GLNF CESU: Identify Vernal Pools in Great Lakes National Pakrs | NPS NOIP18AC00318

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The grant opportunity titled "GLNF CESU: Identify Vernal Pools in Great Lakes National Pakrs" (Funding Opportunity Number NPS NOIP18AC00318) is a National Park Service cooperative agreement focused on improving the identification and documentation of vernal pools in Great Lakes-area national parks. Vernal pools are small, temporary wetlands that often form in forested uplands and appear only during certain seasons. Because they can be hard to detect in standard wetland mapping efforts due to their size, seasonal nature, and changing conditions, they are frequently missing from existing inventories even though they are ecologically important.

The central purpose of the project is to create an inventory of high-quality vernal pools that support species dependent on these habitats, particularly amphibians and invertebrates that rely on fish-free temporary waters for breeding. The opportunity also recognizes that vernal pools do not function in isolation: the surrounding landscape provides key habitat for birds, bats, rare plants, and a range of other organisms. By documenting both the pools and their associated environments, the project is meant to strengthen the scientific understanding of these rare and declining habitats while producing practical information that can guide conservation planning, habitat management, and restoration work within the National Park Service.

A major expected outcome is the generation and sharing of usable resource information. The project is designed to contribute to the broader scientific community by producing research results and disseminating natural resource data that can be applied beyond the immediate project boundaries. The description also emphasizes workforce and education benefits, specifically that students will gain real-world, hands-on experience conducting field-based natural resource work outside the classroom. In addition, imagery and other collected information are expected to extend beyond park boundaries to nearby adjacent lands, including state lands and private trust lands, which could use the resulting inventory and mapping products for their own management and planning needs.

Administratively, this is a discretionary funding opportunity offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, under the Cooperative Agreement funding instrument. It falls within the activity areas of environment, natural resources, and science and technology research and development, and is associated with CFDA number 15.945. Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting the research and student-training components of the work. The opportunity was created on June 1, 2018, with an original closing date of June 12, 2018. Funding details indicate an award ceiling of $211,000, with one award expected.

• The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment, natural resources, science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "GLNF CESU: Identify Vernal Pools in Great Lakes National Pakrs" 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 Jun 01, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 12, 2018. (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 $211,000.00 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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