ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESEARCH SUPPORT RELATED TO QUAGGA MUSSELS IN LAKES MEAD MOHAVE | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The National Park Service (NPS) funding opportunity titled "ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING RESEARCH SUPPORT RELATED TO QUAGGA MUSSELS IN LAKES MEAD MOHAVE" (Funding Opportunity Number R8360100110) is a discretionary, science-and-technology focused grant intended to support short-term research and monitoring work connected to quagga mussels in the Lake Mead and Lake Mohave area. The announcement makes a point of emphasizing that the money set aside for this effort is reserved as a one-time, short-term support action, meaning applicants should treat this as a limited, non-recurring funding window rather than the start of an ongoing annual program.

The opportunity was posted and created on March 17, 2010, with an application deadline of April 20, 2010 (the original and current closing dates are the same). The estimated total funding available under the announcement is $300,000, and the award ceiling is also listed as $300,000. The announcement anticipates making up to five awards, which suggests NPS intended to distribute the funding across multiple projects or partners rather than fund a single large effort, although the exact split would depend on proposal budgets and program needs. No cost sharing or matching funds are required, so applicants were not expected to bring a mandatory financial contribution to be eligible or competitive under the stated terms.

Eligible applicants include private institutions of higher education, public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (excluding universities when they are applying specifically as higher education institutions, since those are already covered under the eligible categories). In practical terms, this points to a research-oriented applicant pool, such as universities, university-affiliated labs, and conservation or environmental nonprofits with scientific capacity. The funding instrument type is listed as "Other," which can indicate a grant-like support mechanism that does not fit neatly into a standard grant/cooperative agreement label in the posted summary, but the core purpose remains research and monitoring support.

The program is categorized under "Science and Technology and other Research and Development," and it is associated with CFDA number 15.915 (listed in the source as "Technical Preservation Services"). Even if that CFDA label reads a bit unexpected for aquatic invasive species work, the key takeaway from the announcement text is that NPS is backing environmental monitoring and research support specifically related to quagga mussels affecting Lakes Mead and Mohave. These lakes are major water bodies in the Southwest with significant recreation, infrastructure, and ecological importance, and quagga mussels are widely known for their capacity to alter ecosystems and create operational problems by fouling water intake systems and other submerged infrastructure. The stated focus on "environmental monitoring" implies activities such as field sampling, tracking mussel presence and spread, measuring ecological or water-quality impacts, and producing data that can guide management decisions in and around these NPS-managed areas.

For applicants or interested parties who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the provided point of contact is Barbara Eschels, Supervisory Contract Specialist, reachable by phone at 702-293-8909 or by email at barbaraemail@nps.gov. This contact information indicates that administrative and access questions were intended to be handled directly through NPS contracting/grants support staff.

Overall, this opportunity is best understood as a time-limited infusion of NPS funding meant to quickly bolster research and monitoring capacity tied to quagga mussel issues in Lakes Mead and Mohave, with moderate total funding, multiple expected awards, and eligibility aimed at organizations capable of producing credible scientific data and monitoring results without requiring matching funds.

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