National Park Service The impacts of multi use pathways on black bears in Grand Teton National Park | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

The funding opportunity titled "National Park Service The impacts of multi use pathways on black bears in Grand Teton National Park" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIJ1465100319) is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary grant notice connected to natural resources research. The project focus, as stated in the title, is on understanding how multi-use pathways (trails used by more than one type of user, such as hikers, cyclists, and possibly other recreationists) affect black bears within Grand Teton National Park. In practical terms, this kind of work typically supports park management by documenting wildlife responses to recreation infrastructure and human activity, helping the park evaluate whether certain trail designs, locations, or use patterns influence bear movement, habitat use, stress, conflict risk, or other behavioral and ecological outcomes.

This notice is not a standard competitive grant solicitation. The announcement is explicitly described as a "notice of intent" to make a noncompetitive award, issued under DOI policy cited as 505 DM 2.12C. It will result in a task agreement under the National Park Service Rocky Mountain Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (Rocky Mountain CESU), which is a cooperative research partnership framework often used by federal agencies to collaborate with universities and other research institutions. The key implication for the public is that the NPS is not requesting proposals from multiple applicants and is not running an open competition; instead, it is documenting the intent to fund a specific partner through the CESU mechanism.

Eligibility is correspondingly narrow. Although the listing shows "Others (see text field...)" under eligible applicants, the eligibility information makes it clear that this is a single-source award to the University of Montana. The announcement even states directly that it is not a request for applications. That means other universities, nonprofits, or private entities should not expect an opportunity to apply under this particular notice, since the recipient is pre-identified and the award is being processed as noncompetitive.

The funding instrument type is a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project compared to a standard grant. Cooperative agreements are commonly used when the agency expects to participate in technical coordination, study design input, data-sharing arrangements, or ongoing collaboration during performance. The estimated total funding amount listed is $56,093. The award ceiling and floor are shown as $0 in the source fields, which generally indicates the listing is not structured as a typical open competition with a defined minimum and maximum award range, consistent with the noncompetitive, single-recipient nature of the action. The opportunity also states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.

The timeline in the notice reflects a short posting window because it is an administrative notice rather than a solicitation for proposals. It was posted and created on July 21, 2010, with an original and current closing date of July 26, 2010, and an archive date of August 25, 2010. The listing shows "Expected Awards: 0," which can appear odd at first glance, but in practice this kind of field value sometimes occurs in postings that serve mainly as a public notice for an intended award rather than a competition where the system expects to record one or more awards resulting from submitted applications.

For anyone needing access to the full announcement materials, the contact listed is Jenny Sommer, Agreements Specialist, reachable by phone at 303-969-2392. The notice specifically advises contacting this person if there is difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, which suggests that additional details about the task agreement scope, deliverables, or study methods may have been included in an attached announcement not reproduced in the summary fields.

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