The National Park Service is offering a grant to collaborate on deploying and operating an acoustic array at Buck Island Reef National Monument. This grant aims to provide training to NPS staff on VEMCO Positioning System deployment, fish surgery techniques, and acoustic telemetry data processing. Additionally, it offers UMass researchers the chance to collect vital data on Monument fish populations. Deadline for this grant is on July 25, 2016.
Opportunity ID: 286092
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P16AS00332 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Buck Island Reef National Monument Acoustic Array Collaboration |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Natural Resources |
| 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: | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2016 This is a notice of intent to award, applications will not be accepted for this agreement. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 25, 2016 This is a notice of intent to award, applications will not be accepted for this agreement. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 12, 2016 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $35,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $35,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This is a notice of intent to award, applications will not be accepted for this agreement. The objectives of this agreement are: 1) to train and assist NPS staff in deployment of a VEMCO Positioning System (VPS) system capable of triangulating acoustic transmitters and the operation of an acoustic array centered around Buck Island Reef National Monument; 2) to train and assist NPS staff on fish surgery techniques used in transmitter deployment on fishes; 3) to train and assist NPS staff on acoustic telemetry data processing and analysis. 4) to provide UMass researchers the opportunity to collect acoustic telemetry data from the Buck Island Reef National Monument in the available window, capturing data critical for management of Monument fish populations. |
| Link to Additional Information: | https://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Agreements Specialist Emmett Johnson 305-242-7028
Emmett_Johnson@nps.gov Email:Emmett_Johnson@nps.gov |
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