Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOI GUIS 27605
Apply for NPS NOI GUIS 27605
- The National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Monitoring Seagrass Resources of the Gulf Islands National Seashore" 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 3, 2013 and posted on Aug 3, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 5, 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 $26,798.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- This funding announcement is not a request for applications. This is a single source award to Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service posted a Notice of Intent titled "Monitoring Seagrass Resources of the Gulf Islands National Seashore" to support the creation and implementation of a seagrass monitoring program at Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS). This opportunity is not a standard, open competition for proposals. Instead, it announces the agency's intent to make a single, non-competitive task agreement award under the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC51051), using the authority and procedures referenced in Department of the Interior guidance (505 DM 2.12C). In practical terms, the notice functions as a formal public statement that the work will be carried out through an established cooperative partnership mechanism rather than through a broadly competed grant solicitation.
The project itself focuses on building a structured, science-based monitoring framework for seagrass meadows within GUIS. Seagrasses are foundational coastal habitats that support fisheries, stabilize sediments, influence water clarity, and provide food and shelter for many marine species, so tracking their condition over time is a core resource-management need for coastal parks. The monitoring approach is explicitly tied to the hierarchical seagrass monitoring strategy described by Neckles et al. (2011). That framework is typically used to connect different levels of monitoring effort, from broad mapping of seagrass distribution down to more detailed measurements of seagrass health and the environmental drivers that shape it. The stated aim is to establish quantitative relationships between physical and biotic parameters and the resulting seagrass condition, distribution, persistence, and overall health. In other words, the program is meant to go beyond simply documenting where seagrass exists; it is designed to measure how seagrass is doing and to help explain why changes occur by tracking variables in the environment and in the biological community.
A notable feature of the effort is its intent to align methods with comparable work underway elsewhere, specifically an identical monitoring program being conducted by the University of Texas Marine Science Institute at the Upper Laguna Madre within Padre Island National Seashore. By sharing protocols across sites, the National Park Service is signaling that standardization and comparability are important outcomes. When monitoring methods are consistent across parks and regions, results can be compared more directly, trends can be interpreted with greater confidence, and best practices can be transferred between field teams. This kind of coordination can also make it easier to scale findings up to broader Gulf Coast management questions, such as how seagrass responds to storms, changes in water quality, temperature shifts, or other stressors.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, the notice lists the opportunity as a discretionary cooperative agreement within an environmental activity category, with one expected award and no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The estimated total funding amount is $26,798, and both the award ceiling and floor are listed as $0, which commonly appears in postings where the detailed budget structure is handled through the task agreement documents rather than expressed as a competed range in the synopsis. The CFDA listing provided is 15.945, identified as Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System, which is consistent with research and monitoring support for park resources.
The eligibility section makes clear that the announcement is not a request for applications and that it is intended as a single-source award to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. The posting dates also reflect the nature of an NOI rather than an open call: it was posted on August 3, 2013, with a closing date of August 5, 2013, and an archive date of September 4, 2013. Those short timeframes typically indicate a public notice period tied to a planned direct award rather than a window for proposal development by multiple applicants.
For additional details, the notice directs readers to the full announcement and provides a point of contact for access issues: Rose McClelland, Contracting Specialist, at 504-589-3882 or rosemcclelland@nps.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is this Notice of Intent (NOI) about?
The National Park Service (NPS) posted a Notice of Intent titled "Monitoring Seagrass Resources of the Gulf Islands National Seashore." The purpose is to support the creation and implementation of a structured seagrass monitoring program at Gulf Islands National Seashore (GUIS).
Is this an open grant competition where anyone can apply?
No. The notice is not a standard, open competition for proposals. It is a formal public statement of the agency's intent to make a single, non-competitive task agreement award through an existing cooperative partnership mechanism.
What funding mechanism is NPS using for this award?
NPS intends to make a single, non-competitive task agreement award under the Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Master Cooperative Agreement (P12AC51051), using the authority and procedures referenced in Department of the Interior guidance (505 DM 2.12C).
Who is the intended recipient of this award?
The eligibility section states that this is intended as a single-source award to the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
What is the project trying to accomplish?
The project focuses on building a science-based monitoring framework for seagrass meadows in GUIS. The monitoring is intended to track seagrass condition over time and to connect seagrass status with physical and biotic parameters that influence condition, distribution, persistence, and overall health.
Why is seagrass monitoring important for Gulf Islands National Seashore?
Seagrasses are described as foundational coastal habitats. They support fisheries, stabilize sediments, influence water clarity, and provide food and shelter for many marine species. Because of that role, tracking seagrass condition over time is a core resource-management need for coastal parks like GUIS.
What monitoring framework will be used?
The approach is explicitly tied to the hierarchical seagrass monitoring strategy described by Neckles et al. (2011). This type of framework typically links broad mapping of seagrass distribution with more detailed measurements of seagrass health and the environmental drivers that shape it.
Is the monitoring limited to mapping where seagrass exists?
No. The stated aim goes beyond documenting seagrass presence. The program is designed to measure how seagrass is doing and help explain why changes occur by tracking relevant environmental variables and biological community factors.
Is this monitoring program coordinated with work at other parks?
Yes. The effort is intended to align methods with an identical monitoring program being conducted by the University of Texas Marine Science Institute at the Upper Laguna Madre within Padre Island National Seashore.
Why does the notice emphasize standardization and comparability?
By sharing protocols across sites, results can be compared more directly, trends can be interpreted with greater confidence, and best practices can be transferred between field teams. The notice also indicates that coordination can help scale findings to broader Gulf Coast management questions (for example, responses to storms, water quality changes, temperature shifts, or other stressors).
What is the estimated funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount listed is $26,798.
Is there a cost-sharing or matching requirement?
No. The notice indicates there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
How many awards does NPS expect to make under this notice?
The notice lists one expected award.
Why are the award ceiling and floor both listed as $0?
The posting lists both the award ceiling and floor as $0. The notice explains that this commonly appears when the detailed budget structure is handled through the task agreement documents rather than expressed as a competed funding range in the synopsis.
How is this opportunity categorized (type and category)?
The notice lists the opportunity as a discretionary cooperative agreement within an environmental activity category.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA listing provided is 15.945, identified as "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System."
When was the notice posted, and what were the closing and archive dates?
The notice was posted on August 3, 2013. The closing date is August 5, 2013, and the archive date is September 4, 2013.
Why is the open period so short?
The short timeframe is consistent with a Notice of Intent tied to a planned direct (single-source) award, rather than a window for proposal development by multiple applicants.
Where can someone get additional details or help accessing the full announcement?
The notice directs readers to the full announcement and provides a point of contact for access issues: Rose McClelland, Contracting Specialist, at 504-589-3882 or rosemcclelland@nps.gov.
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