Utah Geological Survey’s Paleontology Support Grant for Arches and Capitol Reef National Parks
The Utah Geological Survey (UGS) is offering this grant to conduct comprehensive paleontological inventories at Arches and Capitol Reef National Parks. This initiative aims to enhance the understanding and management of fossil resources within these protected areas. For Arches, the UGS will establish two measured sections of the Chinle Formation and provide detailed field data. At Capitol Reef, the grant supports three weeks of intensive fieldwork across key geological formations, including the Chinle, Morrison, and Glen Canyon Group. The UGS will also utilize GIS mapping to create resource maps and a Potential Fossil Yield Classification (PFYC) map for Capitol Reef. The overall purpose of this grant is to collect crucial paleontological data, document significant fossil specimens, and provide the National Park Service with comprehensive reports and GIS resources for long-term resource monitoring.
Paleontology support to arches and capital reef Intent to Award
Opportunity Category:
Other
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Utah Geological Survey has unique qualifications to be successful as the recipient. This is an intent to award under an already existing Cooperative Agreement.
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Education
Category Explanation:
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Expected Number of Awards:
1
Assistance Listings:
15.954 — National Park Service Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Version:
Synopsis 1
Posted Date:
Aug 22, 2013
Last Updated Date:
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Original Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 05, 2013
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 05, 2013
Archive Date:
Oct 05, 2013
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$26,000
Award Ceiling:
$26,000
Award Floor:
$0
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
This is not a request for proposal this is an intent to award.
Additional Information
Agency Name:
National Park Service
Description:
A.Utah Geological Survey agrees to:
Arches National Park Paleontological Inventory
1)UGS shall apply for a research and collecting permit to conduct a paleontological field work at Arches National Park.
2)Develop two measured sections of the Chinle Formation at Arches National Park;
3)Provide the copies of field notes, photographs and any other data to the NPS (on or before December 31, 2014).
Capitol Reef National Park Paleontological Inventory
1)UGS shall apply for a research and collecting permit to conduct a paleontological field inventory at Capitol Reef National Park. Fieldwork should include the collection of data and significant at risk fossil specimens. This include three weeks inventorying the following areas for approximately one week each and tying all paleontological sites into their temporal/stratigraphic context:
A)The Morrison and Cedar Mountain Formations exposed in the Cathedral Valley area of Capitol Reef. UGS paleontologist have recently documented several new dinosaur localities just to the east on BLM lands.
B)The Chinle Formation and lower Glen Canyon Group (Wingate and Kayenta Formations) in the area of the park headquarters around Fruita, Utah.
C)The Chinle Formation and lower Glen Canyon Group (Wingate and Kayenta Formations) in the area along the Burr Trail.
2)Use GIS mapping techniques to develop GIS based maps of paleontological resources and provide GIS data to the NPS upon completion of the work. GIS data will be provided in a format consistent with NPS standards.
3)Utilizing paleontological locality data in park records supplemented by new information generated by this project, create a Potential Fossil Yield Classification (PFYC) map for the majority of Capitol Reef National Park utilizing the UGS interim geological map for the east side of the Loa 30X60 degree sheet.
4)Provide the following to the NPS (on or before December 31, 2014):
1)copies of field notes, photographs and any other data;
2)GIS maps and base layers produced as a result of this project;
3)draft paleontological inventory report to the NPS (CARE and NPS-Geologic Resources Division) in electronic and paper form upon the completion of field activities; and
4) Paleontological locality condition assessments with recommendations for long-term paleontological resources monitoring. Photogrammetric documentation will be included for each paleontological locality identified for long-term paleontological resources monitoring.
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