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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "A Technical Plan to Conduct a Landcover (Vegetation) Inventory for Alagnak Wild River" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 00.000 Not Elsewhere Classified.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 25, 2010 and posted on Jun 25, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 30, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $103,968.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $103,968.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- CESU University of Alaska Anchorage, ANHP only
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant notice titled "A Technical Plan to Conduct a Landcover (Vegetation) Inventory for Alagnak Wild River" is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award, meaning it is not an open call for applications. Instead, it serves as public notification that NPS plans to fund a specific project with a specific recipient under a Cooperative Agreement through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number J2141L0003) was posted June 25, 2010, with an original and current closing date of June 30, 2010, and an archive date of July 30, 2010. The anticipated total award is exactly $103,968 (also listed as both the ceiling and floor), with no cost share required. The anticipated period of performance runs from July 2010 through September 30, 2012, for an agreement length of about two and a half years. The identified recipient is the University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP/ANHP), with Keith Boggs listed as the principal investigator, and Erica Cordeiro listed as the NPS point of contact.
The project sits under the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program, which is designed to produce consistent, scientifically credible baseline information to help parks evaluate ecosystem condition and trends over time. Within I&M, vegetation inventory is one of the required "basic" natural resource inventories across park units. For Alagnak Wild River (ALAG), the focus is to conduct a landcover (vegetation) inventory beginning with field efforts in summer 2010 and to generate products that park managers can use for planning and resource decisions at a broad, park-wide scale. A key emphasis in the notice is regional consistency: NPS wants the ALAG landcover and vegetation products to match methods and standards already used across other Alaska Region landcover mapping efforts so results can be compared and integrated over time.
The deliverables are framed around three main technical objectives. First, the project will develop a plant association classification for the Alagnak River floodplain, essentially defining and describing recurring vegetation community types in a standardized way. Second, it will produce a landcover map for the park unit by combining IKONOS satellite imagery, aerial photography, and field-collected ground data (field plots and observations used to verify and interpret the remotely sensed imagery). Third, the project will produce a Natural Resource Technical Report in the form of a "User's Guide." This guide is expected to include an introduction and methods section, detailed floodplain plant association descriptions, the landcover map, summary tables, and representative photos. Once completed, the User's Guide would be submitted to the NPS Natural Resource Technical Report (NRTR) series and made available through the NPS Natural Resource Information portal. The notice also points out that the resulting map and associated plant association information will support longer-term monitoring, particularly for tracking vegetation succession on floodplain deposits, where disturbance and regrowth patterns are important to understand.
The notice explains that the award is intended to be made without competition under a single-source justification (referencing 505 DM 2). NPS states that only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements because the Alaska Natural Heritage Program has already completed comparable vegetation and landcover work for seven Alaska park units and is therefore positioned to maintain consistent methodology and product quality across the region. The justification relies on two main rationales: continuation of an ongoing activity area (landcover/vegetation inventories under I&M) and unique qualifications. The document emphasizes ANHP's track record in Alaska-specific vegetation mapping and classification work, both within NPS units and in major statewide efforts such as LANDFIRE, NatureServe-related work, and the Alaska Gap Analysis Project. It also highlights the specialized expertise required: botany, vegetation and plant association classification, disturbance ecology and succession, and landscape classification and mapping, plus practical experience conducting fieldwork and analysis in Alaska (especially Southcentral and Southwest Alaska) and familiarity with Alaska national park environments.
In support of the single-source decision, NPS notes it consulted local experts in federal agencies to identify potential CESU cooperators with relevant expertise and did not find another organization with comparable capability to collect and synthesize Alaska vegetation field data and produce plant associations and successional descriptions at the needed standard. The notice lists examples of prior cooperative agreements and related projects in parks such as Aniakchak, Glacier Bay, Katmai, and Kenai Fjords to demonstrate ANHP's previous performance and the continuity of approach. Finally, NPS states it does not anticipate being able to remove barriers to competition in the future because no other known source is expected to be available that can meet the same requirements, reinforcing the intent to proceed with this specific CESU partner for this work.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. What is the title of this grant notice?
The notice is titled "A Technical Plan to Conduct a Landcover (Vegetation) Inventory for Alagnak Wild River."
2. Which agency is behind this funding action?
The funding action is issued by the National Park Service (NPS).
3. Is this an open funding opportunity where new applicants can apply?
No. This is a notice of intent to award, not an open call for applications. It functions as public notification that NPS plans to fund a specific project with a specific recipient.
4. What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is J2141L0003.
5. What type of agreement is NPS using for this award?
NPS plans to make the award under a Cooperative Agreement through the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) program.
6. Who is the identified recipient?
The identified recipient is the University of Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Natural Heritage Program (AKNHP/ANHP).
7. Who is listed as the principal investigator (PI)?
Keith Boggs is listed as the principal investigator.
