Predatory Beetles for Biocontrol of HWA at Cumberland Gap NHP

Post Date

August 28th 2014

Application Due Date

September 5th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

P14AS00307

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and Cumberland Gap National Historic Park (CUGA) are announcing a notice of intent to award; this is not a request for applications. This funding opportunity is to provide public notice of NPS's intention to fund the following project activities without full and open competition, under Cooperative Agreement P14AC00882 with the University of Tennessee, a partner under the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, for Predatory Beetles for Biocontrol of Hemlock Wool Adelgid at CUGA.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $73000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

The goal of this project is to identify release sites for predators (beetles) of hemlock woolly adelgid in multiple locations throughout the hemlock forests of Cumberland Gap NHP, release the beetles, and monitor release sites for subsequent establishment of beetle populations.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  National Park Service

• Agency Contact:

  BRIAN STRAKA, 865-436-1217
  brian_straka@nps.gov
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  brian_straka@nps.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  brian_straka@nps.gov

• More Information:

  Grants.Gov