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- The National Park Service in the community development education information and statistics natural resources regional development science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Integrated Alpine Monitoring Among Parks Networks as Part of Global Researach Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA)" 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 Jul 30, 2014 and posted on Jul 30, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 13, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $46,800.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $46,800.00 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:
The Integrated Alpine Monitoring Among Parks Networks project is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding under the Global Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA), focused on long-term ecological monitoring of alpine summit environments in and around multiple national parks in the Rocky Mountains region. This announcement is not a call for proposals. Instead, it serves as public notice that NPS plans to make a non-competitive, single-source continuation award to Colorado State University (CSU) under an existing cooperative agreement framework tied to the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The total anticipated award is $46,800, with no cost share requirement, and the period of performance runs from the date of award through May 1, 2017. The listed principal investigator/program manager is Joe Stevens, and the NPS point of contact is June Zastrow.
At its core, the project continues and expands standardized GLORIA-style monitoring of alpine plant communities and related conditions on selected mountain summits. The work is designed to track status and trends in alpine ecosystems over time using consistent methods so that changes can be compared across parks and networks. The project includes establishing and monitoring a new GLORIA site in and near Bandelier National Monument (BAND), which was installed and monitored in 2015, and conducting a second round of monitoring at an existing GLORIA site in Yellowstone National Park (YELL) in 2016. Beyond the fieldwork itself, a key purpose is to strengthen coordination among national parks, NPS Inventory and Monitoring (IM) networks, and other alpine scientists and land managers so that alpine monitoring across the region becomes more integrated, efficient, and comparable.
A major expected outcome is a shared, cross-park strategy for long-term alpine monitoring that aligns participating parks and IM networks around common protocols, data practices, and reporting approaches. The announcement specifically highlights collaboration among parks such as Glacier (GLAC), Yellowstone (YELL), Rocky Mountain (ROMO), Great Sand Dunes (GRSA), and Bandelier (BAND), along with IM networks including the Rocky Mountain Network (ROMN), Greater Yellowstone Network (GRYN), and Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN). The intent is to move toward similar methods across sites, potentially shared field crews when feasible, and shared data management, analysis, and reporting so results can be rolled up to regional assessments and also contribute to the broader GLORIA database and community.
The recipient side of the cooperative effort is largely carried by CSU in partnership with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP). Their responsibilities include providing a qualified CNHP botanist with expertise in Rocky Mountain alpine flora and GLORIA field methods; leading the selection and establishment of an appropriate set of four GLORIA monitoring summits in and near BAND in coordination with BAND and SCPN staff; and leading full GLORIA monitoring events at BAND (summer 2015) and at YELL (summer 2016). They are also responsible for delivering data and metadata to NPS partners for inclusion in park and network databases as well as submission to the GLORIA database, and for producing formal written deliverables: an NPS Natural Resources Technical Report for BAND and a separate report for YELL, with NPS co-authors as appropriate. In addition, CSU/CNHP support planning and delivery of an alpine monitoring workshop intended to bring together parks, networks, and other alpine ecologists to compare methods, share lessons learned, identify recurring challenges, and improve consistency in analysis and reporting.
Because this is structured as a cooperative agreement, the NPS is expected to have substantial involvement rather than simply providing pass-through funding. NPS roles include providing financial assistance (noted under ROMN), helping CNHP secure needed permits for work in BAND and YELL (through SCPN and GRYN), and providing park- and site-specific safety and backcountry guidance, including risks unique to certain locations (for example, operating in grizzly bear country at Yellowstone). NPS also commits practical field support, such as recommendations on installing and monitoring GLORIA sites and supplying crew assistance for BAND and YELL monitoring events (ROMN), providing technicians for BAND work (SCPN) and for YELL work (GRYN), and offering on-the-ground guidance and assistance from the parks themselves (BAND and YELL). On the data and reporting side, ROMN is expected to coordinate with CSU/CNHP and network data managers to manage and upload information (including to the GLORIA database), and to help with data analysis and final report preparation. Network and park ecologists additionally provide scientific guidance to ensure results are interpreted appropriately and are peer reviewed and disseminated through scholarly journals and the NPS publication series.
The reason the award is not competed is explicitly stated as a “single source” continuation. Under Department of the Interior single-source policy, NPS cites the continuation criterion: the activities are a necessary extension of work already underway, and competing the work would likely disrupt continuity and successful completion of the long-term monitoring effort. Administratively, the award is issued as a task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00728) through the Rocky Mountains CESU, using a negotiated overhead rate of 17.5%. The funding is associated with CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CESU), and the legal authorities cited (including provisions in 16 USC) authorize NPS to enter cooperative agreements with educational institutions and partners to conduct coordinated research and training that supports management of national park resources.
In practical terms, this opportunity is best understood as targeted support for ongoing, standardized alpine monitoring work already embedded within NPS research and IM operations, rather than an open grant competition. The deliverables are concrete (field monitoring at specified parks in specified years, data products suitable for both NPS and GLORIA systems, and technical reports), but the larger value is strategic: building a coordinated regional approach to tracking how alpine ecosystems are changing over time, using comparable methods across multiple parks and monitoring networks.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the Integrated Alpine Monitoring Among Parks Networks project?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) funding action under the Global Research Initiative in Alpine Environments (GLORIA) focused on long-term ecological monitoring of alpine summit environments in and around multiple national parks in the Rocky Mountains region. The work continues and expands standardized GLORIA-style monitoring of alpine plant communities and related conditions so changes can be tracked over time using consistent methods.
2) Is this announcement a call for proposals or an open competition?
No. The notice explicitly states it is not a call for proposals. It is a public notice of intent to make a non-competitive, single-source continuation award.
