Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOIWASOP11ATW0755
Apply for NPS NOIWASOP11ATW0755
- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Tracking, Assessing, and Understanding NPS Impaired Water Resources" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944 Natural Resource Stewardship.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 2, 2011 and posted on Aug 2, 2011.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 5, 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 $207,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $207,000.00 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 National Park Service (NPS) grant opportunity titled "Tracking, Assessing, and Understanding NPS Impaired Water Resources" (Funding Opportunity Number: NPS NOIWASOP11ATW0755) is a discretionary cooperative agreement focused on natural resource stewardship, specifically improving how the public and resource managers understand impaired water resources across the National Park System. The central purpose is to strengthen awareness of both the scale (magnitude) and the geographic spread (distribution) of waters that are considered impaired within national parks, which can include streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, or other park waters affected by pollution, degraded water quality, or related stressors.
The project is structured around producing practical, public-facing and management-ready information products. Expected deliverables include an internet website to share information broadly, as well as publications and formal reports that document findings and methods. The opportunity also anticipates academic outputs such as theses, suggesting a research and training component where graduate-level work may contribute directly to NPS data and analysis needs. In addition to written products, the project places clear emphasis on data infrastructure: GIS datasets will be developed to map and analyze impaired waters spatially, and the work will generate electronic data deliverable specifications for water quality information. Those specifications are essentially rules or standards for how water quality data should be formatted, documented, and submitted electronically, helping ensure consistency, usability, and long-term value of water data across parks and partners.
Administratively, this notice is not a typical open competition. It is a Notice of Intent to make a non-competitive award, meaning the NPS is signaling its plan to issue the work as a task agreement directly to Colorado State University. The justification is that the award will be made under an existing Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Cooperative Agreement (Agreement No. H2370094000). The notice cites Department of the Interior policy requirements for such actions (Department Manual 505 DM 2), indicating the NPS is following internal rules that allow non-competitive agreements when there is an established, appropriate partnership mechanism and a clear rationale for selecting a specific institution.
Funding details indicate a single expected award (Expected Awards: 1) with an estimated total funding amount of $207,000, which is also listed as the award ceiling. The award floor is $0, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement, so the recipient would not be required to contribute additional non-federal funds as a condition of the award. The program is associated with CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance) Number 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship, which aligns with the NPS mission to protect and manage park resources using sound science and public communication.
Timing information reflects that this was a short-window posting: it was posted and created on August 2, 2011, with an original and current closing date of August 5, 2011, and it was archived on September 4, 2011. The very brief closing period is consistent with a non-competitive notice of intent, where the agency is not soliciting a broad pool of applications but instead documenting its intent to award under an existing cooperative framework.
Eligibility is listed as "Public and State controlled institutions of higher education," which fits the identified recipient, Colorado State University. For questions or access issues related to the announcement, the listed contact is Robert Dobson, Contract Specialist, National Park Service, phone 303-987-6988.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the title and funding opportunity number for this NPS grant?
The opportunity is titled "Tracking, Assessing, and Understanding NPS Impaired Water Resources" and the Funding Opportunity Number is NPS NOIWASOP11ATW0755.
What type of funding instrument is this?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement.
What is the main purpose of the project?
The central purpose is to improve how the public and resource managers understand impaired water resources across the National Park System by strengthening awareness of both the magnitude (scale) and distribution (geographic spread) of impaired waters within national parks.
What does "impaired water resources" mean in this context?
It refers to park waters that are considered impaired, which may include streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, or other park waters affected by pollution, degraded water quality, or related stressors.
What kinds of deliverables are expected from this project?
Expected deliverables include an internet website to share information broadly, publications and formal reports documenting findings and methods, potential academic outputs such as theses, GIS datasets for mapping and spatial analysis of impaired waters, and electronic data deliverable specifications for water quality information.
Is a public-facing website specifically required?
Yes. The expected deliverables explicitly include an internet website intended to share information broadly.
What are "public-facing and management-ready information products"?
They are practical products designed to be useful both to the public (for broad access and understanding) and to resource managers (for decision-making and stewardship), including websites, publications, and formal reports.
Will this project produce reports and publications?
Yes. The opportunity anticipates publications and formal reports to document findings and methods.
Does the opportunity include an academic research or training component?
Yes. The description anticipates academic outputs such as theses, indicating that graduate-level work may contribute to NPS data and analysis needs.
What GIS-related work is included?
GIS datasets are expected to be developed to map and analyze impaired waters spatially.
What are "electronic data deliverable specifications" for water quality information?
They are rules or standards for how water quality data should be formatted, documented, and submitted electronically, intended to support consistency, usability, and long-term value of water data across parks and partners.
Is this an open, competitive funding opportunity?
No. This notice is a Notice of Intent to make a non-competitive award.
What does "Notice of Intent to make a non-competitive award" mean here?
It means the National Park Service is announcing its plan to make an award without open competition, rather than soliciting applications from a broad pool of applicants.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The notice indicates the National Park Service plans to issue the work as a task agreement directly to Colorado State University.
What is the justification for issuing this as a non-competitive award?
The notice states the award will be made under an existing Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU) Cooperative Agreement (Agreement No. H2370094000) and cites Department of the Interior policy requirements for such actions (Department Manual 505 DM 2).
How many awards does NPS expect to make under this opportunity?
The opportunity lists Expected Awards: 1.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $207,000.
Is there an award ceiling?
Yes. The award ceiling is listed as $207,000.
Is there an award floor?
Yes. The award floor is listed as $0.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
What CFDA number is associated with this program?
The opportunity is associated with CFDA Number 15.944, Natural Resource Stewardship.
When was the opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was posted and created on August 2, 2011, with an original and current closing date of August 5, 2011.
When was the opportunity archived?
The opportunity was archived on September 4, 2011.
Why is the closing window so short?
The brief posting period is consistent with a non-competitive notice of intent, where the agency is documenting its intent to award under an existing cooperative framework rather than seeking a wide range of applications.
Who is listed as eligible to receive this award?
Eligibility is listed as "Public and State controlled institutions of higher education."
Who can be contacted with questions about the announcement or access issues?
The listed contact is Robert Dobson, Contract Specialist, National Park Service, phone 303-987-6988.
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