Fire Effects Monitoring in Central Great Plains NPS Units

Post Date

May 5th 2010

Application Due Date

May 15th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-NOI-10-GR05

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 Missouri State Univesity, Springfield, MO under the Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The collaborative undertaking proposed by Missouri State University evolved from an ongoing partnership with the Heartland Network to implement vital signs monitoring (see J2106-04-0085), and provides the opportunity to closely integrate fire effects monitoring efforts by co-locating NPS and University staff on campus. Further, Missouri State University has demonstrated the expertise, facilities, experience, diversity of programs, and history of collaborative research projects within the region.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $315919

• Award Range:

  $None - $315919

Grant Description

The purpose of this agreement is to research and monitor the effects of prescribed fire in NPS units in the central Great Plains by integrating existing data with new monitoring data so that managers have science-based information to assess the efficacy of their prescribed fire programs.

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