National Park Service Grant: Natural Resource Condition Assessment at Stones River National Battlefield

The National Park Service is offering a grant for Middle Tennessee State University to conduct a Natural Resource Condition Assessment at Stones River National Battlefield. This project aims to provide valuable natural resource information for park managers to aid in strategic planning and decision-making. Project tasks include data evaluation, geodatabase development, and report submission. This grant falls under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (SA-CESU) Cooperative Agreement with funding of $42,725 and a closing date of September 15, 2013.

Opportunity ID: 240413

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	P13AS00219
Funding Opportunity Title::	Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Stones River National Battlefield
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Environment
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	1
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	15.945 — Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Aug 21, 2013
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Sep 15, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Sep 15, 2013
Archive Date::	Oct 01, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 42,725
Award Ceiling::	$42,725
Award Floor::	$1

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::	Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
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Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Park Service
Description::	This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities without competition to, Middle Tennessee State University. A. Project Objectives: The project will deliver credible science-based natural resource information that is relevant and useful to park managers for strategic planning and decision-making purposes. B. Project Tasks: 1. Collaboratively undertake project work titled ¿Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Stones River National Battlefield¿ 2. Conduct pre-scoping meeting (conference call) and evaluate data sources 3. Attend site visit and park scoping meeting for discussion of data sources/analysis frameworks/reporting scales and develop park specific study plans 4. Revise park specific study plans, if required and initiate geodatabase development 5. Initiate NRCA report development 6. Produce draft report and geodatabase for National Park Service (NPS) review/evaluation and revise, as applicable 7. Submit final reports and completion of geodatabase This is a Task Agreement under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (SA-CESU) Cooperative Agreement H5000095041, in the amount of $42,725.00 with a period of performance from date of award through September 15, 2015. Please see attachments: Funding Opportunity Announcement – P13AS00219 Notice of Intent – P13AS00219 Attachments can be viewed on Grants.Gov and FedConnect.net. FedConnect is a supplemental website that provides secure, bi-directional communication between the government and grant applicants, as well as the ability for direct submission of grant applications directly into the agency grants management systems.
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Version History

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Synopsis 1

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Package No: 1