Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 13 NERO 0075
Apply for NPS 13 NERO 0075
- The National Park Service in the other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay" 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 Jul 15, 2013 and posted on Jul 15, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 19, 2013 This is not a request for application this is just an anouncement that The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College has received an award for their work in response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $32,428.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $32,428.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
- This is not a request for application this is just an anouncement that The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College has received an award for their work in response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant notice titled "Response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay" is a National Park Service (NPS) cooperative agreement announcement stating that an award has already been made to The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College. It is not a call for proposals and not an open request for applications. The purpose of the funded work is to evaluate how benthic infauna communities (small animals living within marsh sediments) respond to salt marsh restoration actions in Jamaica Bay, using a combination of previously collected monitoring data and newly collected field data.
The project is built around marsh monitoring conducted by the National Park Service over multiple years. The cooperator will address research questions by analyzing existing data and archived benthic core samples from the NPS marsh monitoring program covering 2005 through 2012, and by incorporating additional data collected through the ongoing monitoring program in 2013 and 2014. A key emphasis of the work is consistency and comparability across years, so the cooperator is expected to use existing NPS field and laboratory protocols whenever feasible. This allows trends before and after restoration, and differences among marsh sites, to be evaluated using standardized methods rather than mixing incompatible sampling approaches.
Field and lab measurements focus on both biological community metrics and the physical and chemical conditions that influence those communities. The cooperator will collect sediment grain size data expressed as the percent sand, silt, and clay, using either the pipette or hydrometer method as described in standard soil and sediment texts (referenced as Pansu 2006). They will also measure marsh surface elevation at sampling locations using a Trimble RTK (real-time kinematic) surveying system, quantify percent organic matter by loss on ignition at 500 C, and measure aboveground and belowground plant biomass following NPS protocols. Alongside these environmental variables, the cooperator will collect benthic core samples using the same NPS methods, and then calculate basic community descriptors from all cores, including species richness, total abundance, and community composition. These calculations will be applied both to the archived 2005 to 2012 cores and to the newer 2013 to 2014 samples, creating a multi-year dataset suitable for restoration effectiveness assessment.
The study design includes comparisons across marsh conditions and restoration status. Post-restoration infauna communities at two restored marshes, Elders East and Elders West, will be compared with two contrasting benchmarks: an unrestored healthy reference marsh (JoCo) and a degraded marsh (Big Egg). The work also includes a direct before-and-after comparison at the restored sites, evaluating how infauna communities at Elders East and Elders West differ between pre-restoration and post-restoration periods. To support these comparisons, the cooperator will use both univariate and multivariate statistical approaches (cited to Moseman et al. 2004) to test for spatial and temporal differences in infaunal communities and to examine how those differences relate to time since restoration and to the measured abiotic factors (grain size, elevation, organic matter, and biomass).
Administratively, the announcement is listed under Funding Opportunity Number NPS 13 NERO 0075 and CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System). The instrument type is a cooperative agreement, with one expected award and no cost sharing or matching requirement. The total award amount is stated as 32,428, with the award floor and ceiling both set to 32,428, indicating a single fixed funding level for the already-selected recipient. The posted and creation date is July 15, 2013, with an original and current closing date of July 19, 2013, and an archive date of July 20, 2013. Eligible applicants are described as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but the repeated eligibility language in the notice makes clear that, in practice, this posting functions only as an award announcement rather than a competitive solicitation. The agency is the National Park Service, and the listed contact is Keith Zotti, Partnership Program Specialist, reachable by phone at 215-597-9153.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this an open grant solicitation or a call for proposals?
No. The notice is a cooperative agreement announcement where an award has already been made. It is not an open request for applications and it is not a competitive call for proposals.
Has the award already been made? If so, to whom?
Yes. The award has already been made to The Research Foundation of CUNY on behalf of Brooklyn College.
What is the official title of the grant notice?
The notice is titled "Response of Benthic Infauna to Marsh Restoration in Jamaica Bay."
Which agency is associated with this opportunity?
The agency is the National Park Service (NPS).
What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is NPS 13 NERO 0075.
What CFDA program is referenced in the announcement?
The notice references CFDA 15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System.
What type of funding instrument is used?
The instrument type is a cooperative agreement.
How much is the total award amount?
The total award amount is 32,428.
Is there a range of possible award amounts (floor/ceiling)?
The award floor and the award ceiling are both 32,428, indicating a single fixed funding level for the already-selected recipient.
How many awards were expected under this announcement?
One award was expected.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is stated.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
The posted/creation date is July 15, 2013. The original and current closing date is July 19, 2013. The archive date is July 20, 2013.
Who is listed as the contact for this announcement?
The listed contact is Keith Zotti, Partnership Program Specialist.
What contact phone number is provided?
The phone number provided is 215-597-9153.
Who is described as eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants are described as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. However, the notice language also makes clear this posting functions as an award announcement rather than a competitive solicitation.
What is the main purpose of the funded work?
The purpose is to evaluate how benthic infauna communities (small animals living within marsh sediments) respond to salt marsh restoration actions in Jamaica Bay.
What kinds of data will be used to answer the research questions?
The project combines previously collected NPS monitoring data and archived benthic core samples with newly collected field data from the ongoing monitoring program.
What time period does the existing NPS monitoring dataset cover?
The cooperator will analyze existing data and archived benthic core samples from 2005 through 2012, and incorporate additional monitoring data collected in 2013 and 2014.
Why is there an emphasis on using existing NPS protocols?
The work emphasizes consistency and comparability across years. Using existing NPS field and laboratory protocols (whenever feasible) supports standardized comparisons across sites and across pre-restoration versus post-restoration periods.
What environmental (abiotic) variables are being measured?
Measurements include sediment grain size (percent sand, silt, and clay), marsh surface elevation, percent organic matter, and plant biomass (aboveground and belowground) following NPS protocols.
How is sediment grain size determined in this project?
Sediment grain size is expressed as percent sand, silt, and clay, using either the pipette method or the hydrometer method as described in standard soil and sediment texts (referenced as Pansu 2006).
How is marsh surface elevation measured?
Marsh surface elevation at sampling locations is measured using a Trimble RTK (real-time kinematic) surveying system.
How is organic matter quantified?
Percent organic matter is quantified by loss on ignition at 500 C.
What biological samples are collected for the benthic infauna analysis?
Benthic core samples are collected using the same NPS methods, including the use of archived cores (2005-2012) and newer samples (2013-2014).
What community metrics are calculated from the benthic cores?
Basic community descriptors include species richness, total abundance, and community composition.
Which marsh sites are included, and how are they used for comparisons?
Two restored marshes (Elders East and Elders West) are compared to an unrestored healthy reference marsh (JoCo) and a degraded marsh (Big Egg). The study also includes before-and-after comparisons at the restored sites (Elders East and Elders West).
What kinds of statistical analyses are planned?
The cooperator will use both univariate and multivariate statistical approaches (cited to Moseman et al. 2004) to test spatial and temporal differences in infaunal communities and to examine relationships with time since restoration and measured abiotic factors.
What restoration-related questions does the study design support?
The design supports evaluating differences among marsh sites with different conditions (restored, reference, degraded) and assessing change over time at restored marshes by comparing pre-restoration and post-restoration infauna communities.
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