Evaluate Changes in Spruce-Fir Forests to Identify Impacts of Exotic Insect and Climate Change

Post Date

September 28th 2010

Application Due Date

September 30th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

NPS-NOIGRSMJ5471100013

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 to award a task agreement to the University of Tennessee under Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Cooperative Agreement #H5000095041.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $43000

• Award Range:

  $43000 - $43000

Grant Description

This project will document the change in forest structure, species composition and regeneration in this habitat type and relate these changes to climatic variables; develop baseline data on forest health and identify unique genetic resources in spruce and fir relevant to survival in altered climate.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Judith Couch
  Financial Agreements Specialist
  Phone 865-436-1224

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Email

• Agency Email Address:

  judy_couch@nps.gov