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- The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "CESU Burbot Stock Assessment in Tanada and Copper Lakes, Wrangell St.Elias National Park Preserve" 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 Mar 25, 2010 and posted on Mar 25, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Mar 31, 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 $21,150.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- 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 Fairbanks
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS) posted a Notice of Intent to Award for a cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network titled "Burbot Stock Assessment in Tanada Lake and Copper Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve." This notice is not a solicitation and was published only to inform the public that NPS intended to make a single award rather than seek competing applications. The project is associated with funding opportunity number J9865100016, was posted on March 25, 2010, and listed an administrative closing date of March 31, 2010, with an archive date of April 30, 2010.
The intended recipient is the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), specifically the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, under a new CESU cooperative agreement. The anticipated federal funding amount is $21,150, with no cost-sharing requirement. In addition to the cash award, NPS anticipated providing substantial in-kind support valued at more than $15,000 (and expected again in year two), including an NPS technician, field logistics, a boat and motor, supplies, and housing. The period of performance is described as April 1, 2010 through March 29, 2014, with the agreement running through March 29, 2014. Statutory authorities cited include 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j) and 16 U.S.C. 5933, and the listing uses CFDA 00.000 ("Not Elsewhere Classified").
The core purpose of the project is to extend and integrate an existing burbot research effort that began in 2009 through a collaboration between UAF and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG). By expanding that work to Tanada Lake and Copper Lake within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, the study is meant to produce results that can be compared directly with similar burbot studies across the broader Copper River drainage. That comparability is emphasized as a management need because burbot populations in the region are jointly relevant to ADFG and NPS, including sport and subsistence fisheries considerations, and consistent methods across jurisdictions make it easier to manage the overall drainage as one connected system.
The announced deliverables focus on fish behavior, habitat use, and lake conditions. Specifically, the project aims to describe vertical movements (depth use over time) of burbot in Tanada Lake using both previously collected data (spring and fall 2009 from the earlier UAF-ADFG work) and new data collected through fall 2010. It also aims to describe vertical movements in Copper Lake using data collected from spring 2010 through fall 2011. Alongside movement patterns, the project will characterize the relative thermal habitat burbot use in both lakes by combining earlier temperature and fish data (from 2009) with additional UAF/NPS data from spring 2010 through fall 2011. Two mapping components are included: creating bathymetric maps (underwater depth contours) for Tanada and Copper Lakes, and mapping seasonal temperature variation at depth from spring 2009 through fall 2011, using the earlier 2009 dataset plus subsequent monitoring.
A notable analytical objective ties fish movement data directly to stock assessment methodology. The study plans to use movement records from burbot that were surgically implanted with data loggers recording time, depth, and temperature. Those records will be used to evaluate key assumptions behind a two-sample mark-recapture experiment, especially whether the population can be treated as closed during sampling, whether fish have an equal probability of capture, and whether mixing assumptions hold when sampling occurs at different depths. In practical terms, the project is not just collecting ecology data; it is also testing whether common stock assessment approaches are valid given how burbot actually move through the water column and experience temperature layers.
The work plan is staged over multiple seasons. In spring 2010, the study plan was to be finalized and an investigator identified, followed by field work in summer 2010. By spring 2011, year-one data analysis and summary reporting/presentations were planned, along with meetings among the principals to adjust the study plan if needed. Field work was expected to continue through summer 2011, with additional analysis and report writing in spring 2012. A final report was planned for review and acceptance by all parties in spring 2013, within the broader agreement window ending in March 2014.
The award was justified as a single-source cooperative agreement under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2), with the rationale that only one responsible source could satisfy the agency requirements. NPS argued that UAF had unique qualifications because it was already conducting the ongoing burbot study with ADFG beginning in 2009, had the specialized technical expertise and familiarity with northern burbot in Alaska, and was best positioned to maintain methodological consistency. The notice stresses that using a different investigator or restarting the study would likely introduce differences in equipment, personnel, and timing that would reduce comparability with the existing dataset and with parallel studies elsewhere in the Copper River basin. Market research was not conducted, according to the notice, because there was no other ongoing cooperative burbot study in the Copper River drainage comparable to the UAF-ADFG effort. The document also notes that, for future work, NPS and ADFG would continue coordinating research and management and would consider available expertise when initiating new studies, while remaining consistent with established protocols.
The point of contact listed for the opportunity is Erica Cordeiro (EricaCordeiro@nps.gov), identified as the NPS contact/contract specialist, with a phone number provided (907-644-3303).
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this grant notice about?
This is a National Park Service (NPS) Notice of Intent to Award for a cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network. The project title is "Burbot Stock Assessment in Tanada Lake and Copper Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve."
Is this a competitive funding opportunity?
No. The notice states it is not a solicitation and was published only to inform the public that NPS intended to make a single award rather than seek competing applications.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), specifically the School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, under a new CESU cooperative agreement.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number listed is J9865100016.
When was the notice posted and what were the key dates?
The notice was posted on March 25, 2010. It listed an administrative closing date of March 31, 2010, and an archive date of April 30, 2010.
