Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIP16AC00421
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- The DOI-NPS in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "National Park Service: Successional changes in arthropod assemblages during watershed restoration and fire management" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 01, 2016 and posted on Apr 01, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 10, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- 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).
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service opportunity titled "Successional changes in arthropod assemblages during watershed restoration and fire management" is a discretionary funding notice issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS). The work is framed as natural resources research focused on how arthropod communities (for example, insects and related invertebrates) change over time as ecosystems recover and transition following watershed restoration actions and fire management activities. In practice, this kind of project typically supports NPS land management by tracking ecological succession, documenting biodiversity responses to management treatments, and improving understanding of how restoration and fire influence food webs and ecosystem function, using arthropods as sensitive indicators of environmental change.
This notice is specifically a Notice of Intent (NOI) to make an award through the National Park Service Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). Rather than an open, competitive solicitation, it signals that the NPS plans to issue a task agreement under an existing CESU cooperative framework. The announcement states that the award will be noncompetitive, citing Department of the Interior policy (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C) as the basis for making a direct award. In other words, applicants are not being invited to compete broadly; instead, the NPS is indicating its intent to fund a particular CESU partner or otherwise eligible entity under the CESU mechanism, with full details expected to be provided in the attachment referenced in the posting.
The funding instrument for the project is a Cooperative Agreement. Compared with a standard grant, a cooperative agreement generally implies that the federal agency anticipates substantial involvement in the project, such as collaboration on study design, field implementation, data management, interpretation, or integration of results into management decisions. The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 15.945, and the agency name is DOI-NPS. The opportunity number is NPS NOIP16AC00421.
Key administrative details in the posting indicate it was created and posted on April 1, 2016, with an original and current closing date of April 10, 2016. The listing anticipates a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1). The AwardCeiling is shown as 0, which commonly means the ceiling was not specified in the summary fields and that the actual funding level would be described in the full attached announcement or in the subsequent task agreement documentation.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the note that additional clarification would be provided in the related eligibility text field or the attached announcement. Given that the action is tied to the Colorado Plateau CESU and is noncompetitive, eligibility in practical terms is typically limited to organizations that are part of, or can participate through, the CESU network and meet the conditions of the specific task agreement. The central takeaway is that this is not a general call for proposals; it is an intent notice for a targeted cooperative research effort supporting NPS watershed restoration and fire management objectives through the study of successional patterns in arthropod assemblages.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this National Park Service funding opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Successional changes in arthropod assemblages during watershed restoration and fire management."
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The offering agency is the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (DOI-NPS).
What type of notice is this?
This posting is a Notice of Intent (NOI) to make an award, rather than an open solicitation.
Is this a competitive grant opportunity?
No. The announcement indicates the award will be noncompetitive. It cites Department of the Interior policy (505 Departmental Manual 2.12C) as the basis for making a direct award.
What funding mechanism will be used?
The funding instrument is a Cooperative Agreement.
What does it mean that the instrument is a Cooperative Agreement?
In general, a cooperative agreement indicates the federal agency expects substantial involvement in the project. Based on the posting, that can include collaboration related to study design, field implementation, data management, interpretation, and/or using results to inform National Park Service management decisions.
What is the research focus of the project?
The work is framed as natural resources research focused on how arthropod communities (such as insects and related invertebrates) change over time as ecosystems recover and transition after watershed restoration actions and fire management activities.
Why are arthropods a focus for this kind of work?
The posting describes arthropods as sensitive indicators of environmental change and suggests they can be used to track ecological succession, document biodiversity responses to management treatments, and improve understanding of how restoration and fire influence food webs and ecosystem function.
How is this opportunity connected to the CESU program?
The notice is specifically an NOI to make an award through the National Park Service Colorado Plateau Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), with the expectation that the award would be issued as a task agreement under the existing CESU cooperative framework.
Does the posting invite the public to submit proposals?
No. The information provided indicates this is not a general call for proposals; it is an intent notice for a targeted award under the CESU mechanism.
Where would the full project details be found?
The posting indicates that full details are expected to be provided in the attachment referenced in the announcement and/or in subsequent task agreement documentation.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is NPS NOIP16AC00421.
What CFDA number is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under CFDA number 15.945.
When was the opportunity posted?
The posting indicates it was created and posted on April 1, 2016.
What is the closing date?
The original and current closing date listed is April 10, 2016.
How many awards does the posting expect to make?
The listing anticipates a single award (ExpectedAwards: 1).
Is a maximum award amount listed?
The AwardCeiling is shown as 0. In this context, that commonly means the ceiling was not specified in the summary fields and that the actual funding level would be described in the full attached announcement or in the task agreement.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with a note that additional clarification would be provided in the related eligibility text field or the attached announcement. Because the notice is tied to the Colorado Plateau CESU and is noncompetitive, the practical eligibility is typically limited to organizations that are part of, or can participate through, the CESU network and meet the conditions of the specific task agreement.
What management activities is this research meant to support?
Based on the description provided, the work is meant to support NPS land management connected to watershed restoration and fire management by tracking successional change and biodiversity responses over time.
What is the main takeaway about this posting?
The central takeaway is that this is an intent notice for a targeted cooperative research effort (not a broad, competitive call), focused on successional patterns in arthropod assemblages in the context of watershed restoration and fire management.
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