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- The National Park Service in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coastal Landform Change in the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Network" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945 Cooperative Research and Training Programs Resources of the National Park System.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 16, 2015 and posted on Jun 16, 2015.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 25, 2015. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $250,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 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 is a notice of intent to award a modification to the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Please see the NOI attachment for further details.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Coastal Landform Change in the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Network" (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS01135) is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to fund a specific ongoing project without competition. It is not an open call for applications. Instead, it serves as a public notification that the NPS plans to make a continuation award action to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) to support continued research on coastal change along Arctic park coastlines managed under the NPS Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN). The anticipated total federal funding is $250,000, with no cost-share requirement, and the expected agreement length and period of performance are three years. The award mechanism is described as a task agreement/cooperative agreement under statutory authority 54 USC 101702 and is associated with CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs, Resources of the National Park System). The announcement was posted June 16, 2015, with an original/current closing date of June 25, 2015, and an archive date of July 25, 2015, reflecting standard grants.gov recordkeeping even though the action is non-competitive.
At its core, the project is designed to quantify and better explain coastal landform change, including coastal erosion processes, affecting NPS units in Arctic Alaska. A central purpose is to support a UAF student (with advising, research opportunities, and financial support) who will conduct field and remote-sensing based work that improves the scientific understanding of how these shorelines are changing over time. The NPS frames the public benefit in practical terms: stronger ability to understand and predict coastal changes that can influence subsistence resource use, park and community infrastructure, and nearby communities. The work is also meant to feed into public communication and education through interpretive products and other outreach outputs, which is consistent with NPS Inventory and Monitoring goals of translating science into management-relevant information.
The continuation work outlined for UAF in the remaining years is fairly specific and task-driven. UAF is expected to provide a field assistant to support 2015 fieldwork and to conduct radiocarbon dating on selected samples collected during that field season, integrating those dating results into the final reporting. On the analysis and publication side, the student is expected to produce a substantial written product by October 1, 2016, such as a thesis chapter, peer-reviewed article, or manuscript that can support the coastal erosion chapter of an NPS Natural Resources Condition Assessment. The project also emphasizes building high-resolution elevation and imagery datasets for parts of the ARCN coastline, including acquiring a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for selected coastal areas and delivering the raw photography, DEM outputs, and photo location information back to the NPS for agency use.
Beyond assembling datasets, the project calls for detailed site-based change analysis using closely spaced imagery and topographic data to estimate rates of change and to interpret the processes driving those changes. In other words, it is not only a mapping effort, but also an effort to explain what is happening and how fast it is happening at selected high-priority coastal locations. A major applied component is cultural resource risk: using erosion-rate results from the study together with known archaeological site locations provided by the NPS, the student will produce an assessment of threats to ARCN cultural resources over a 5-to-25-year planning horizon, also due by October 1, 2016. The final expectations include incorporating the detailed site analyses and the cultural-resource threat assessment into the student dissertation and/or peer-reviewed publications and the final report delivered to the NPS, helping ensure the work is both academically rigorous and directly useful for park management.
NPS participation is described as active support, consistent with a cooperative agreement structure. For the remaining years, the NPS commits to providing existing high-resolution DEM and orthophotography for the Cape Espenberg region of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), which is within the broader Arctic network context. The NPS also commits to requesting additional high-resolution commercial satellite imagery through a USGS CRSSP (Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy) request for summer 2015, indicating that remote sensing data acquisition is a key project dependency. Finally, the NPS will supply locations of cultural sites and provide technical assistance for the GIS work tied to the erosion-threat assessment, which is important because cultural site location data can be sensitive and because NPS staff often maintain the authoritative datasets and standards for park GIS products.
The announcement explains why this action is non-competitive through a single-source justification under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2). While DOI policy lists several allowable justifications for not competing an award (such as unsolicited proposals, unique qualifications, emergencies, and others), the criterion explicitly cited here is "Continuation." The rationale is that the work is a continuation of activity already being funded, and competing it at this stage would likely disrupt continuity and delay or jeopardize completion of the ongoing research and deliverables. In practical terms, the continuation justification aligns with the student-centered nature of the project, the multi-year dataset development, and the integrated analysis plan, all of which benefit from consistent methods, institutional knowledge, and uninterrupted progress.
Administrative details included in the record reinforce that this is a targeted intent-to-award modification to UAF rather than a competitive opportunity. The expected number of awards is one, eligibility is effectively limited by the notice (with the eligibility note pointing readers to the notice-of-intent attachment), and the award ceiling is listed as $300,000 with an award floor of $0, even though the anticipated amount is $250,000. The NPS point of contact is Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist, based in Alaska (phone 907-644-3315), for questions related to accessing the full announcement or related documentation.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Coastal Landform Change in the National Park Service Inventory and Monitoring Network."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number (FON) is P14AS01135.
Is this an open call for applications?
No. This is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to fund a specific ongoing project without competition. It is a public notification of a planned continuation award and is not an open solicitation for new applicants.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The NPS plans to make a continuation award action to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
Why is the award non-competitive?
The action is justified as a single-source, non-competitive award under Department of the Interior policy (505 DM 2) using the "Continuation" criterion. The rationale is that the work continues an already-funded effort, and competing it could disrupt continuity and delay or jeopardize completion of the research and deliverables.
