Survey and Impacts of Slurry Pipeline, Year 3 | Apply Online

Opportunity Summary:

Survey and Impacts of Slurry Pipeline, Year 3 is a National Park Service (NPS) continuation grant opportunity structured as a cooperative agreement under the Natural Resources funding activity area. The project is essentially a third-year extension of an ongoing effort focused on understanding, measuring, and documenting the physical and ecological effects of moving sand through a slurry pipeline system. In practical terms, it is designed to keep a multi-season monitoring program going long enough to capture meaningful changes over time, rather than relying on a single short sampling window that might miss seasonal or delayed impacts.

The work described has two main technical goals. First, it calls for measuring how much sand is being gained at a site referred to as Gunnison and how much sand is being lost at an area referred to as the Critical Zone. Those measurements are meant to quantify the magnitude of sediment change (gains versus losses) so project managers can determine the appropriate "dimension" of sand to be transported via the pipeline. In other words, the monitoring is intended to produce defensible numbers that can guide how much sand needs to be moved to offset observed losses or to achieve a desired condition at the target site. Second, it requires establishing baseline habitat quality and then tracking how habitat quality changes and potentially recovers (returns toward initial conditions) after sand transfers occur. That implies the study is not only about sediment volumes and geomorphology, but also about ecological condition and how it responds to intervention.

Because this is labeled Year 3 and explicitly described as a continuation, the emphasis is on extending monitoring over additional seasons and adding or refining certain measurements tied to pipeline operation testing. The announcement highlights two specific categories of field measurements to be developed or continued: topography and macrofauna. Topographic measurements suggest repeated surveys of landform or bed elevation changes so investigators can detect where sand is accumulating or eroding and how the landscape is reshaping after transfers. Macrofauna measurements indicate biological monitoring of larger, visible organisms (often benthic invertebrates or other relatively large fauna depending on the habitat) to evaluate ecological response, including potential disturbance during operation and longer-term recovery trends.

Administratively, the opportunity is identified as Funding Opportunity Number NPS 11 NERO 0062, posted July 14, 2011, with a very short application window closing July 19, 2011, and an archive date of July 20, 2011. The funding is fixed at an estimated total of $49,989, with the award ceiling and floor both set at $49,989, indicating the agency expected to make exactly one award at a predetermined amount rather than selecting among multiple budget levels. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means the recipient is not required to contribute non-federal funds as a condition of the award.

Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, meaning the competition was effectively aimed at state universities and similar public academic institutions capable of conducting field-based natural resource monitoring and analysis in cooperation with NPS. The CFDA listing provided (15.945, Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System) reinforces that this is research and monitoring conducted in partnership with NPS rather than a stand-alone grant with minimal federal involvement, which is consistent with a cooperative agreement structure where substantial agency collaboration is common.

For access or administrative issues, the listed point of contact is Peggy Wall, Administrative Officer, reachable by phone at 410-260-2473. The notice also includes a brief reference to Rutgers University and "Slurry," suggesting an institutional connection or prior involvement consistent with the continuation nature of the project, although the announcement itself does not spell out the full history in the excerpt provided.

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