This grant from the Isle Royale Institute, a strategic partnership between Isle Royale National Park and Michigan Technological University (MTU), is designed to jointly develop the Isle Royale Institute (IRI) as a leading education and research center. The IRI aims to foster cooperative activities in science, resource management, education, and environmental vision by providing enhanced facilities for study. In 2009, key initiatives include preparing a comprehensive business plan, conducting two week-long teacher development courses, piloting high-school student and adult education programs, demonstrating high-resolution sonar for underwater resource documentation, submitting proposals to stimulate research, and redesigning the IRI website into an innovative educational and scientific collaboration portal.
Opportunity ID: 48928
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | A6310090048 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Isle Royale Institue Support |
| 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: | Interdisciplinary/Research |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | — |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 05, 2009 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 07, 2009 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 07, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Sep 06, 2009 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $125,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | – |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a single source award to Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI. MTU is home to Isle Royale’s internationally-acclaimed ecological research on wolves and moose, as well as several other realms of research that are critical to the Park, including global climate change, and forest systems analyses. MTU also has a well-established program for teacher professional development and education for diverse K-12 audiences, and an exisitng outreach network to public audiences of interest to the NPS (particularly teachers, diverse communities, underrepresented youth audineces, and other groups who traditionally have had limited access to Isle Royale) |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | Strategic partnership between Isle Royale National Park and Michigan Technological University (MTU)to jointly develop an education and research center identified as the Isle Royale Institute (IRI). The IRI fosters and facilitates cooperative activities in science, resource management, education and the vision for the future of the environment by providing an atmosphere and facilities which enchance study and thought. In 2009 IRI will prepare a business plan for the IRI, conduct two week-long teacher development courses, develop a pilot high-school student enrichment course based at Isle Royale NP, develop a pilot adult education course based at the Rock Harbor Lodge (Forever Resorts, Inc.) prepare a demonstration project of high-resolution sector scanning sonar for baseline documentation and monitoring of underwater resources, submit several proposalto stimulate the strategic development of research project and re-design the IRI web site to function as a portal to scientific dollaboration and an innovative educational resource. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKG00013472 | Aug 05, 2009 | Aug 07, 2009 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
48928 SF424-2.0.pdf
48928 SF424A-1.0.pdf
48928 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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