Which NPS program/network is associated with this work?
The work supports coastal change research along Arctic park coastlines managed under the NPS Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN).
What is the primary purpose of the project?
The project is designed to quantify and better explain coastal landform change (including coastal erosion processes) affecting NPS units in Arctic Alaska, using field and remote-sensing based work.
What public benefits does the NPS describe for this project?
The NPS describes benefits such as improved ability to understand and predict coastal changes that may affect subsistence resource use, park and community infrastructure, and nearby communities. The project is also intended to support public communication and education through interpretive products and outreach outputs.
How much federal funding is anticipated?
The anticipated total federal funding is $250,000.
Is there a cost-share or match requirement?
No. There is no cost-share requirement stated for this opportunity.
What is the expected project length or period of performance?
The expected agreement length and period of performance are three years.
How many awards does the NPS expect to make?
The expected number of awards is one.
What is the award mechanism?
The award mechanism is described as a task agreement/cooperative agreement, reflecting active NPS participation consistent with a cooperative agreement structure.
What is the statutory authority cited for this award?
The statutory authority is 54 USC 101702.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.945, "Cooperative Research and Training Programs, Resources of the National Park System."
What are the posted and closing dates shown in the announcement record?
The announcement was posted June 16, 2015. The original/current closing date is June 25, 2015, and the archive date is July 25, 2015. These dates reflect standard Grants.gov recordkeeping even though the action is non-competitive.
Does the posted closing date mean organizations can apply?
No. Even though the Grants.gov record includes a closing date, the notice is an intent-to-award for a continuation action to a specific recipient and is not an open call for competing applications.
What is the award ceiling and floor listed in the record?
The award ceiling is listed as $300,000 and the award floor is listed as $0, while the anticipated funding amount is $250,000.
What kind of research activities are included in the continuation work?
The continuation work is task-driven and includes field support, laboratory dating, remote sensing dataset development, site-based change analysis, and applied assessment of risks to cultural resources based on erosion rates.
How does the project involve students?
A central purpose is to support a UAF student through advising, research opportunities, and financial support. The student will conduct field and remote-sensing based work and produce major written and analytical outputs for NPS management relevance and academic rigor.
What fieldwork support is UAF expected to provide?
UAF is expected to provide a field assistant to support 2015 fieldwork.
What laboratory or dating work is included?
UAF is expected to conduct radiocarbon dating on selected samples collected during the 2015 field season and integrate the dating results into final reporting.
What written products are expected from the student and when are they due?
By October 1, 2016, the student is expected to produce a substantial written product such as a thesis chapter, a peer-reviewed article, or a manuscript that can support the coastal erosion chapter of an NPS Natural Resources Condition Assessment.
What datasets and deliverables related to imagery and elevation are expected?
The project emphasizes building high-resolution elevation and imagery datasets for parts of the ARCN coastline, including acquiring a high-resolution digital elevation model (DEM) for selected coastal areas. UAF is expected to deliver raw photography, DEM outputs, and photo location information to the NPS for agency use.
Is the project only focused on mapping the coastline?
No. In addition to assembling datasets, the project calls for detailed site-based change analysis using closely spaced imagery and topographic data to estimate rates of change and interpret the processes driving those changes.
What is the cultural resource risk component of the project?
Using erosion-rate results together with known archaeological site locations provided by the NPS, the student will produce an assessment of threats to ARCN cultural resources over a 5-to-25-year planning horizon.
When is the cultural-resource threat assessment due?
The threat assessment is due by October 1, 2016.
How will the cultural resource assessment be supported with data?
The NPS will supply locations of cultural sites and provide technical assistance for the GIS work tied to the erosion-threat assessment.
What role does the NPS play under this cooperative agreement?
NPS participation is described as active support. For the remaining years, NPS commits to providing existing high-resolution DEM and orthophotography for the Cape Espenberg region of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), requesting additional high-resolution commercial satellite imagery through a USGS CRSSP request for summer 2015, and providing cultural site locations and GIS technical assistance.
What is Cape Espenberg and why is it mentioned?
Cape Espenberg is a region within Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA). It is specifically mentioned because NPS will provide existing high-resolution DEM and orthophotography for that area to support the work.
What is the significance of the USGS CRSSP request referenced in the announcement?
The NPS indicates it will request additional high-resolution commercial satellite imagery through a USGS CRSSP (Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy) request for summer 2015, highlighting that remote sensing imagery acquisition is a key project dependency.
What final reporting and publication expectations are included?
The final expectations include incorporating the detailed site analyses and the cultural-resource threat assessment into the student dissertation and/or peer-reviewed publications and into the final report delivered to the NPS.
Who can be contacted for questions about the announcement record or documents?
The NPS point of contact is Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist (Alaska), phone 907-644-3315, for questions related to accessing the full announcement or related documentation.
Where is the work focused geographically?
The work focuses on Arctic Alaska park coastlines managed under the NPS Arctic Inventory and Monitoring Network (ARCN), with specific mention of the Cape Espenberg region of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA).
What does the eligibility information imply for outside organizations?
The record indicates eligibility is effectively limited by the notice-of-intent framework (with an eligibility note pointing readers to the notice-of-intent attachment). The intent described is a continuation award to UAF rather than a competitive opportunity for outside organizations.
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