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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Accelerating the Incorporation of Climate Change Knowledge into Adaptation Planning for National Park Service Assets in the Great Lakes Region" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 24, 2014 and posted on Jun 24, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Notification of Intent to Award. No applications will be accepted.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $46,259.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $46,259.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, titled "Accelerating the Incorporation of Climate Change Knowledge into Adaptation Planning for National Park Service Assets in the Great Lakes Region" (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00154), is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement focused on improving how climate change information is translated into practical adaptation planning for park operations and resource management in the Upper Great Lakes. The core idea is to take the methods, data products, and staff-engagement approach developed in an earlier 2013 project at Isle Royale National Park (ISRO) and extend them to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS), a nearby park unit that faces many of the same climate and weather-related vulnerabilities.
The project is designed around a very applied problem: park managers often need climate information at a scale that matches real management decisions, but developing that information from scratch can take time, specialized expertise, and money. To address that, the University of Michigan is positioned as a key partner that will reuse the resources and processes from the 2013 ISRO effort, working directly with APIS staff to provide climate information that is both scientifically solid and genuinely usable. The opportunity explicitly emphasizes the balance between scientific "salience, credibility, and legitimacy" and the everyday constraints of management needs, usability, and limited resources. In other words, the project is not just about producing climate data; it is about producing decision-ready climate knowledge that park staff can realistically apply.
A central technical element of the work is the use of the GLISAclimate.org database (associated with the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments program) to compare the major climate drivers affecting ISRO and APIS. By identifying where the two parks share similar climate drivers and sensitivities, the partners can avoid duplicating work and can more quickly generate tailored climate scenarios and supporting materials for APIS. The practical goal is to enable NPS professionals to reuse a set of basic climate scenarios across multiple types of management questions, rather than commissioning new scenario development every time a different issue arises.
The earlier ISRO scenario work is described as being tied to specific management decisions, particularly those involving changing vegetation patterns and impacts to large mammals. Building from that model, this project will first identify APIS management needs and then develop a set of scenario applications that speak directly to decisions APIS staff are facing. While the notice does not list APIS decision topics in detail, it makes clear that the applications will be selected to match the park's priority needs and to provide actionable guidance rather than general climate summaries.
A notable feature of the opportunity is its emphasis on transferability. The project is intended to produce a "resource foundation" that can be extended beyond APIS and ISRO, supporting additional national parks and potentially other public and private entities across the Upper Great Lakes region. That implies the outputs are expected to be structured in a way that others can replicate: reusable processes for staff engagement, repeatable methods for scenario generation, and accessible climate information products that can be adapted for different sites and decision contexts.
Administratively, this was a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the National Park Service under a cooperative agreement mechanism, categorized under Natural Resources (CFDA 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship). The opportunity anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $46,259, which also served as the award ceiling (with an award floor listed as $1). There was no cost-sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants were limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with the University of Michigan role described in the project narrative. The posting and creation date was June 24, 2014, and the opportunity was effectively not open for competition: it was listed as "Notification of Intent to Award" with a note that no applications would be accepted, and it was archived on July 5, 2014. The contact listed for access issues was John Bechtold at the National Park Service (303-969-2492, JohnBechtold@nps.gov).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Accelerating the Incorporation of Climate Change Knowledge into Adaptation Planning for National Park Service Assets in the Great Lakes Region."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00154.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Park Service (NPS).
What type of funding mechanism is being used?
This is an NPS cooperative agreement.
What is the overall purpose of the project?
The project focuses on improving how climate change information is translated into practical, decision-ready adaptation planning that park staff can use for operations and resource management in the Upper Great Lakes.
Which parks are the focus of the work?
The work builds on an earlier 2013 project at Isle Royale National Park (ISRO) and extends methods and products to Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (APIS), a nearby park unit with similar climate and weather-related vulnerabilities.
Why is the project extending work from Isle Royale (ISRO) to Apostle Islands (APIS)?
The idea is to reuse the methods, data products, and staff-engagement approach developed for ISRO so that APIS can more quickly get tailored, usable climate information without having to develop everything from scratch.
What practical problem is this project trying to solve for park managers?
