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Opportunity Summary:

The grant opportunity titled "Current Conditions and Management for Delaware River Parks Fish and Fishing" (Funding Opportunity Number P16AS00522) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary funding notice issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, meaning the federal agency expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as collaborating on technical direction, coordination, or review of deliverables. The activity falls under the "Science and Technology and other Research and Development" category (CFDA 15.945), which signals that the work is intended to generate applied research and practical management support rather than purely educational programming or construction.

The stated purpose is to support research, technical assistance, and educational opportunities that benefit partner organizations and national parks, specifically within the National Capital Region and also potentially across the National Park Service system ("Servicewide"). In this case, the project focus is fish and fishing resources in the Delaware River parks, implying an emphasis on understanding current biological and recreational conditions and supporting park management decisions related to fisheries and angling. While the notice does not list specific tasks, a project with this title commonly involves compiling or updating baseline information on fish communities, assessing fishing use and pressures, identifying management needs or threats (such as habitat changes, invasive species, water quality issues, or regulatory challenges), and translating findings into actionable guidance for park staff and partners.

Eligibility, as described in the notice, is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. That aligns with the fact that this opportunity is tied to the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units (CESU) network, which is designed to connect federal land management agencies with universities and other partners to conduct research and provide technical capacity. The notice references a specific framework agreement, indicating that this task falls under the Chesapeake Watershed (CW) CESU Cooperative Agreement structure. It also clarifies that, unless otherwise specified, the standard terms and conditions of the broader CW CESU agreement apply to this particular task agreement.

In practical terms, this posting functions as a Notice of Intent rather than an open solicitation. The NPS explicitly states that no applications are being accepted because the task agreement is being awarded under an existing cooperative agreement (P16AC01389) that was already selected through a prior competitive process. As a result, this is not an opportunity that new applicants can compete for at the time of the announcement; it is essentially public documentation that the agency plans to issue (or has issued) a specific task under a pre-established award vehicle.

The funding details indicate an expected single award (Expected Awards: 1) with an award ceiling of $40,000. That budget level suggests a relatively targeted scope of work, such as a short-term assessment, a focused study, development of management recommendations, data synthesis, or partner-facing education and outreach products tied to fisheries management. The creation date of the notice is August 20, 2016, and the "closing date" is effectively not applicable because the notice is informational and not open for competition. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a small, applied research and technical assistance effort carried out through an existing CESU partnership mechanism to support NPS management of fish resources and recreational fishing in the Delaware River parks.

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