Cooperative Development of a Freshwater Containments Monitoring Protocol

Post Date

September 23rd 2011

Application Due Date

October 7th 2011

Funding Opportunity Number

P11AT30855

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Environment

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Other

This is a notice of intent to award to University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Applications will not be excepted from anyone other than UAF

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $54999

• Award Range:

  $54999 - $315000

Grant Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement: P11AT30855 Project Title: Cooperative Development of a freshwater Contaminants Monitoring Protocol Recipient: University of Alaska Fairbanks Principle Investigator: Dr. Todd M. O╔к_Hara Total Anticipated Award Amount: $54,999.00 Cost Share: N/A New Award Or Continuation: New Anticipated Length of Agreement: 5 Years Anticipated Period of Performance: September 1,2011 ╔к_ September 30, 2016 Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. ╔к_1(g): The National Park Service may in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter enter into cooperative agreements that involve the transfer of National Park Service appropriated funds to State, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service programs pursuant to section 6305 of title 31 to carry out public purposes of National Park Service programs. CFDA#: 15.945 Substantial Cooperation and Involvement by NPS Substantial cooperation by NPS includes: ╔к_ Communication of the required components, level of detail, and general organization of the NPS monitoring protocol ╔к_ Review and approval of project scope, approach, and schedules ╔к_ Participation by the NPS Program Manager (Moynahan) on the graduate committee of the student selected to work on protocol development and, if required, testing of field methods ╔к_ Logistics support for identified field work and sampling, including field crew assistance for park visits, as necessary; data management support for data collection, archiving, and web delivery for interim data products; boat and captain support for accessing sites in GLBA, if required; field sampling (including fuel and NPS staff salaries). Too, the NPS/SEAN primary contact (Moynahan) was substantially involved in the drafting of the scope of work, timeline, and budget constraints. The SEAN Data Manager (Johnson) will be a lead author for protocol chapters and SOPs that focus on data management and data processing.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  Erica Cordeiro
  Contract Specialist
  Phone 907-644-3303

• Agency Mailing Address:

  Work

• Agency Email Address:

  Erica_Cordeiro@nps.gov