Population monitoring and habitat use for WNS-affected bat species

Post Date

April 27th 2015

Application Due Date

May 4th 2015

Funding Opportunity Number

P15AS00111

CFDA Number(s)

15.945

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Science and Technology and other Research and Development

Eligibility Categories

Special District Governments
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

The United States Department of the Interior, The National Park Service (NPS), and Great Smoky Mountain National Park (GRSM) 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 a project titled, Population monitoring and habitat use for WNS-affected bat species in GRSM.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $100000

• Award Range:

  $0 - $0

Grant Description

Study the distribution, population status, and roosting ecology of northern long-eared bats and Indiana bats, and conduct acoustic surveys to document the distribution of all bat species across Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM) for the purpose of determining the impacts of White-nose syndrome (WNS) on their populations. Results from this study will enhance the development of an Indiana bat species action plan.

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