Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS 11 NOIMACA 100102
Apply for NPS 11 NOIMACA 100102
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tourist Trail Treatment Options for Mammoth Cave National Park" 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 Aug 30, 2011 and posted on Aug 30, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 31, 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 $42,429.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $42,429.00 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The "Tourist Trail Treatment Options for Mammoth Cave National Park" opportunity is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding for a specific, pre-identified project partner rather than an open, competitive grant. In practical terms, it is a public transparency posting that the NPS planned to move forward with a single cooperative agreement action, and it explicitly states it was not a request for applications. The project was structured as a Task Agreement (P11AT50365 / R5536110125) issued under an existing Cooperative Agreement (H5000095041) with Western Kentucky University, which participates as a university partner within the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit network.
The central purpose of the project was applied research focused on Mammoth Cave National Park's cave tourist trails and how those trails might contribute to the spread of White-Nose Syndrome through potential human-related transmission pathways. White-Nose Syndrome is a serious wildlife disease affecting bats, and the project was framed around identifying and evaluating "treatment options" that could be used on or around tourist trail infrastructure and visitor use areas to reduce the chance that humans inadvertently move the pathogen between cave environments. The work was intended to be collaborative, reflecting the cooperative agreement model where the federal agency and the university partner typically share roles in planning, research design, field evaluation, and interpretation of results rather than operating strictly as a purchaser-contractor relationship.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity was listed as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement instrument type, categorized under natural resources. It referenced CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System), indicating the programmatic home for the funding. The posting anticipated one award, with total estimated funding of $42,429 and both the award ceiling and floor set at $42,429, signaling a fixed intended award amount rather than a variable range. There was no cost sharing or matching requirement. Eligible applicants were described as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but because this was a notice of intent to award without competition, that eligibility language functioned more as a standard descriptor than an invitation for proposals.
The timeline reflects how quickly the action was meant to proceed: it was posted and created on August 30, 2011, with an original and current closing date of August 31, 2011, and it was archived on September 1, 2011. That short window is typical of notices that exist primarily to document the agency's intention to make a sole-source or otherwise non-competitively competed award under an existing cooperative framework.
For questions or access issues related to the announcement, the NPS listed a point of contact: Judith Couch, Financial Agreements Specialist, with a phone number (865-436-1224). An email field was shown but not populated in the provided text.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the "Tourist Trail Treatment Options for Mammoth Cave National Park" opportunity?
It is a National Park Service (NPS) notice of intent to award funding for a specific, pre-identified project partner. It functions as a transparency notice that NPS planned to proceed with a single cooperative agreement action, rather than an open, competitive grant opportunity.
2) Is this a request for applications (RFA) or an open competition?
No. The notice explicitly states it was not a request for applications. It was posted to document NPS intent to make a non-competitive award under an existing cooperative framework.
3) Who was the intended recipient or project partner?
The work was structured as a Task Agreement issued under an existing Cooperative Agreement with Western Kentucky University (WKU). WKU is a university partner within the Southern Appalachian Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit network.
4) What agreement mechanism was used for this project?
The project was structured as a Task Agreement (P11AT50365 / R5536110125) issued under an existing Cooperative Agreement (H5000095041) with Western Kentucky University.
5) What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose was applied research focused on Mammoth Cave National Park's cave tourist trails and how those trails might contribute to the spread of White-Nose Syndrome through potential human-related transmission pathways.
6) What is White-Nose Syndrome and why is it relevant here?
White-Nose Syndrome is a serious wildlife disease affecting bats. The project was framed around reducing the chance that humans inadvertently move the pathogen between cave environments, particularly in areas associated with tourist trail infrastructure and visitor use.
7) What does "treatment options" mean in this context?
Within the notice, "treatment options" refers to approaches that could be used on or around tourist trail infrastructure and visitor use areas to reduce potential human-assisted transmission risk between cave environments.
8) What kind of work was expected under the cooperative agreement model?
The project was intended to be collaborative. Under a cooperative agreement model, the federal agency and the university partner typically share roles in planning, research design, field evaluation, and interpretation of results, rather than operating as a purchaser-contractor relationship.
9) What type of funding instrument was anticipated?
The opportunity was listed as discretionary funding using a cooperative agreement instrument type.
10) What program or CFDA was referenced for this funding?
The notice referenced CFDA 15.945, titled "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System," as the programmatic home for the funding.
11) What subject area/category was this opportunity associated with?
It was categorized under natural resources.
12) How many awards were expected?
One award was anticipated.
13) What was the total estimated funding amount?
The total estimated funding was $42,429.
14) What were the award ceiling and floor?
Both the award ceiling and the award floor were set at $42,429, indicating a fixed intended award amount rather than a variable range.
15) Was cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice indicated there was no cost sharing or matching requirement.
16) Who was described as eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants were described as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. However, because this was a notice of intent to award without competition, the eligibility language served as a standard descriptor rather than an invitation for proposals.
17) When was the notice posted and when did it close?
The notice was posted and created on August 30, 2011. The original and current closing date was August 31, 2011.
18) When was the notice archived?
It was archived on September 1, 2011.
19) Why was the posting window so short?
The short window is typical of notices that primarily document an agency's intention to make a sole-source or otherwise non-competitively competed award under an existing cooperative framework.
20) Who can be contacted for questions or access issues related to the announcement?
The listed point of contact was Judith Couch, Financial Agreements Specialist, at 865-436-1224. An email field was shown in the notice but was not populated in the provided text.
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