Development of Management Planning Leading to the Restoration of Prairie Habitats in National Parks

Post Date

August 20th 2013

Application Due Date

August 21st 2013

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-NOI-FOBE-30979

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to the University of Texas at Austin.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $27686

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

This is a Notice of Intent (NOI) to award a non-competitive Task Agreement under the Gulf Coast, Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC51051) in accordance with Department of Interior, 505 Departmental Manual 2.12C. The purpose of this project is to use a combined approach to restore 750 acres of shortgrass and mixed-grass prairie at nine National Park Service units in five states. In addition, this project will further build park and regional expertise in native prairie restoration initiated in another ongoing project. In this part of the effort, national experts on grassland ecology and restoration at the University of Texas at Austinуs Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (LBJWC) will assess the initial conditions and develop restoration plans for prairie habitats at Lake Meredith NRA, San Antonio Missions NHS, and Pecos National Historical Park in this portion of the project. Please see attached Full Announcement for more information.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Rose McClelland
  Contracting Specialist
  Phone 504-589-3882

• Agency Mailing Address:

  rose_mcclelland@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  rose_mcclelland@nps.gov