Notice of Intent to Award Great Lakes Ecosystem

Post Date

August 6th 2012

Application Due Date

September 6th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

E12AC1H2000

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Number of Awards

6

Eligibility Categories

Other

Participating Universities of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units National Network (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/). The seventeen CESUs bring together scientists, resource managers, students, and other conservation professionals, drawing upon expertise from across the biological, physical, social, cultural, and engineering disciplines (from Anthropology to Zoology) to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary applied projects that address natural and cultural heritage resource issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context. Each CESU is structured as a working collaborative with participation from numerous federal and nonfederal institutional partners. CESUs are based at host universities and focused on a particular biogeographic region of the country.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $366672

• Award Range:

  $27500 - $114000

Grant Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD FY12 PROJECTS: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Serviceуs (NPS) intention to fund six Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Projects. Funded projects include: P12AC10454-University of Wisconsin, Madison (Historical and Projected Climate Trends in U.S. National Parks for Vulnerability Analyses and Adaptation of Resources Management), P12AC10429-Northern Michigan University (Understand Casual Pathways of Avian Botulism by Analyzing Gut Contents of Affected Birds), P12AC100449-Michigan Technological University - Michigan Research Institute (Mapping Lake Bottom Environments in Great Lakes National Parks Using Satellite Imagery,, P12AC100451-Stephen F. Austin State University (Northeast Region Public Engagement at Three National Park Sites: Evaluation and Future Strategies), P12AC10047-Indiana University Northwest (Evaluation and Assessment of Sediment Toxicity and Coastal Dune Restoration at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), and P12AC10311 (Ojibwe Use and Impact on Forests at Voyagers National Park). These projects intend to improve the scientific base for managing public lands by providing resource managers with high-quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education. They seek to resolve resource problems at multiple scales using interdisciplinary ecosystem studies involving the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences. The National Park Service will be substantially involved in fulfilling the tasks and objectives of the projects. Click on the above full announcement link for single source determination according to 505 DM 2.14 B(4), Unique Qualifications.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Penny Russell
  Lead Grants and Agreements Officer
  Phone 402-661-1662

• Agency Mailing Address:

  National Park Service MidWest Regional Office

• Agency Email Address:

  Penny_Russell@nps.gov

• More Information:

  Grants.gov