Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS WASO NOI 2380102500
Apply for NPS WASO NOI 2380102500
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Colorado State University Compilation and Development of NPS Water Resources Databases and Tools" 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 Aug 12, 2010 and posted on Aug 12, 2010.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 19, 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 $224,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $224,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS) published this notice of intent for a cooperative agreement with Colorado State University (CSU) focused on compiling, organizing, and further developing National Park Service water resources databases and related tools. The overall aim is to strengthen water quality monitoring and data management across 32 Park Vital Signs monitoring networks located throughout the United States, with particular attention to waters that are already impaired, considered threatened, or designated as Outstanding National Resource Waters or Outstanding State Resource Waters.
A central part of the work described is supporting consistent collection of both primary and secondary water quality parameters by these monitoring networks. At the same time, the NPS Water Resources Division (WRD) and CSU students and staff have been building out and populating a local copy of STORET, the major water quality data system, using information gathered by park staff as well as by contractors and partner organizations. By consolidating these disparate datasets into a structured database, the project is intended to make park water quality information easier to find, use, compare, and apply in future monitoring and decision-making.
The compiled STORET data is also used to produce Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Reports that are made available for public use. These baseline reports serve as a starting point for designing and implementing long-term water quality monitoring programs within each Park Vital Signs network. In practice, the reports help identify what data already exists, what it indicates about current conditions, and where there are major gaps or inconsistencies that limit the ability to track trends over time.
Another key point in the opportunity is its relevance beyond the National Park System. The baseline inventories and analyses can also support state water quality obligations under the Clean Water Act, particularly statewide 305(b) assessment reports (which describe overall water quality conditions) and 303(d) impairment lists (which identify waters not meeting standards and needing restoration planning). By improving the availability and organization of water quality data from parks and surrounding watersheds, the work can help states strengthen their own assessments and potentially incorporate NPS-derived monitoring information where appropriate.
Where the baseline reports reveal that important waterbodies lack sufficient data to understand conditions or risks, the NPS indicates it has also contracted for short-term "Level I" baseline monitoring to fill those data gaps. In other words, the database and reporting work is tied to on-the-ground sampling efforts, with the intent of ensuring that high-priority waters have at least a minimal, credible baseline dataset to inform longer-term monitoring strategies.
Administratively, this was posted as a discretionary funding opportunity and structured as a cooperative agreement, with eligibility limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The estimated total funding and the award ceiling were both listed as $224,000, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity was posted on August 12, 2010, with an original and current closing date of August 19, 2010, and it was archived on September 18, 2010. The notice lists a contract specialist contact for access issues: Kortni Selinger, phone 303-987-6734, email kortniselinger@contractor.nps.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this funding opportunity about?
This notice of intent describes a cooperative agreement focused on compiling, organizing, and further developing National Park Service (NPS) water resources databases and related tools. The overall goal is to strengthen water quality monitoring and data management across 32 Park Vital Signs monitoring networks throughout the United States.
Which organization is the NPS planning to partner with under this notice of intent?
The notice of intent is for a cooperative agreement with Colorado State University (CSU).
What is the main purpose of the project work described?
The work is intended to improve how water quality data are collected, organized, found, compared, and applied for monitoring and decision-making. A central purpose is consolidating disparate datasets into a structured database so that park water quality information is easier to use over time and across monitoring networks.
How many Park Vital Signs monitoring networks are involved?
The opportunity references strengthening water quality monitoring and data management across 32 Park Vital Signs monitoring networks located throughout the United States.
What kinds of waters are emphasized for special attention?
The notice highlights particular attention to waters that are already impaired, considered threatened, or designated as Outstanding National Resource Waters or Outstanding State Resource Waters.
What role do water quality parameters play in this project?
A central part of the work is supporting consistent collection of both primary and secondary water quality parameters by the Park Vital Signs monitoring networks.
What is STORET in the context of this opportunity?
STORET is identified as a major water quality data system. In this effort, the NPS Water Resources Division (WRD) and CSU students and staff have been building out and populating a local copy of STORET using information gathered by park staff as well as by contractors and partner organizations.
Where does the water quality data come from?
The notice indicates that information used to populate the local STORET copy is gathered by park staff and also produced by contractors and partner organizations.
Why is consolidating datasets into a structured database important?
By consolidating disparate datasets into a structured database, the project aims to make park water quality information easier to find, use, compare, and apply for future monitoring and decision-making.
What are Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Reports?
These are reports produced using the compiled STORET data. They are made available for public use and serve as a starting point for designing and implementing long-term water quality monitoring programs within each Park Vital Signs network.
Are the baseline reports available to the public?
Yes. The notice states that Baseline Water Quality Data Inventory and Analysis Reports are made available for public use.
How are the baseline reports used by Park Vital Signs networks?
The baseline reports are described as a starting point for designing and implementing long-term water quality monitoring programs within each network. They help identify what data already exists, what it indicates about current conditions, and where major gaps or inconsistencies exist.
What types of issues can baseline reports reveal?
According to the notice, baseline reports can reveal major gaps or inconsistencies that limit the ability to track trends over time, along with what existing data suggests about current conditions.
Does this work have value outside the National Park System?
Yes. The notice explains that baseline inventories and analyses can support state water quality obligations under the Clean Water Act.
How can the project support state Clean Water Act requirements?
The notice specifically mentions supporting statewide 305(b) assessment reports (overall water quality conditions) and 303(d) impairment lists (waters not meeting standards and needing restoration planning). Improving availability and organization of park and surrounding watershed data can help states strengthen assessments and potentially incorporate NPS-derived monitoring information where appropriate.
What are 305(b) and 303(d) in the context provided?
The notice describes 305(b) as statewide assessment reports that describe overall water quality conditions, and 303(d) as impairment lists identifying waters not meeting standards and needing restoration planning.
What happens if baseline reports show a lack of sufficient data for important waterbodies?
The notice indicates that when important waterbodies lack sufficient data to understand conditions or risks, the NPS has contracted for short-term "Level I" baseline monitoring to fill those data gaps.
What is "Level I" baseline monitoring as described in the notice?
It is described as short-term baseline monitoring that is contracted to fill data gaps where baseline inventories and analyses reveal insufficient data for important waterbodies.
How does the database and reporting work relate to field sampling?
The notice ties database and reporting efforts to on-the-ground sampling by explaining that short-term baseline monitoring may be contracted to ensure high-priority waters have at least a minimal, credible baseline dataset to inform longer-term monitoring strategies.
What type of funding opportunity is this?
Administratively, it was posted as a discretionary funding opportunity and structured as a cooperative agreement.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding listed is $224,000.
What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling was also listed as $224,000.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
When was the opportunity posted?
The opportunity was posted on August 12, 2010.
What was the closing date?
The original and current closing date listed was August 19, 2010.
Was this opportunity archived?
Yes. The notice indicates it was archived on September 18, 2010.
Who can be contacted for access issues related to the opportunity?
The notice lists a contract specialist contact for access issues: Kortni Selinger, phone 303-987-6734, email kortniselinger@contractor.nps.gov.
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