Opportunity Information: Apply for P13AS00177
Apply for P13AS00177
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Field Ecology and Technical Support for Long Term Monitoring in National Parks of the Southern Colorado Plateau 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 Aug 2, 2013 and posted on Aug 2, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 12, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $141,500.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $141,500.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
This grant opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award, meaning it is not an open call for proposals and is not asking the public to apply. Instead, it serves as a formal public notice that NPS planned to fund a specific set of project activities without full and open competition. The work sits within the Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Vital Signs monitoring program, which is designed to track the condition of key ecosystem indicators over time so park managers can understand current status and long-term trends across targeted national park ecosystems.
The core purpose of the award is to support a collaboration between SCPN and Northern Arizona University (NAU) under the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). Through this CESU partnership model, federal agencies and non-federal partners such as universities, tribes, and state agencies work together on technical assistance, research, education, and training tied to natural and cultural resource management. In this case, the project focuses on long-term monitoring of upland ecosystems, riparian and aquatic systems, and broader landscape-level indicators. A major emphasis is turning monitoring into usable information by communicating results to park managers, partner organizations, and the general public. The monitoring outputs are intended to help describe regional ecological integrity and improve scientific understanding of park resource conditions, including conditions that can act as reference benchmarks for evaluating more heavily impacted public lands.
The project deliverables and work scope are grouped into a few main objectives. First, it implements long-term field monitoring for water resources and for upland ecosystems, meaning the collaboration supports on-the-ground ecology and data collection in parks within the SCPN region. Second, it advances the network’s data management capacity, including building or improving the data management system and providing GIS support so that monitoring data can be stored, managed, analyzed, mapped, and shared in consistent ways over many years. Third, it supports the production of written and public-facing products, including reports, articles, and other publications that explain both the monitoring program’s purpose and the inventory and monitoring results. Results and communication products are expected to be made publicly accessible through SCPN’s online presence and through the Learning Center of the American Southwest website.
Roles are split between the recipient partner and NPS in a way that reflects a cooperative agreement with substantial federal involvement. On the recipient side (the announcement lists “CSU” in the recipient involvement section while also describing the collaboration as SCPN and NAU), the work includes conducting water resources monitoring, integrated upland monitoring, and providing data management and GIS support. The recipient is also responsible for technical writing and editing of SCPN project reports, producing science communication materials for the SCPN and Learning Center of the American Southwest websites, managing the Learning Center website, and handling project oversight and administration connected to the SCPN-NAU effort. On the NPS side, substantial involvement is anticipated: NPS coordinates the overall project, sets priorities and schedules, supplies relevant reports and existing data from SCPN and park files, reviews project products in a timely way and provides feedback, supplies field and office equipment needed for monitoring, and collaborates closely with NAU to meet the project objectives. This structure signals that the federal agency is not just providing funds but is actively engaged in planning, support, and review.
The award was justified as a non-competitive action based on continuation and unique qualifications. It was issued as a task agreement (P13AC01043) under the Colorado Plateau CESU cooperative agreement (H2370094001). The total estimated funding was $141,500, with an award ceiling of $141,500 and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The period of performance was from the date of award through March 31, 2015. The opportunity was categorized as a discretionary cooperative agreement in the natural resources activity area, with an expectation of a single award. Eligibility listed public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with the CESU university-partner model.
Legally, the announcement cites authorities that allow the Department of the Interior and NPS to enter into cooperative agreements with educational institutions for coordinated research and training related to National Park System resources, and to establish cooperative study units that conduct multidisciplinary research and develop integrated information products. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as a targeted, pre-identified cooperative monitoring and science communication effort meant to sustain long-term ecological tracking in Southern Colorado Plateau national parks, strengthen data systems and GIS capacity, and ensure results are translated into accessible products for decision-makers and the public.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this an open grant that the public can apply for?
No. This is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award, which means it is not an open call for proposals and it is not requesting applications from the public. It serves as a public notice that NPS planned to fund specific activities without full and open competition.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The opportunity is described as a discretionary cooperative agreement. The roles and responsibilities also indicate substantial federal involvement, which is consistent with a cooperative agreement structure (NPS is actively engaged in planning, support, and review, not only providing funds).
Who is the collaboration between?
The project supports a collaboration between the Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) and Northern Arizona University (NAU) under the Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) partnership model.
What is the Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN) Vital Signs monitoring program?
