Benthic Habitats in Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore

Post Date

June 29th 2011

Application Due Date

November 30th -0001

Notice of Intent to Award without Competition

Funding Opportunity Number

DOI-NPS-GLRI-E11AC60418

CFDA Number(s)

15.944

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

Notice of Intent to Award without Competition to Nortwestern Michigan College Water Studies Institute-follow on to work under way at Sleeping Bear Dunes in pilot studies to explore benthic conditions.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $90000

• Award Range:

  $90000 - $90000

Grant Description

Research addressing basic and applied ecological questions of interest to Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, other Great Lakes National Parks and the broader scientifc and managemen communities. Provides baseline information necessary to investigate and manage recent changes in the nearshore Lake Michingan ecosystem. Addresses Nearshore Health projects of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Theora McVay
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 402-661-1662

• Agency Mailing Address:

  business

• Agency Email Address:

  theora_mcvay@nps.gov