Conduct AIS Public Education Along Lake Superior's North Shore

Post Date

May 13th 2010

Application Due Date

May 17th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-GLRI-NOI-GRPO-10-GL88

CFDA Number(s)

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to the University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN under the Great Lakes Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The principle investigator (PI) has a unique capability that is important to the development and dissemination of aquatic invasive species (AIS) public education programming on Minnesota's North Shore. The PI is currently the only aquatic invasive education specialist working full time in the North Shore area and has unique capabilities in terms of research, design, publication, and dissemination of scientifically-accurate AIS materials. The PI is also the area coordinator for the "Stop Aquatic Hitchhikers!" public information campaign, which is currently the leading multi-agency effort in AIS education on Lake Superior.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $37000

• Award Range:

  $None - $37000

Grant Description

This agreement seeks to synthesize available knowledge about AIS threats to the Lake Superior basin, and to publish and disseminate this knowledge through a variety of public education channels in order to aid in the control and prevention of aquatic invasive species (AIS). In particular, the project is meant to support AIS management at Grand Portage National Monument, which will also benefit adjacent national park areas such as Isle Royale National Park,(approximately 1/3 of the users of ISRO pass through GRPO by boat, presenting an important opportunity for NPS to intercept AIS and to educate potential host). National park units around Lake Superior are working in concert to both control AIS, as well as to educate park visitors and the general public about ways they can help in this effort.

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