The Great Lakes Northern Forests – Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GLNF-CESU) is offering a grant to conduct a deer survey on North Manitou Island within Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore (NMI-SLBE). The project aims to estimate deer abundance and vegetation characteristics on the island. This research will provide valuable insights for managing deer populations and other co-occurring mammals. The grant recipient will use camera traps to study mammals and apply standardized protocols from Apostle Islands National Lakeshore for data collection. This opportunity also benefits students by providing hands-on experience in natural resource projects. Applications are open until April 20, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 314744
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-NOIP19AC00183 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | GLNF-CESU Conduct Deer Survey on NMI-SLBE |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Natural Resources 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: | Apr 10, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 10, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 20, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 20, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | May 20, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $90,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $90,000 |
| Award Floor: | $14,374 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- This announcement is to provide notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. Members of the Great Lakes Northern Forest CESU- University of Wisconsin- Madison.-THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The project goals are 1) to monitor and estimate the relative abundance of deer and other co-occurring mammals on the Manitou Islands and 2) to estimate vegetation understory characteristics associated with variation in the relative abundance of deer. These protocols have been applied on other islands of the Great Lakes. The project will focus on white-tail deer on North Manitou Island, however, the study also has potential to capture information on a wide variety of large and medium-sized mammals that co-occur with white-tailed deer across both islands. Scientific community and/or researchers external to NPS will gain new knowledge provided through research and related results as well as dissemination of natural resource information. Students will gain real-world, hand-on experience of natural resource projects outside of the classroom. Findings will be used to inform NPS management decisions for deer (including but not limited to public hunt) as well as other mammals. Recipient will conduct a field study to determine relative abundance of mammals on the Manitou Islands using camera traps. Primary focus will be white-tailed deer on North Manitou Island. Recipient will also estimate understory characteristics associated with variation in the relative abundance of deer. Study design follows protocols used on the 18 Islands of the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Allen et al. 2018). Use of these protocols enables comparisons to other island systems in the Great Lakes and is a standardized method that has proved to be efficient for detection of large and medium-sized mammals native to the Great Lakes region. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Noel A Miller
Lead Grants Management Specialist Phone 402-661-1658 Email:noel_miller@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 314744 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent -> P19AC00183 SLBE UW Deer Survey Notice of Intent To Award.pdf
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