The National Park Service (NPS) announces an agreement with the University of Maine for the Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae project. This collaborative initiative, not a new funding opportunity, highlights the NPS’s commitment to environmental research. The project leverages citizen scientists to monitor mercury levels in dragonfly larvae, which are key bioindicators of ecosystem health. This partnership aims to deepen understanding of mercury contamination, providing valuable data for conservation and management efforts within national parks. The NPS supports this vital work to advance scientific knowledge and public participation in ecological monitoring.
Opportunity ID: 240177
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-13-NERO-0138 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Other (see text field entitled “Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity” for clarification) |
| Category Explanation: | This is not a request for applications. This is just an announcement that NPS has entered into an agreement with the University of Maine for their work on Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae. |
| 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: | Aug 19, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 25, 2013 This is not a request for applications. This is just an announcement that NPS has entered into an agreement with the University of Maine for their work on Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae. |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 25, 2013 This is not a request for applications. This is just an announcement that NPS has entered into an agreement with the University of Maine for their work on Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae. |
| Archive Date: | Aug 26, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $72,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $72,000 |
| Award Floor: | $72,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Public and State controlled institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is not a request for applications. This is just an announcement that NPS has entered into an agreement with the University of Maine for their work on Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae. Specifically, the cooperator will: 1. Collaboratively undertake the research outlined below and further detailed in Attachment A. 2. Appoint a Principal Investigator (PI). 3. Collaborate with Park, Network, Regional and Air Resource Division personnel, to plan and implement dragonfly larvae sampling in 2-3 waterbodies in each of 25 park units. 4. Initiate and manage the subcontract with an odonatologist (dragonfly identification specialist). 5. Initiate and manage the subcontract with SERC Institute for curriculum development. 6. Refine sample collection protocols to allow for improved citizen science taxonomic identification. 7. Statistically evaluate the relationships between mercury in surface water and landscape and site features. 8. Produce a compiled database with project data for mercury in dragonfly larvae, water, supporting water chemistry, and site characteristics collected by citizen scientists. 9. Utilize the following NPS web site to post the project deliverables: http://www.nature.nps.gov/air/Studies/air_toxics/dragonfly/index.cfm 10. Develop a 1 page public communication piece to be served on the above web site and available for distribution by participating parks and NPS. 11. Produce outreach materials for use by NPS interpreters in participating parks and Servicewide. These materials will be served on the project Web site. 12. Host a joint UMaine-NPS Webinar to share results and field questions from participating park staff. 13. Develop annual reports detailing findings and accomplishments for the NPS due September 30 of each year until the final report to NPS is completed. These annual reports should: (1) summarize the park and site locations sampled, (2) discuss preliminary or final results of the mercury analysis from samples taken (3) provide a status update for all scheduled deliverables 14. Submit a draft final assessment report to the NPS. The draft report may undergo NPS and peer review (at NPS discretion). UMaine will be expected to respond to review comments, make appropriate revisions, and submit the final assessment report within 6 weeks of receipt of the NPS and peer review comments. 15. Submit a final assessment report to the NPS by June 15, 2014. The final report will include citations for all protocols used with descriptions of how protocols were applied or deviated from. The final report shall conform to the NPS technical series format. 16. Write and submit a manuscript based on this work, to a peer-reviewed journal either alone or in conjunction with the assessments undertaken in cooperation with the Western North American Mercury Synthesis. 17. Submit all progress, draft, and final reports in MS Word and include supporting data in an Excel database (as in #8). All data shall include metadata. Clearly acknowledge NPS and project administration through the North Atlantic Coast CESU in any published material produced from this agreement. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | This is not a request for applications. This is just an announcement that NPS has entered into an agreement with the University of Maine for their work on Citizen Scientists Study Mercury in Dragonfly Larvae. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Keith Zotti
Partnership Program Specialist Phone 2155979153 Email:keith_zotti@nps.gov |
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