8. Who is the NPS point of contact for this notice?
Erica Cordeiro is listed as the NPS point of contact.
9. When was the opportunity posted?
The notice was posted on June 25, 2010.
10. What are the closing date and archive date shown in the notice?
The original and current closing date is June 30, 2010, and the archive date is July 30, 2010.
11. What is the anticipated total funding amount?
The anticipated total award is $103,968. The notice lists this same figure as both the ceiling and the floor.
12. Is cost sharing required?
No cost share is required according to the notice.
13. What is the anticipated period of performance?
The anticipated period of performance runs from July 2010 through September 30, 2012, which is about two and a half years.
14. What NPS program does this project fall under?
The project sits under the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program.
15. What is the purpose of the NPS Inventory and Monitoring (I&M) Program as described here?
As described in the notice, the I&M Program is designed to produce consistent, scientifically credible baseline information to help parks evaluate ecosystem condition and trends over time.
16. Why is vegetation inventory important in this context?
Within I&M, vegetation inventory is described as one of the required "basic" natural resource inventories across park units.
17. What park unit is the focus of this project?
The focus is Alagnak Wild River (ALAG).
18. What is the overall project goal for Alagnak Wild River?
The goal is to conduct a landcover (vegetation) inventory and generate products that park managers can use for planning and resource decisions at a broad, park-wide scale.
19. When were field efforts expected to begin?
The notice states field efforts would begin in summer 2010.
20. What does the notice mean by emphasizing "regional consistency"?
NPS emphasizes that ALAG landcover and vegetation products should match methods and standards already used across other Alaska Region landcover mapping efforts so the results can be compared and integrated over time.
21. What are the main technical objectives/deliverables described in the notice?
The deliverables are framed around three main technical objectives: (1) develop a plant association classification for the Alagnak River floodplain, (2) produce a landcover map for the park unit using remote sensing and field data, and (3) produce a Natural Resource Technical Report in the form of a "User's Guide."
22. What is a plant association classification in this project?
In this notice, it refers to defining and describing recurring vegetation community types in a standardized way for the Alagnak River floodplain.
23. What data sources are expected to be used to create the landcover map?
The landcover map is expected to combine IKONOS satellite imagery, aerial photography, and field-collected ground data.
24. What kind of field-collected ground data is referenced?
The notice references field plots and observations used to verify and interpret the remotely sensed imagery.
25. What is the "User's Guide" deliverable?
The User's Guide is the Natural Resource Technical Report deliverable. It is expected to include an introduction and methods section, detailed floodplain plant association descriptions, the landcover map, summary tables, and representative photos.
26. Where is the User's Guide expected to be published or made available?
Once completed, the User's Guide would be submitted to the NPS Natural Resource Technical Report (NRTR) series and made available through the NPS Natural Resource Information portal.
27. How will the resulting map and plant association information be used over the long term?
The notice states the products will support longer-term monitoring, particularly for tracking vegetation succession on floodplain deposits where disturbance and regrowth patterns are important to understand.
28. Will the award be competed?
No. The notice indicates the award is intended to be made without competition under a single-source justification.
29. What is the stated basis for the single-source justification?
NPS states only one responsible source can satisfy the agency's requirements because the Alaska Natural Heritage Program has already completed comparable vegetation and landcover work for seven Alaska park units and is positioned to maintain consistent methodology and product quality across the region.
30. What rationales are explicitly mentioned for the single-source approach?
The justification relies on two main rationales: continuation of an ongoing activity area (landcover/vegetation inventories under I&M) and unique qualifications.
31. What specific expertise does the notice say is required for this work?
The notice highlights specialized expertise including botany; vegetation and plant association classification; disturbance ecology and succession; landscape classification and mapping; practical experience conducting fieldwork and analysis in Alaska (especially Southcentral and Southwest Alaska); and familiarity with Alaska national park environments.
32. What prior experience is cited to support the chosen recipient's qualifications?
The notice cites ANHP's track record in Alaska-specific vegetation mapping and classification work within NPS units and in statewide efforts such as LANDFIRE, NatureServe-related work, and the Alaska Gap Analysis Project.
33. Did NPS consider other potential partners?
Yes. NPS states it consulted local experts in federal agencies to identify potential CESU cooperators with relevant expertise and did not find another organization with comparable capability to collect and synthesize Alaska vegetation field data and produce plant associations and successional descriptions at the needed standard.
34. What examples of past park projects are mentioned?
The notice lists examples of prior cooperative agreements and related projects in parks such as Aniakchak, Glacier Bay, Katmai, and Kenai Fjords.
35. Does NPS expect this type of work to be competitively bid in the future?
The notice states NPS does not anticipate being able to remove barriers to competition in the future because no other known source is expected to be available that can meet the same requirements.
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