Park managers often need climate information at a management-relevant scale, but generating that information from the beginning can require time, specialized expertise, and funding. This project is designed to reduce duplication and speed up delivery of usable climate knowledge.
Who is positioned as a key partner in carrying out the work?
The University of Michigan is described as a key partner that will reuse resources and processes from the 2013 ISRO effort and work directly with APIS staff.
What does the opportunity mean by producing "decision-ready" climate knowledge?
It emphasizes not only scientific quality, but also usability for everyday management. The notice highlights balancing scientific "salience, credibility, and legitimacy" with the constraints of real park decision-making and limited resources.
What role does staff engagement play in this project?
Staff engagement is a central feature: the project is explicitly framed around working directly with park staff so the climate information and scenario applications match operational and resource-management needs.
What climate information source is specifically referenced in the notice?
The project references using the GLISAclimate.org database associated with the Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments (GLISA) program.
How will GLISAclimate.org be used in this project?
It will be used to compare the major climate drivers affecting ISRO and APIS. By identifying similarities in climate drivers and sensitivities, the project aims to avoid duplicating work and to generate tailored scenarios and supporting materials for APIS more efficiently.
What is meant by "climate drivers" in the context of this opportunity?
The notice refers to major climate drivers affecting the parks that can be compared between ISRO and APIS to determine where scenario work and supporting products can be reused.
What is the intended benefit of comparing ISRO and APIS climate drivers?
The intended benefit is transferability and efficiency: if the parks share important drivers and sensitivities, scenario development and supporting materials can be reused rather than rebuilt for each park.
Is the project mainly about producing new climate datasets?
No. The notice stresses that the effort is not just about producing climate data. It is about translating climate information into practical adaptation planning outputs that park staff can apply.
What kinds of outputs does the opportunity suggest?
Based on the description, outputs include tailored climate scenarios and supporting climate information products for APIS, along with reusable methods and a staff-engagement process that can be replicated at other sites.
How are the scenario applications expected to be selected for APIS?
The project will first identify APIS management needs and then develop a set of scenario applications aligned with the park's priority decisions, with an emphasis on actionable guidance rather than general climate summaries.
Does the notice list the specific APIS decision topics that will be addressed?
No. It states that applications will be selected to match APIS priority needs, but it does not list detailed APIS decision topics.
What management decisions were tied to the earlier Isle Royale (ISRO) scenario work?
The earlier scenario work is described as being tied to specific management decisions involving changing vegetation patterns and impacts to large mammals.
What is the project trying to enable NPS professionals to do with climate scenarios?
The project aims to enable NPS professionals to reuse a basic set of climate scenarios across multiple types of management questions, rather than commissioning new scenario development each time a different issue arises.
What is meant by "transferability" in this opportunity?
Transferability refers to producing a "resource foundation" that can be extended beyond APIS and ISRO to support additional national parks and potentially other public and private entities across the Upper Great Lakes region.
What does "resource foundation" imply about the deliverables?
It implies the outputs should be structured so others can replicate them, including reusable staff-engagement processes, repeatable scenario-generation methods, and accessible climate information products adaptable to different sites and decision contexts.
What is the CFDA number and program area for this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources, CFDA 15.944 (Natural Resource Stewardship).
Is this opportunity discretionary?
Yes. The notice describes it as a discretionary funding opportunity.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $46,259.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $46,259.
What is the award floor?
The award floor is listed as $1.
How many awards were anticipated?
The opportunity anticipated a single award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there was no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
Was this opportunity open for competition?
No. It was posted as a "Notification of Intent to Award" and included a note that no applications would be accepted.
What does "Notification of Intent to Award" mean for applicants?
Based on the notice language, it indicates the opportunity was not accepting applications and was effectively not open for competitive submission.
When was this opportunity posted?
The posting and creation date was June 24, 2014.
When was the opportunity archived?
It was archived on July 5, 2014.
Who is the contact person listed for access issues?
The contact listed for access issues is John Bechtold at the National Park Service.
What contact details are provided for the listed point of contact?
Phone: 303-969-2492. Email: JohnBechtold@nps.gov.
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