Opportunity Information: Apply for P13AS00050
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- The National Park Service in the natural resources science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Understanding Habitat Vulnerability to Exotic Plant Invasion Using Remote Sensing Analysis and Biogeophysical Maps to Build a Predictive Model for Colorado Plateau NPS Units" 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 May 1, 2013 and posted on May 1, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is not a request for applications.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $38,381.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Private institutions of higher education.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, published this notice as a formal public announcement of its intent to make a single, specific award for a research project focused on invasive (exotic) plant risk across National Park Service units on the Colorado Plateau. It is important to read this posting as a "Notice of Intent to Award" rather than a competitive grant solicitation. In other words, it is not inviting new applications or proposals from the public. Instead, it serves primarily as transparency documentation that the NPS plans to fund identified project work without full and open competition through an existing cooperative agreement framework.
The project itself is titled "Understanding Habitat Vulnerability to Exotic Plant Invasion Using Remote Sensing Analysis and Biogeophysical Maps to Build a Predictive Model for Colorado Plateau NPS Units." The core idea is to use remote sensing data (such as satellite or aerial imagery and derived products) together with biogeophysical mapping (spatial layers describing physical and ecological conditions like soils, vegetation characteristics, elevation, moisture, temperature patterns, and related habitat factors) to evaluate where exotic plant invasion is most likely to occur. The stated deliverable is a predictive model that can identify habitat vulnerability to invasion across Colorado Plateau park units. Practically, this kind of model supports early detection and rapid response by helping park managers prioritize monitoring, target treatment areas, and anticipate where invasions may spread based on measurable environmental variables and landscape patterns.
Administratively, the award is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically indicates substantial involvement by the federal agency in the project, such as collaboration on methods, data, or management applications. The funded work is issued as Task Agreement #P13AC00308 under Cooperative Agreement P11AC8R001 with Brigham Young University (BYU). BYU is participating as a partner under the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit, a mechanism commonly used by DOI agencies to collaborate with academic and research institutions. The opportunity lists the eligible applicant category as private institutions of higher education, consistent with the named partner institution already identified for the task agreement.
From the funding details provided, the opportunity number is P13AS00050, with an estimated total funding amount of $38,381 and an expectation of one award. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement noted. The funding activity category is Natural Resources, Science and Technology, and other Research and Development, and the CFDA listing referenced is 15.945, which relates to cooperative research and training programs supporting resources of the National Park System. The posting date and creation date are both May 1, 2013, and it was archived May 3, 2013, reinforcing that this is a dated notice tied to a specific intended award rather than an open, ongoing competition. The "award ceiling" and "award floor" are listed as zero, which is common in notices that are not set up as competitive solicitations and instead reference an internally determined funding amount.
For anyone seeking additional documentation, the notice points to Grants.gov as the source and provides a contact for access issues: Lilette Baltodano (phone 415-623-2251, email lilettebaltodano@nps.gov). Overall, the notice communicates that the NPS planned to fund BYU, via the Great Basin CESU cooperative agreement structure, to develop spatially explicit remote-sensing and biogeophysical-map-based tools to predict and map exotic plant invasion vulnerability across Colorado Plateau NPS units, with the goal of improving invasive plant management decisions and resource protection planning.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Is this an open grant solicitation where new applicants can apply?
No. This posting is a Notice of Intent to Award, not a competitive solicitation. It is not inviting new applications or proposals from the public.
What is the National Park Service announcing in this notice?
The National Park Service (NPS), within the U.S. Department of the Interior, is publicly documenting its intent to make a single, specific award for a research project focused on invasive (exotic) plant risk across NPS units on the Colorado Plateau.
What is the title of the research project?
The project is titled "Understanding Habitat Vulnerability to Exotic Plant Invasion Using Remote Sensing Analysis and Biogeophysical Maps to Build a Predictive Model for Colorado Plateau NPS Units."
What is the main purpose of the project?
The purpose is to evaluate where exotic plant invasion is most likely to occur across Colorado Plateau National Park Service units by combining remote sensing analysis with biogeophysical mapping, and to produce a predictive model of habitat vulnerability to invasion.
What kinds of data and methods are mentioned for this work?
The notice describes using remote sensing data (such as satellite or aerial imagery and derived products) together with biogeophysical maps (spatial layers describing conditions like soils, vegetation characteristics, elevation, moisture, temperature patterns, and related habitat factors) to build a predictive model of invasion vulnerability.
What is the expected deliverable?
The stated deliverable is a predictive model that identifies habitat vulnerability to exotic plant invasion across Colorado Plateau park units.
How could this predictive model be used by park managers?
According to the notice, this type of model supports early detection and rapid response by helping managers prioritize monitoring, target treatment areas, and anticipate where invasions may spread based on measurable environmental variables and landscape patterns.
What type of award instrument is planned?
The award is structured as a cooperative agreement.
What does it mean that the award is a cooperative agreement?
The notice indicates that a cooperative agreement typically involves substantial federal agency involvement in the project, such as collaboration on methods, data, or management applications.
Who is the intended recipient of the award?
The intended recipient is Brigham Young University (BYU), as identified in the notice.
Is the recipient already identified, and is competition expected?
Yes, the recipient is already identified (BYU), and the notice explains that the NPS plans to fund the project work without full and open competition through an existing cooperative agreement framework.
Under what agreement and task agreement will the work be issued?
The funded work is issued as Task Agreement #P13AC00308 under Cooperative Agreement P11AC8R001 with Brigham Young University (BYU).
What partnership mechanism is referenced for this collaboration?
BYU is participating as a partner under the Great Basin Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU), which is described as a mechanism commonly used by Department of the Interior agencies to collaborate with academic and research institutions.
What is the eligible applicant category listed in the opportunity?
The eligible applicant category is private institutions of higher education, consistent with the named partner institution already identified for the task agreement.
What is the opportunity number?
The opportunity number is P13AS00050.
What is the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount is $38,381.
How many awards does the notice expect to make?
The notice indicates an expectation of one award.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No cost sharing or matching requirement is noted in the information provided.
What funding activity category is associated with this opportunity?
The funding activity category is Natural Resources, Science and Technology, and other Research and Development.
What CFDA program listing is referenced?
The notice references CFDA 15.945, described as relating to cooperative research and training programs supporting resources of the National Park System.
When was this notice posted and created?
The posting date and creation date are both May 1, 2013.
Is this opportunity current or archived?
It was archived on May 3, 2013, and the information provided describes it as a dated notice tied to a specific intended award rather than an open, ongoing competition.
Why are the award ceiling and award floor listed as zero?
The notice explains that listing the award ceiling and award floor as zero is common in notices that are not set up as competitive solicitations and instead reference an internally determined funding amount.
Where can someone find the original posting or additional documentation?
The notice points to Grants.gov as the source for additional documentation.
Who should be contacted for access issues related to the notice?
The contact listed for access issues is Lilette Baltodano (phone 415-623-2251, email lilettebaltodano@nps.gov).
Which geographic area and park units are the focus of the research?
The project focuses on National Park Service units on the Colorado Plateau.
What problem area is the research intended to address?
The research is intended to address invasive (exotic) plant invasion risk by identifying habitat vulnerability and helping inform management decisions aimed at improving invasive plant management and resource protection planning.
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