The National Park Service offers a grant to engage a university partner in monitoring and managing Lake Superior national parks, focusing on issues like harmful algal blooms. This grant aims to sustain monitoring activities, conduct experimental work on algal blooms, and support modeling for improved predictions. Through collaboration, new knowledge about Lake Superior ecosystems and algal blooms will be gained, enhancing public understanding of the Apostle Islands. The University of Minnesota-Duluth Large Lakes Observatory will assist in monitoring activities and research, benefiting coastal communities in western Lake Superior. Applications close on April 14, 2019.
Opportunity ID: 314521
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-NOIP17AC00246-04 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | GLNF-CESU Lake Superior Monitoring and Research – APIS |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Employment, Labor and Training Environment Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development |
| 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: | Apr 04, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | Apr 04, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 14, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Apr 14, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | May 14, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $750,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $750,000 |
| Award Floor: | $150,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service’s intention to award financial assistance for the following project activities. Members of the Great Lakes Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit- Regents of the University of Minnesota- Duluth.- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This project aims to engage a university partner in joint nearshore monitoring and management activities at Lake Superior national parks including Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, and to develop management solutions related to emerging nearshore issues such as harmful algal blooms. The objectives of this cooperative agreement modification are to 1) sustain nearshore monitoring activities, 2) conduct experimental work addressing causes of emerging algal blooms, and 3) support modeling work to improve predictions and understanding of algal bloom occurrence. The project will engage the recipient and partners in shared environmental stewardship through coordination of Lake Superior nearshore and tributary monitoring activities. The Great Lakes scientific community and researchers external to NPS will gain new knowledge about nearshore Lake Superior ecosystems and emerging algal bloom issues through the planned monitoring and modeling activities. Through its link to NPS interpretive activities and outreach efforts by the recipient, the project will improve public understanding of natural and recreational aspects of nearshore Lake Superior ecosystems and the Apostle Islands. The University of Minnesota-Duluth Large Lakes Observatory will assist the National Park Service with ongoing nearshore monitoring activities at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and develop related research addressing tributary-lake interactions and recent ecological changes. This project supports a public purpose of engaging leaders in large lakes research (Dr. Robert Sterner and others) in nearshore management issues affecting Apostle Islands National Lakeshore and coastal communities in western Lake Superior. The proposed collaboration will provide the scientific and management communities with new information about nearshore conditions and facilitate public understanding of Lake Superior ecosystem changes. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Noel A Miller
Lead Grants Management Specialist Phone 402-661-1658 Email:noel_miller@nps.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Folder 314521 Full Announcement-Notice of Intent -> P17AC00246 APIS (Mod 4) Nearshore Notice of Intent To Award (Current as of 10.29.2018)_UMD 20181207.pdf
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