these populations and to protect these threatened vulnerable species into the future. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Grants.Gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Brian Straka 8654361217
Brian_Straka@nps.gov Email:Brian_Straka@nps.gov |
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Folder 294405 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent -> NOI – P17AS00319.pdf
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