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- The National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Assess long term change in the acid base chemistry of Streams in the mountains of VA." and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 66.436 Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements Section 104(b)(3) of.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 2, 2008 and posted on Dec 2, 2008.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Dec 17, 2008. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $125,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 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).
- This action has been justified and approved as a single source award to the University of Virginia. It is a continuation of an activity presently funded. No applications are being requested for the program. This is only an informational notice that funding for the program is being awarded.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity, titled "Assess long term change in the acid base chemistry of Streams in the mountains of VA," funds the continuation of a long-running water quality monitoring and research program led by the University of Virginia's Department of Environmental Sciences. The work began in 1979 and focuses on hydrochemical data collection and analysis in relatively undisturbed, forested watersheds on public and protected lands across the central Appalachian region, with a major emphasis on Shenandoah National Park and surrounding upland areas. The program is built around two linked efforts, the Shenandoah Watershed Study and the Virginia Trout Stream Sensitivity Study (SWAS/VTSSS), which together are designed to track how watershed hydrology and biogeochemistry change over time in a region considered a transition zone for forest and stream health. That matters because these watersheds can be influenced by both natural forces (like climate variability, storms, and geologic controls) and human-driven stressors, especially historic and ongoing air pollution effects.
A central purpose of the SWAS/VTSSS work is to measure how streams and landscapes respond to reductions in air pollution brought about by the Clean Air Act and related regulations. Acid deposition has historically affected Appalachian headwater streams, altering acid-base balance and mobilizing metals that can stress aquatic life. By concentrating on surface water chemistry, the program uses stream composition as a practical indicator and integrator of what is happening across the entire watershed. The monitoring design explicitly accounts for differences among watersheds by selecting sites that represent varying landscape and geologic conditions, and by sampling at different frequencies to capture both routine conditions and episodic events that can drive short-term chemistry shifts.
For the 2009 continuation described in the notice, the funding supports the VTSSS component specifically, allowing UVA to maintain and extend an integrated framework of hydrochemical monitoring in forested upland watersheds within the Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge physiographic provinces of western Virginia, including streams in Shenandoah National Park. The stated scientific objective is to determine temporal trends and changes in the status of stream acid-base chemistry in waters that support reproducing populations of native brook trout. Brook trout are used here as an ecologically meaningful focal point because they are sensitive to acidification and related chemical stress, so changes in acid-base chemistry can have direct implications for the persistence and health of these indigenous populations.
The work plan centers on three main tasks. First, it continues a roughly 20-year chemistry record for 66 western Virginia streams, organized into six geologically defined subpopulations, and tied back to the broader set of streams originally surveyed in the 1987 VTSSS effort. Second, it maintains intensive sampling in Shenandoah National Park, including long-term weekly sampling as well as episodic sampling intended to capture chemistry during events such as high-flow periods when acid pulses can be most pronounced. Third, it performs data analysis to detect monotonic trends and identify status changes in acid-base chemistry, both at the individual stream level and across the defined stream populations, which helps distinguish localized behavior from region-wide patterns.
Administratively, this is a continuation cooperative agreement issued by the National Park Service under CFDA 66.436 (Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements, Section 104(b)(3)). The opportunity is not open competition: it is a single-source award justified and approved specifically for the University of Virginia as a continuation of an existing activity, and no applications are being solicited. The expected number of awards is one, with an estimated total funding amount of $125,000, and the award floor and ceiling both set at $125,000. The notice was posted December 2, 2008, with a closing date of December 17, 2008, and an archive date of January 16, 2009, reflecting that it functioned as an informational announcement of funding rather than a call for proposals.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Assess long term change in the acid base chemistry of Streams in the mountains of VA."
What is the purpose of this grant?
The grant funds the continuation of a long-running water quality monitoring and research program focused on tracking long-term change in stream acid-base chemistry in relatively undisturbed, forested mountain watersheds in western Virginia, with a major emphasis on Shenandoah National Park and surrounding upland areas.
What program is being continued under this funding?
This funding continues work associated with the University of Virginia Department of Environmental Sciences' long-term hydrochemical monitoring efforts. The overall program is built around two linked efforts: the Shenandoah Watershed Study and the Virginia Trout Stream Sensitivity Study (SWAS/VTSSS). The 2009 continuation described in the notice supports the VTSSS component specifically.
What region does the monitoring and research focus on?
The work focuses on the central Appalachian region, with strong emphasis on Shenandoah National Park and nearby upland watersheds. The continuation supports monitoring in forested upland watersheds within the Ridge and Valley and Blue Ridge physiographic provinces of western Virginia, including streams in Shenandoah National Park.
Why is acid-base stream chemistry the focus?