3) Who is expected to receive the award?
The NPS plans to make a single-source continuation award to Colorado State University (CSU) under an existing cooperative agreement framework tied to the Rocky Mountains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU).
4) Why is the award not being competed?
NPS cites a single-source continuation rationale under Department of the Interior policy: the activities are a necessary extension of work already underway, and competing the work would likely disrupt continuity and successful completion of the long-term monitoring effort.
5) What is the anticipated funding amount?
The total anticipated award is $46,800.
6) Is a cost share or match required?
No. The notice states there is no cost share requirement.
7) What is the period of performance?
The period of performance runs from the date of award through May 1, 2017.
8) What monitoring work is included in the project?
The project continues and expands standardized GLORIA-style monitoring of alpine plant communities and related summit conditions. It includes establishing and monitoring a new GLORIA site in and near Bandelier National Monument (BAND), and conducting a second round of monitoring at an existing GLORIA site in Yellowstone National Park (YELL).
9) Which parks and networks are highlighted as collaborators?
The notice highlights collaboration among parks including Glacier (GLAC), Yellowstone (YELL), Rocky Mountain (ROMO), Great Sand Dunes (GRSA), and Bandelier (BAND). It also references NPS Inventory and Monitoring (IM) networks including the Rocky Mountain Network (ROMN), Greater Yellowstone Network (GRYN), and Southern Colorado Plateau Network (SCPN).
10) What are the key goals beyond the field data collection?
A central goal is stronger coordination among national parks, NPS IM networks, and other alpine scientists and land managers so alpine monitoring becomes more integrated, efficient, and comparable across the region. Another major expected outcome is a shared cross-park strategy for long-term alpine monitoring aligned around common protocols, data practices, and reporting approaches.
11) What is expected to come out of the collaboration in practical terms?
The intent is to move toward similar methods across sites, potentially shared field crews when feasible, and shared data management, analysis, and reporting. Results are expected to support regional assessments and contribute to the broader GLORIA database and community.
12) What specific sites and years of monitoring are described?
The notice describes a new GLORIA site in and near BAND that was installed and monitored in 2015, and a second round of monitoring at an existing GLORIA site in YELL in 2016.
13) What are CSU and partner responsibilities under this effort?
CSU, in partnership with the Colorado Natural Heritage Program (CNHP), is responsible for supplying a qualified CNHP botanist with expertise in Rocky Mountain alpine flora and GLORIA field methods; selecting and establishing four GLORIA monitoring summits in and near BAND in coordination with BAND and SCPN; leading full GLORIA monitoring events at BAND (summer 2015) and YELL (summer 2016); delivering data and metadata to NPS partners and submitting to the GLORIA database; producing formal written reports for BAND and YELL; and supporting an alpine monitoring workshop.
14) How many GLORIA monitoring summits are to be established for Bandelier (BAND)?
The recipient team is expected to lead selection and establishment of four GLORIA monitoring summits in and near BAND.
15) What data deliverables are expected?
CSU/CNHP is expected to deliver data and metadata to NPS partners for inclusion in park and network databases, and to submit the information to the GLORIA database.
16) What written reports are expected?
The notice calls for an NPS Natural Resources Technical Report for BAND and a separate report for YELL, with NPS co-authors as appropriate.
17) Is there a workshop component?
Yes. The project includes planning and delivery support for an alpine monitoring workshop intended to convene parks, networks, and other alpine ecologists to compare methods, share lessons learned, identify recurring challenges, and improve consistency in analysis and reporting.
18) What does it mean that this is a cooperative agreement?
It means NPS is expected to have substantial involvement rather than simply providing pass-through funding. The notice describes active NPS participation in permitting, safety guidance, field support, data management coordination, analysis, and report preparation.
19) What are the NPS roles related to permits and field safety?
NPS roles include helping CNHP secure needed permits for work in BAND and YELL (through SCPN and GRYN) and providing park- and site-specific safety and backcountry guidance, including risks unique to certain locations (such as operating in grizzly bear country at Yellowstone).
20) What NPS field support is described?
The notice describes NPS providing recommendations on installing and monitoring GLORIA sites, supplying crew assistance for BAND and YELL monitoring events (ROMN), providing technicians for BAND work (SCPN) and for YELL work (GRYN), and on-the-ground guidance and assistance from the parks themselves (BAND and YELL).
21) What NPS responsibilities are described for data management and reporting?
ROMN is expected to coordinate with CSU/CNHP and network data managers to manage and upload information (including to the GLORIA database) and to assist with data analysis and final report preparation. Network and park ecologists provide scientific guidance so results are interpreted appropriately and are peer reviewed and disseminated through scholarly journals and the NPS publication series.
22) What is the cooperative agreement and task agreement context referenced?
The award is described as being issued as a task agreement under an existing cooperative agreement (P14AC00728) through the Rocky Mountains CESU.
23) What overhead rate is referenced?
The notice states the task agreement uses a negotiated overhead rate of 17.5%.
24) What CFDA program is associated with this funding?
The funding is associated with CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CESU).
25) Who are the main contacts named in the notice?
The listed principal investigator/program manager is Joe Stevens. The NPS point of contact is June Zastrow.
26) How should this opportunity be understood by organizations looking for open grant opportunities?
Based on the notice, this is targeted support for ongoing, standardized alpine monitoring already embedded within NPS research and Inventory and Monitoring operations, rather than an open grant competition.
27) What is the larger value of the project besides the immediate deliverables?
Beyond field monitoring and reporting, the larger value is strategic: building a coordinated regional approach to tracking how alpine ecosystems are changing over time using comparable methods across multiple parks and monitoring networks.
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