How much federal funding was anticipated?
The anticipated federal funding amount was $21,150.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing requirement.
Was any in-kind support included in addition to the cash funding?
Yes. NPS anticipated providing substantial in-kind support valued at more than $15,000 (and expected again in year two). The in-kind support described includes an NPS technician, field logistics, a boat and motor, supplies, and housing.
What is the project location?
The work focuses on Tanada Lake and Copper Lake within Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve.
What is the period of performance for the cooperative agreement?
The period of performance is described as April 1, 2010 through March 29, 2014, with the agreement running through March 29, 2014.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The core purpose is to extend and integrate an existing burbot research effort that began in 2009 through collaboration between UAF and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), and expand that work to Tanada Lake and Copper Lake. The project is intended to produce results that can be compared directly with similar burbot studies across the broader Copper River drainage.
Why is comparability across the Copper River drainage emphasized?
The notice describes comparability as a management need because burbot populations in the region are jointly relevant to ADFG and NPS, including sport and subsistence fisheries considerations. Using consistent methods across jurisdictions is intended to support management of the overall drainage as one connected system.
What types of fish data are being collected or analyzed?
The deliverables focus on burbot behavior, habitat use, and lake conditions. The project aims to describe vertical movements (depth use over time) and characterize the relative thermal habitat burbot use in both lakes, supported by fish movement records and temperature data.
What are the vertical movement objectives for Tanada Lake?
The project aims to describe vertical movements of burbot in Tanada Lake using previously collected data (spring and fall 2009 from the earlier UAF-ADFG work) and new data collected through fall 2010.
What are the vertical movement objectives for Copper Lake?
The project aims to describe vertical movements of burbot in Copper Lake using data collected from spring 2010 through fall 2011.
How does the project address thermal habitat use?
The project plans to characterize the relative thermal habitat burbot use in Tanada and Copper Lakes by combining earlier temperature and fish data from 2009 with additional UAF/NPS data collected from spring 2010 through fall 2011.
Are mapping products included as deliverables?
Yes. Two mapping components are included: creating bathymetric maps for Tanada and Copper Lakes, and mapping seasonal temperature variation at depth from spring 2009 through fall 2011 using the 2009 dataset plus subsequent monitoring.
What is a bathymetric map in the context of this project?
The notice describes bathymetric maps as underwater depth contour maps for Tanada and Copper Lakes.
What stock assessment methodology issue does the project evaluate?
The project plans to use fish movement records to evaluate key assumptions behind a two-sample mark-recapture experiment, including whether the population can be treated as closed during sampling, whether fish have an equal probability of capture, and whether mixing assumptions hold when sampling occurs at different depths.
What type of equipment or tagging method is referenced?
The project describes burbot that were surgically implanted with data loggers recording time, depth, and temperature. Those movement records are used for analysis tied to stock assessment assumptions.
How does the project connect ecology data to stock assessment?
The notice emphasizes that the study is not only collecting ecology data (movement and temperature habitat use) but also testing whether common stock assessment approaches are valid given how burbot actually move through the water column and experience temperature layers.
What was the planned timeline for work and reporting?
The work plan is staged over multiple seasons: finalize the study plan and identify an investigator in spring 2010, conduct field work in summer 2010, complete year-one analysis and summary reporting/presentations by spring 2011 with meetings to adjust the study plan if needed, continue field work through summer 2011, conduct additional analysis and report writing in spring 2012, and prepare a final report for review and acceptance by all parties in spring 2013 (within the agreement window ending in March 2014).
Why was this award planned as a single-source cooperative agreement?
The notice states the award was justified as a single-source cooperative agreement under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2) because only one responsible source could satisfy the agency requirements.
What reasons were given for selecting UAF specifically?
NPS cited UAF's unique qualifications, including that UAF was already conducting the ongoing burbot study with ADFG beginning in 2009, had specialized technical expertise and familiarity with northern burbot in Alaska, and was best positioned to maintain methodological consistency with the existing dataset and parallel studies elsewhere in the Copper River basin.
Did NPS conduct market research before deciding on a single-source award?
The notice states market research was not conducted because there was no other ongoing cooperative burbot study in the Copper River drainage comparable to the UAF-ADFG effort.
What is the CESU network in relation to this award?
The notice identifies the mechanism as a cooperative agreement under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network.
What statutory authorities were cited for this award?
The notice cites 16 U.S.C. 1a-2(j) and 16 U.S.C. 5933 as statutory authorities.
What CFDA number was used?
The listing uses CFDA 00.000, labeled "Not Elsewhere Classified."
Who is the point of contact for this notice?
The point of contact listed is Erica Cordeiro, identified as the NPS contact/contract specialist.
How can the point of contact be reached?
The notice provides the email EricaCordeiro@nps.gov and phone number 907-644-3303.
Does the notice mention coordination with other agencies?
Yes. The notice describes collaboration and coordination with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG), including that future work would continue coordinating research and management while remaining consistent with established protocols.
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