Acid-base chemistry is used to understand how streams and watersheds respond over time to both natural drivers (such as climate variability, storms, and geologic controls) and human-driven stressors, especially the historic and ongoing effects of air pollution and acid deposition. Stream chemistry is treated as a practical integrator of watershed condition because it reflects combined processes across the broader landscape.
How does this work relate to air pollution regulations like the Clean Air Act?
A central purpose of the SWAS/VTSSS work is to measure how streams and landscapes respond to reductions in air pollution that occurred due to the Clean Air Act and related regulations. The monitoring is intended to detect changes in stream chemistry consistent with recovery from historical acid deposition impacts.
What are the key environmental issues being tracked?
The monitoring tracks long-term conditions and trends in stream acid-base chemistry, including changes associated with acid deposition that can alter acid-base balance and mobilize metals that may stress aquatic life. The design also accounts for short-term chemistry shifts during episodic events.
Why are brook trout mentioned in the objective?
The stated scientific objective is to determine temporal trends and changes in stream acid-base chemistry in waters that support reproducing populations of native brook trout. Brook trout are used as an ecologically meaningful focal point because they are sensitive to acidification and related chemical stress, so changes in stream chemistry can directly affect their persistence and health.
What is the stated scientific objective for the continuation?
The objective is to determine temporal trends and changes in the status of stream acid-base chemistry in streams that support reproducing native brook trout populations in western Virginia, including Shenandoah National Park streams.
How long has this monitoring work been going on?
The work began in 1979, and the continuation described references maintaining a roughly 20-year chemistry record for a set of monitored western Virginia streams.
How many streams are included in the long-term record described here?
The work plan continues a roughly 20-year chemistry record for 66 western Virginia streams.
How are the monitored streams organized for analysis?
The 66 streams are organized into six geologically defined subpopulations. This structure is used to help evaluate differences among watersheds and to distinguish localized behaviors from broader regional patterns.
How does the continuation connect to earlier surveys?
The long-term record and stream set are tied back to the broader set of streams originally surveyed in the 1987 VTSSS effort.
What are the main tasks funded under this continuation?
The work plan centers on three tasks: (1) continuing the long-term chemistry record for 66 streams across western Virginia, (2) maintaining intensive sampling in Shenandoah National Park, including long-term weekly sampling and episodic event sampling, and (3) analyzing data to detect monotonic trends and identify status changes in acid-base chemistry at both individual-stream and stream-population scales.
What does "intensive sampling" mean in this notice?
In Shenandoah National Park, intensive sampling includes long-term weekly sampling and additional episodic sampling intended to capture chemistry during events such as high-flow periods, when acid pulses can be most pronounced.
Why include episodic (event-based) sampling?
Episodic sampling is included to capture short-term chemistry shifts that can occur during events like high-flow periods. These events can drive acid pulses and may not be well represented by routine sampling alone.
What kinds of trend analyses are planned?
The notice specifies analysis to detect monotonic trends and to identify status changes in acid-base chemistry. The analyses are conducted at the level of individual streams and also across defined stream populations.
Who is the lead organization for the work?
The work is led by the University of Virginia's Department of Environmental Sciences, and the award is justified as a continuation specifically for the University of Virginia.
Which federal agency is issuing the award?
The continuation cooperative agreement is issued by the National Park Service.
What is the funding mechanism described in the notice?
The notice describes a continuation cooperative agreement, issued as a single-source award for continuation of an existing activity.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA 66.436 (Surveys, Studies, Investigations, Demonstrations, and Training Grants and Cooperative Agreements, Section 104(b)(3)).
Is this grant open for competitive applications?
No. The notice states it is not an open competition. It is a single-source award justified and approved specifically for the University of Virginia as a continuation of an existing activity, and no applications are being solicited.
How many awards are expected?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the total estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $125,000.
What are the award floor and ceiling?
Both the award floor and the award ceiling are set at $125,000.
When was the notice posted and when did it close?
The notice was posted on December 2, 2008, with a closing date of December 17, 2008.
What is the archive date listed for this notice?
The archive date is January 16, 2009.
Was this notice a call for proposals or an informational announcement?
Based on the description, it functioned as an informational announcement of funding rather than a call for proposals, since it was a continuation, single-source action and no applications were solicited.
What types of lands and watersheds are included in the monitoring approach?
The monitoring focuses on relatively undisturbed, forested watersheds located on public and protected lands across the region, including sites in Shenandoah National Park and surrounding upland areas.
How does the monitoring design account for differences among watersheds?
The design selects sites representing varying landscape and geologic conditions and uses different sampling frequencies to capture both routine conditions and episodic events that can influence stream chemistry.
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