Opportunity Information: Apply for P14AS00100
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- The National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Water quality monitoring through the National Park Service Vital Signs Program." 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 13, 2014 and posted on May 13, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 23, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $170,000.00 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:
This grant notice (Funding Opportunity Number P14AS00100) comes from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), specifically Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and it centers on long-term water quality monitoring carried out through the NPS Vital Signs Program. The core purpose is to continue a sustained investigation in selected park watersheds to understand how acidic deposition affects stream water chemistry and aquatic life. The work emphasizes tracking the path of pollutants as they move from the atmosphere into soils and ultimately into streams, and separating those human-driven inputs from the natural biogeochemical processes that also shape water quality. By improving that “fate and transport” understanding and documenting natural buffering and chemical cycling, the project aims to better evaluate the risks acidic deposition poses to park ecosystems and to support sound resource management decisions.
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement, meaning the NPS expects active involvement and collaboration rather than simply issuing a hands-off grant. The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources and is linked to CFDA 15.945 (Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System). The notice anticipated a single award with an estimated total funding amount of $170,000, with no cost-sharing or matching requirement. While the award ceiling and floor are listed as $0 (a common posting artifact in older notices), the total estimated funding communicates the intended scale of support.
Eligibility, as stated in the posting, is limited to private institutions of higher education. Importantly, this announcement is explicitly not a request for applications; it is a public notice of the NPS intention to fund these project activities without full and open competition. In practical terms, that typically indicates the agency planned to fund a specific partner or continue an ongoing collaboration aligned with the Vital Signs monitoring framework rather than run a competitive solicitation.
Key dates in the record show the opportunity was posted and created on May 13, 2014, with an original and current closing date of May 23, 2014, and an archive date of May 31, 2014. For access issues or questions about the announcement, the listed contact was Brian Straka, Financial Assistance Agreements Officer, at 865-436-1217 or brianstraka@nps.gov, and the general additional information link pointed to Grants.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Funding Opportunity Number for this notice?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P14AS00100.
Which agency is offering this funding opportunity?
This notice is from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service (NPS), specifically Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
What program is this work associated with?
The project is centered on long-term water quality monitoring carried out through the NPS Vital Signs Program.
What is the main purpose of the project described in the notice?
The purpose is to continue a sustained investigation in selected park watersheds to understand how acidic deposition affects stream water chemistry and aquatic life.
What kind of environmental issue is being studied?
The focus is acidic deposition and its effects on stream chemistry and aquatic life within selected watersheds in Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
What specific scientific emphasis does the project include?
The work emphasizes tracking the path of pollutants as they move from the atmosphere into soils and ultimately into streams, and separating human-driven inputs from natural biogeochemical processes that also influence water quality.
What does the notice mean by improving "fate and transport" understanding?
Based on the description, it refers to improving understanding of how pollutants move through the environment, from atmospheric deposition through soils and into streams, and how those pathways affect water chemistry and related ecosystem impacts.
How will the results be used by the National Park Service?
The project aims to better evaluate the risks acidic deposition poses to park ecosystems and to support sound resource management decisions.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding mechanism is a cooperative agreement.
What does a cooperative agreement imply for the project?
A cooperative agreement means the NPS expects active involvement and collaboration in the project activities, rather than a hands-off grant relationship.
What category is this opportunity listed under?
The opportunity is categorized under Natural Resources.
What CFDA number is associated with this notice?
The notice is linked to CFDA 15.945, titled "Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System."
How many awards were anticipated?
The notice anticipated a single award.
What was the estimated total funding amount?
The estimated total funding amount was $170,000.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The notice states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
Why do the award ceiling and floor show as $0?
The record lists the award ceiling and floor as $0, described as a common posting artifact in older notices. The intended scale of funding is communicated by the estimated total funding amount of $170,000.
Who is eligible to receive this funding?
Eligibility, as stated in the posting, is limited to private institutions of higher education.
Is this a competitive solicitation?
No. The announcement is explicitly not a request for applications; it is a public notice of the NPS intention to fund these project activities without full and open competition.
If it is not a request for applications, what does that typically indicate?
In practical terms, the notice indicates the agency planned to fund a specific partner or continue an ongoing collaboration aligned with the Vital Signs monitoring framework, rather than run a competitive solicitation.
When was the notice created and posted?
The record shows the opportunity was created and posted on May 13, 2014.
What was the closing date for this notice?
The original and current closing date listed was May 23, 2014.
When was the notice archived?
The archive date listed was May 31, 2014.
Who is the contact person for questions about the announcement?
The listed contact was Brian Straka, Financial Assistance Agreements Officer.
How can Brian Straka be reached?
Phone: 865-436-1217
Email: brianstraka@nps.gov
Where does the notice point for additional information?
The general additional information link pointed to Grants.gov.
What park is directly tied to this monitoring effort?
The notice specifically references Great Smoky Mountain National Park.
What kinds of waters are being monitored?
The notice describes monitoring in selected park watersheds, with attention to stream water chemistry and aquatic life.
What broader ecological processes are considered in the monitoring approach?
The project includes documenting natural buffering and chemical cycling and distinguishing those natural processes from human-driven pollutant inputs.
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