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Opportunity Summary:

The National Park Service (NPS) released this discretionary funding opportunity, titled "Identify Bat Hibernacula in Preparation for Long Term Monitoring" (Funding Opportunity Number P13AS00018), to find a qualified partner to work with the agency on a focused bat conservation and research effort in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (SEKI) in California's Sierra Nevada. The core purpose is to locate bat hibernacula, meaning the caves, mines, rock features, or other sheltered sites where bats spend the winter in a state of hibernation. By identifying where these winter roosts are, the park can set up a long-term monitoring program and better understand bat distribution, winter habitat use, and potential vulnerability to emerging threats.

Rather than being a typical open competitive grant aimed broadly at the public, the announcement functions as a request for information on interest and qualifications from potential collaborators. NPS indicates it will use submitted responses to identify the most appropriate partner for a project that will ultimately be funded by NPS through a cooperative agreement. A cooperative agreement signals that NPS expects to be substantially involved in the work, such as helping shape study design, coordinating logistics on park lands, supporting data standards, or integrating results into park management decisions.

The opportunity is issued under the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Program, which is a network of partnerships designed to support research, technical assistance, and education for natural and cultural resource management. Because of that framework, eligibility is limited to organizations that are already participating partners in one of the specified CESU regions: Californian CESU, Pacific Northwest CESU, Great Basin CESU, Rocky Mountains CESU, Colorado Plateau CESU, or Desert Southwest CESU. The notice lists the applicant category generally as "Others" and clarifies that the key requirement is CESU partnership status within those named networks. There is no stated cost-sharing or matching requirement, so applicants are not required to provide non-federal match to be considered.

In terms of funding, NPS anticipated making one award, with an estimated total funding amount of $40,000. The posting did not specify an award ceiling or floor (both listed as 0), which typically means the agency did not define a hard minimum or maximum in the public summary, even though the total expected funding is provided. The activity category is "Natural Resources Science and Technology and other Research and Development," which fits work like field surveys, site identification, mapping, and development of monitoring approaches that can be repeated over time.

Key dates show the opportunity was posted and created on March 21, 2013, with an original and current closing date of April 10, 2013. Interested CESU partners would have needed to respond by that deadline with qualifications and relevant experience that demonstrate capability to conduct bat-focused field investigations in remote mountainous park environments, handle sensitive wildlife location data appropriately, and coordinate with NPS priorities for long-term monitoring.

For applicants needing the full announcement or assistance accessing it, the notice directs people to Grants.gov and provides a point of contact: Lilette Baltodano, Financial Agreements Officer, reachable at 415-623-2251 or lilettebaltodano@nps.gov.

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