This National Park Service (NPS) grant supports a two-phase project to document and educate the public on climate change effects within Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA) and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO). The project will gather oral interviews from individuals who have observed changes over time, focusing on vegetation, glaciers, permafrost melt, and coastal alterations. It will also document the cultural and ecological impacts and adaptations. Materials will be compiled into an interactive online ‘Project Jukebox’ for global public and academic access. Additionally, multidisciplinary lesson plans will be developed utilizing the Project Jukebox, offered to schools and through NPS websites, enhancing climate change education and outreach.
Opportunity ID: 294236
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | P17AS00303 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Observing Climate Change in Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA) and Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park (KLGO). |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Environment Humanities Information and Statistics 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: | May 31, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 01, 2017 This is a notice of intent to award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 01, 2017 This is a notice of intent to award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks |
| Archive Date: | Jun 07, 2017 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $50,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor: | $30,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This project will be conducted in two phases as funds become available. Overall, the entire project will educate an array of audiences to the effects of climate change in two of Alaskaâ¿¿s National Parks and Preserves in an interactive online fashion as told by those who have experienced or observed changes over time. It will capture through oral interviews the effects of climate change in both parks, providing opportunity for audiences to draw comparisons to two distinct regions of Alaska. Where applicable, interviews will pay particular attention to: vegetation succession; retreating glaciers; vertical advance of tree lines; changes to coastal lagoons and formation of sea ice; shoreline erosion; permafrost melt; and shifts in phenology. Additionally, the cultural impact of such changes on the flora, fauna, and humans; and the adaptations all are making to these changes will be documented.
Materials collected will be featured online as a â¿¿Project Jukeboxâ¿¿ (www.jukebox.uaf.edu) and hosted by the UAF. Targeted audience for the Project Jukebox is the general public, students, educational institutions (local and globally for those who have access to the Internet), scientists, NPS employees, academics and non-academics of all ages who have an interest in northern climate change. To create additional climate change education and outreach opportunities, lesson plans will be developed utilizing the Project Jukebox as a multidisciplinary educational tool and will be presented to local and regional schools, in addition to being offered as an instructional resource for teachers through NPS websites. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://www.grants.gov |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Erica Cordeiro 907-644-3315
Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov Email:Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov |
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Related Documents
Folder 294236 Other Supporting Documents-Notice of Intent to Award -> Grants.gov Synopsis Final.pdf
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