The National Park Service is offering this grant to enhance protected area resiliency and conserve biological diversity across the Western Hemisphere. This project seeks to bridge national and international conservation ideals by addressing real-world management issues faced by protected area managers. It will focus on five ‘sentinel sites,’ including Wrangell-St. Elias, Rocky Mountain, Costa Rica, Peru, and Chile, serving as key locations along the Americas’ mountain backbone. Through comparative analysis of ecological and sociopolitical aspects, this grant is for providing local park managers with actionable strategies and a vital support network. The initiative will foster a collective understanding of conservation efforts, empowering communities towards a more sustainable future for their protected areas.
Opportunity ID: 294707
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00385 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Sentinel Sites of the Western Hemisphere: connecting the conservation dots along the mountains of the Americas to improve protected area resiliency & biological diversity |
| 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: | Jun 16, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 26, 2017 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 28, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $50,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | The National Park Service is at a crossroads in conservation. After more than one hundred years of organizational evolution, the public that has both supported and challenged their mission is re-evaluating their role at home, and abroad. This project seeks to bridge a gap in nationalistic and international ideals, through the lens of protected area managersâ¿¿ real-world issues. The premise is that we can assist local protected area resiliency, thus the conservation of biological diversity, through a collective understanding of management efforts at home and abroad. This project will focus on â¿¿where the rubber meets the roadâ¿¿ and link together an analysis of management issues common to Wrangell-St. Elias National Park & Preserve, Rocky Mountain National Park, parks in the Arenal-Tempisque Conservation Area of Costa Rica, the Huascaran National Park of Peru and Bernardo Oâ¿¿Higgins National Park in Chile. The five locations will serve as sentinel sites along the backbone of the Western Hemisphere to tell a story that is local to global, and provides the information needed to support the resiliency and adaptive management capacity of local protected areas. The story will build upon comparative ecology as well the sociopolitical. Differences among sites will celebrate the power of place; while issues and opportunities in common will be highlighted as a source of strength, connectedness, and leverage. This story will serve as a foundation to engaging communities towards a more sustainable future for the protected area they find most important while giving the park managers actionable items and a network of support and understanding to achieve their goals. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Grants Management Specialist Kelly Adams
Kelly_Adams@nps.gov Email:Kelly_Adams@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 294707 Full Announcement-P17AS00385 -> NPS-NOIP17AS00385.pdf
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