Synthesizing information from the Glacier Bay nearshore ecosystem to inform park management. | P19AS00448

Opportunity Information: Apply for P19AS00448

This funding opportunity, titled "Synthesizing information from the Glacier Bay nearshore ecosystem to inform park management" (Funding Opportunity Number P19AS00448), is a National Park Service discretionary grant offered through the U.S. Department of the Interior. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which typically means the National Park Service expects to be actively involved in shaping the work, coordinating on project direction, and helping ensure the final products directly support management needs rather than functioning as a hands-off research award.

The core purpose of the project is to develop a quantitative statistical model that can pull together and make sense of many different kinds of ecological information collected from the nearshore marine ecosystem in Glacier Bay, Alaska. Nearshore environments are complex and dynamic, and data often come from multiple monitoring efforts, time periods, and measurement approaches. This award is designed to support a synthesis effort that converts that diverse stream of ecological observations into an integrated, decision-ready modeling framework. In practical terms, the model would be used to identify patterns, quantify relationships, and help estimate ecosystem conditions in ways that are more informative than looking at separate datasets in isolation.

A major emphasis of the opportunity is management applicability. The National Park Service intends to use the resulting model and synthesis products to inform annual park management decisions. That includes providing clearer, evidence-based insight into nearshore ecosystem status and trends, and helping managers weigh priorities when making recurring, year-to-year decisions. The opportunity also highlights optimizing future data collection, meaning the model is expected to do more than summarize the past. It should also reveal where monitoring is strong or weak, which measurements are most informative, what gaps exist, and how future sampling could be better targeted to improve confidence in assessments while using limited field resources efficiently.

The expected deliverables include multiple publications and outreach products. Publications suggest peer-reviewed or technical outputs that document the modeling approach, results, and interpretation so the work is transparent and credible. Outreach products point to materials designed for broader communication and practical uptake, such as briefings, summary reports, interpretive content, or management-focused decision support materials that translate the science into usable guidance for park staff and stakeholders.

Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, but the notice is explicitly a notice of intent to award to Colorado State University, and it states that applications will not be accepted from any other entity. In other words, this is not an open competition despite being presented in a standard grant opportunity format. The anticipated number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $225,000.

Administratively, the opportunity is categorized under Environment, Information and Statistics, and Natural Resources, and it is associated with CFDA number 15.945. The posting was created on July 30, 2019, with an original closing date of August 8, 2019, which aligns with the intent-to-award nature of the announcement rather than a typical open application window. Overall, the opportunity is aimed at producing a rigorous, quantitative synthesis of Glacier Bay nearshore ecological data that directly strengthens how the park makes routine management decisions and plans smarter monitoring efforts going forward.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment, information and statistics, natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Synthesizing information from the Glacier Bay nearshore ecosystem to inform park management." and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jul 30, 2019.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 08, 2019 This is a notice of intent to award to Colorado State University. Applications will not be accepted from any other entity.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $225,000.00 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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