Plant Specimen Curation and Publication of Baseline Inventories for OCMU and CONG (CESU) | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

This grant opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number AJ2114090017, is a National Park Service discretionary funding announcement for a cooperative agreement focused on science and technology and other research and development activities. The project is titled "Plant Specimen Curation and Publication of Baseline Inventories for OCMU and CONG (CESU)," and it calls for professional expertise to carry out field studies, curate plant specimens, and produce publishable baseline plant inventories for two park units identified as OCMU and CONG. In practical terms, the work centers on collecting and documenting botanical information in the field, preparing and organizing physical plant specimens for long-term management, and turning the results into formal baseline inventory products that can be used by park staff and researchers as an authoritative reference.

The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which generally indicates that the National Park Service expects to have substantial involvement in the project as it is carried out, rather than simply issuing a grant with minimal interaction. The opportunity was posted on October 23, 2009, created on October 20, 2009, and had an original and current closing date of October 28, 2009, with the archive date listed as November 27, 2009. The short application window suggests it may have been targeted to a specific partner community or timed to align with a defined field season or project schedule.

The expected number of awards is one, with estimated total funding of $8,337. The award ceiling and floor are both $8,337, meaning the award amount was essentially fixed rather than a range. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, so applicants were not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of receiving the award. The CFDA number is listed as 00.000 (Not Elsewhere Classified), which typically signals that the funding did not map neatly onto a standard catalog program entry at the time of posting or was recorded in a generalized way.

Eligibility is limited to private institutions of higher education, consistent with projects that are often conducted through academic expertise, herbarium facilities, and trained personnel capable of specimen preparation and scholarly publication. The title also includes "CESU," indicating the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units network, which is a partnership framework used by federal agencies and universities to support research, technical assistance, and education related to ecosystem management. That context usually implies coordination with federal scientists or resource managers and an emphasis on products that directly support management needs, such as verified species lists, curated voucher specimens, and documented inventory methods.

For applicants or interested parties who had trouble accessing the full announcement electronically, the listed point of contact was Cheryl Richardson, Contract Specialist, reachable by phone at 404-507-5747 or by email at cherylrichardson@nps.gov.

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