Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00344
The National Park Service (NPS), within the Department of the Interior, offered a cooperative agreement to complete a Natural Resource Condition Assessment (NRCA) for Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. The NRCA is intended to be developed collaboratively by the NPS and Utah State University (USU) and will serve as a science-based synthesis of the condition of key natural resources in and around the park. Rather than attempting to assess every possible resource in equal depth, the effort focuses on a subset of the most important natural resources and resource management topics that are relevant to park decision-making.
At its core, the NRCA will document and communicate three main things: current conditions of selected resources, the most important data and knowledge gaps that limit understanding or management, and the major stressors that could be affecting those resources (for example, pressures related to land use, hydrology, invasive species, climate, or other ecological and landscape changes). The work is intentionally comprehensive in scope in the sense that it considers a broad range of biotic and abiotic components (such as plants, animals, soils, water, and landscape processes) and how these components interact. The final assessment is meant to provide an integrated picture that resource managers can use, not just a set of disconnected summaries.
The practical purpose of the NRCA is to strengthen near-term and longer-term management. The information is designed to help park staff set management priorities, support planning efforts, engage more effectively in watershed- and landscape-scale partnerships, and improve education and outreach tied to natural resource stewardship. It also supports performance reporting needs by helping the park prioritize and communicate resource conditions in ways that align with federal accountability frameworks, including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) reporting, and it responds to Department of the Interior strategic planning goals emphasizing landscape-level understanding of resources.
Methodologically, the project relies heavily on existing science and expertise rather than launching a large new field program. It compiles, evaluates, and synthesizes available data, reports, and professional knowledge contributed by the park, NPS Inventory and Monitoring (IM) networks, relevant NPS program offices, and external partners such as universities and other agencies. Where the evidence base is incomplete, the NRCA is expected to use structured expert judgment from an interdisciplinary team to interpret conditions and identify uncertainties and information needs. A stated public benefit of the work is improving the public’s understanding of the park’s natural and recreational resources while encouraging collaboration among partners in shared environmental stewardship.
Administratively, this opportunity was a discretionary funding opportunity under CFDA 15.945 and used a cooperative agreement instrument, indicating substantial involvement and collaboration with NPS during the project. Eligibility was limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education. The opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00344) was posted June 7, 2017, with an original closing date of June 16, 2017. The funding ceiling was $65,728, and NPS anticipated making one award.Apply for P17AS00344
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Natural Resource Condition Assessment for Casa Grande Ruins NM" 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 07, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 16, 2017. (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 $65,728.00 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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