This grant is for the purpose of controlling invasive plants to protect natural resources at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore’s Cowles Dunes. This 10-acre project will treat an area around a 0.8-mile trail segment, targeting species like cattail, honeysuckle, and multiflora rose. Two SCAs will conduct manual cutting, stump treatment with herbicide, and foliar herbicide application from May. The goal is to safeguard unique habitats including prairie, savanna, bog, fen, and wetland, by removing aggressive non-native species and establishing a buffer against re-invasion for long-term ecological integrity.
Opportunity ID: 51625
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | NPS-ARRANOIINDU100199 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | RECOVERY ACT(ARRA) National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Control Invasive Plants to Protect Natural Resources |
| 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: | 15.931 — Conservation Activities by Youth Service Organizations |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Feb 04, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 14, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 14, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $23,094 |
| Award Ceiling: | $23,094 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | This is a Notice of Intent to award to Student Conservation Association the Control of Invasive Plants to Protect Natural Resources at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. this agreement was competed in accordance with internal NPS procedures. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Park Service |
| Description: | RECOVERY;Control of Invasive Plants to Protect Natural Resources at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore Cowles Dunes; INDU 131211A; 14-1035. Cowles Dunes contains some of the most unique habitats found in the National Lakeshore including prairie, savanna, bog, fen, and wetland. Invasive plants within a 10 acre area surrounding 0.8 miles of trail segment A west of the Cowles Bog Trailhead would be searched and treated by two SCA’s beginning in May. The primary species targeted consist of cattail, tree-of-heaven, honeysuckle, multiflora rose, Japanese barberry, Oriental bittersweet, burning bush, and olive. Treatment methods would include manual cutting and treating stumps with herbicide, as well as foliar herbicide application. If time allows, additional area surrounding the trail would be treated to serve as a buffer to re-invasion. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Theora McVay
Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1662 Email:theora_mcvay@nps.gov |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Theora McVay Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1662 Email: theora_mcvay@nps.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15.931 | PKG00016260 | Feb 04, 2010 | Feb 14, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
51625 SF424-2.0.pdf
51625 GG_LobbyingForm-1.1.pdf
51625 SF424A-1.0.pdf
51625 SF424B-1.1.pdf
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