Opportunities and Challenges for Multi-Agency Resouces Protection Collaboration on the Mississippi River

Post Date

June 28th 2011

Application Due Date

July 5th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

E11AC60555

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN under the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The University of Minnesota is uniquely qualified to work collaboratively with National Park Service MISS staff in beginning to rectify this problem. MISS staff, particularly the Superintendent, have actively sought to be part of regional, full-river partnerships. The University of Minnesota, much of which is located within the MISS boundaries, is a comprehensive research and teaching institution with an international reputation for excellence in a number of key disciplines such as engineering and water resource science. Moreover, the University╔к_s Institute on the Environment is home to the River Life Program, a consortium of University-based and community organizations that is dedicated to establishing stronger links between the campus and the river communities. River Life staff have nearly 2 decades╔к_ collaborative experience up and down the length of the Mississippi, and are uniquely qualified to establish the preliminary study of existing opportunities for collaboration to protect the Mississippi╔к_s great resources.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to develop a list of established and potential partners and points of contact within agencies and organizations working along the Mississippi River, and identify and describe ongoing partnership activities, a preliminary assessment of gaps in resource protection, and identifies possible next steps in protecting the Mississippi River. The outcomes of this project will help guide the NPS in understanding where further efforts to protect resources could be focused.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Tonya Bradley
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 402-661-1656

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Help Desk

• Agency Email Address:

  tonya_bradley@nps.gov