SCPN Vital Signs monitoring is designed to track the condition of key ecosystem indicators over time so park managers can understand current status and long-term trends across targeted national park ecosystems in the network’s region.
What is the main purpose of this award?
The core purpose is to support long-term monitoring and related information products within SCPN, with an emphasis on turning monitoring results into usable information by communicating findings to park managers, partner organizations, and the general public.
What ecosystems and resources are being monitored?
The project focuses on long-term monitoring of upland ecosystems, riparian and aquatic systems, and broader landscape-level indicators.
Why is communication and public access to results emphasized?
A major emphasis is translating monitoring into usable information by communicating results. The monitoring outputs are intended to help describe regional ecological integrity and improve scientific understanding of park resource conditions, including conditions that can serve as reference benchmarks for evaluating more heavily impacted public lands.
What are the main objectives or deliverable areas?
The work scope is grouped into several main objectives: (1) implementing long-term field monitoring for water resources and upland ecosystems; (2) advancing SCPN data management capacity, including data systems and GIS support; and (3) producing written and public-facing products such as reports, articles, and other publications explaining the program and results.
What kinds of field work are included?
The collaboration supports on-the-ground ecology and data collection, including long-term field monitoring for water resources and integrated upland monitoring in parks within the SCPN region.
What data and technology support are included in the project?
The project includes building or improving the data management system and providing GIS support so that monitoring data can be stored, managed, analyzed, mapped, and shared consistently over many years.
What written or public-facing products are expected?
Expected products include reports, articles, and other publications that explain the monitoring program’s purpose and inventory and monitoring results, along with other science communication materials intended for park managers and the public.
Where will results and communication products be made available?
Results and communication products are expected to be publicly accessible through SCPN’s online presence and through the Learning Center of the American Southwest website.
What responsibilities are assigned to the recipient partner?
The recipient-side work includes conducting water resources monitoring and integrated upland monitoring; providing data management and GIS support; technical writing and editing of SCPN project reports; producing science communication materials for SCPN and the Learning Center of the American Southwest websites; managing the Learning Center website; and handling project oversight and administration connected to the SCPN-NAU effort.
What responsibilities are assigned to NPS?
NPS is expected to have substantial involvement, including coordinating the overall project, setting priorities and schedules, supplying relevant reports and existing data from SCPN and park files, reviewing project products and providing feedback, supplying field and office equipment needed for monitoring, and collaborating closely with NAU to meet objectives.
Why is the award described as non-competitive?
The award was justified as a non-competitive action based on continuation and unique qualifications. It is presented as a planned funding action without full and open competition.
What agreement or task identifier is referenced?
The announcement references a task agreement identified as P13AC01043 under the Colorado Plateau CESU cooperative agreement H2370094001.
How much funding is associated with this award?
The total estimated funding is $141,500, and the award ceiling is also $141,500.
Is there a cost share or matching requirement?
No. The information provided states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards are expected?
A single award is expected.
What is the period of performance?
The period of performance is from the date of award through March 31, 2015.
What is the activity area and general category of this opportunity?
The opportunity is categorized in the natural resources activity area and is described as a discretionary cooperative agreement.
Who is eligible, according to the listing?
Eligibility is listed as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, which aligns with the CESU university-partner model described.
What is the CESU partnership model in this context?
Under the CESU model, federal agencies and non-federal partners (such as universities, tribes, and state agencies) work together on technical assistance, research, education, and training tied to natural and cultural resource management. This award is framed as operating under that partnership approach.
What legal or policy basis is cited for this cooperative work?
The announcement cites legal authorities that allow the Department of the Interior and NPS to enter into cooperative agreements with educational institutions for coordinated research and training related to National Park System resources, and to establish cooperative study units that conduct multidisciplinary research and develop integrated information products.
What is the intended value of the monitoring results for park management?
The monitoring is intended to help managers understand current conditions and long-term trends, describe regional ecological integrity, improve scientific understanding of park resource conditions, and provide reference benchmarks useful for evaluating conditions on more heavily impacted public lands.
What makes this award different from a typical competitive grant opportunity?
It is a notice of intent to award rather than a solicitation, it anticipates a single award, it is justified as non-competitive based on continuation and unique qualifications, and it is structured as a cooperative agreement with substantial NPS involvement (coordination, priority-setting, equipment support, and review).
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