Opportunity Information: Apply for P11AT31594
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- The National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Patterns of deposition of heavy metal enriched dust along the Red Dog haul road and the effects on non vascular plant communities" 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 Sep 21, 2011 and posted on Sep 21, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 6, 2011. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $24,060.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $24,060.00 in funding.
- 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 is a notice of Intent to award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). Applications will not be accepted from any cooperators other than UAF.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Patterns of deposition of heavy metal enriched dust along the Red Dog haul road and the effects on non vascular plant communities" is a National Park Service (NPS) discretionary environmental funding notice structured as a cooperative agreement. The project is focused on understanding how heavy metal-laden dust is deposited along the Red Dog haul road and how that deposition influences non-vascular plant communities, such as mosses and lichens. These organisms are often used in ecological monitoring because they can be highly sensitive to airborne contaminants and can reflect local deposition patterns over time, making them especially relevant for assessing environmental impacts in northern ecosystems.
This award was designed specifically as a collaborative effort between the NPS and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF), with each party bringing essential expertise needed to complete the work to a rigorous scientific standard. The NPS role is to provide ecological knowledge and field-based expertise related to non-vascular plants, including how to interpret biological responses and community-level changes that may be associated with contaminant exposure. UAFs role is to contribute technical strength in spatial modeling and statistical analysis, which would be necessary to map deposition patterns, analyze gradients of contamination along the road corridor, and link measured heavy metal deposition to observed changes in non-vascular plant communities. The notice emphasizes that this is not a simple pass-through award; it requires both institutions to jointly develop the analytical models and written products, with substantial ongoing communication, iterative review, and shared editing responsibilities.
Administratively, the opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P11AT31594) was posted on September 21, 2011, and closed on October 6, 2011, with an archive date of November 5, 2011. Only one award was expected, and the total funding amount was fixed at 24,060 dollars, with the award floor and ceiling both set at 24,060 dollars, meaning the project budget was predetermined rather than competitive across a range. No cost sharing or matching funds were required. The funding is associated with CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System, which aligns with the cooperative research nature of the work and the NPS mission to support scientific studies that inform stewardship of park resources.
Eligibility for this opportunity was limited by design. It was explicitly issued as a Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and applications were not accepted from any other institution or partner. In other words, it was not an open competition; it functioned as a formal announcement documenting NPS intent to fund UAF as the sole recipient because the project required a specific combination of capabilities and collaboration between the two organizations.
The practical outcome of this cooperative agreement would likely include integrated spatial and statistical models of heavy metal enriched dust deposition along the haul road, paired with ecological assessment of how non-vascular plant communities respond across varying levels of exposure. Because both the modeling of contamination patterns and the biological interpretation of plant community effects are complex and interdependent, the agreement highlights shared responsibility for developing the models and producing the final documentation. For access or questions related to the announcement, the listed contact was Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist, at 907-644-3303.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Patterns of deposition of heavy metal enriched dust along the Red Dog haul road and the effects on non vascular plant communities."
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by the National Park Service (NPS) as a discretionary environmental funding notice.
What type of award is this?
This funding notice is structured as a cooperative agreement, emphasizing active collaboration between NPS and the recipient rather than a pass-through grant.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The project focuses on understanding how heavy metal-laden dust is deposited along the Red Dog haul road and how that deposition influences non-vascular plant communities.
What are "non-vascular plants" in the context of this project?
Non-vascular plant communities referenced here include organisms such as mosses and lichens.
Why are mosses and lichens important for this study?
Mosses and lichens are often used in ecological monitoring because they can be highly sensitive to airborne contaminants and can reflect local deposition patterns over time. This makes them especially relevant for assessing environmental impacts in northern ecosystems.
What is being measured or analyzed along the Red Dog haul road?
The work is aimed at characterizing patterns (including gradients) of heavy metal enriched dust deposition along the road corridor and connecting those deposition patterns to observed changes in non-vascular plant communities.
What are the expected technical outputs of the project?
The notice indicates the cooperative effort would likely produce integrated spatial and statistical models of heavy metal enriched dust deposition, paired with an ecological assessment of non-vascular plant community responses across different exposure levels.
What roles do NPS and the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) play?
NPS provides ecological knowledge and field-based expertise related to non-vascular plants, including interpreting biological responses and community-level changes that may be associated with contaminant exposure. UAF contributes technical strength in spatial modeling and statistical analysis needed to map deposition patterns, analyze contamination gradients, and link measured deposition to plant community effects.
Is this award intended to be a pass-through funding arrangement?
No. The notice emphasizes it is not a simple pass-through award. It requires NPS and UAF to jointly develop analytical models and written products with substantial ongoing communication, iterative review, and shared editing responsibilities.
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P11AT31594.
What CFDA program is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System.
How much funding is available under this notice?
The total funding amount is $24,060.
Is the award amount a range, or is it fixed?
It is fixed. The award floor and ceiling are both $24,060, meaning the project budget was predetermined rather than competitive across a range.
How many awards were expected to be made?
Only one award was expected.
Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states that no cost sharing or matching funds were required.
Who was eligible to apply for this funding opportunity?
Eligibility was limited by design. The opportunity was explicitly issued as a Notice of Intent to Award to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
Could other institutions or partners submit applications?
No. Applications were not accepted from any other institution or partner because it was not an open competition.
Why was this not an open competition?
The notice describes the award as designed specifically as a collaborative effort between NPS and UAF, with each bringing essential expertise needed to complete the work to a rigorous scientific standard.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted on September 21, 2011, and closed on October 6, 2011.
What is the archive date for the notice?
The archive date is November 5, 2011.
Who is the point of contact for questions about the announcement?
The listed contact is Erica Cordeiro, Contract Specialist.
How can the contact be reached?
Erica Cordeiro can be reached at 907-644-3303.
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