Assessment of Natural Resources and Watershed Conditions for Wind Cave NP, Jewel Cave NM Missouri National Recreation River and Devil's Tower NM

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	Federal Grant Title:	Assessment of Natural Resources and Watershed Conditions for Wind Cave NP, Jewel Cave NM Missouri National Recreation River and Devil's Tower NM
	CFDA Number:	Information not provided
	CFDA Description:	Information not provided
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other
	Category Explanation:	Research/Interdisciplinary
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	A2107090007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 01, 2009
	Creation Date:	Sep 01, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 03, 2009
	Archive Date:	Oct 03, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$309,230
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: This is a single source award to Saint Mary's University of Minnesota, Winona, Minnesota. The PI has an extensive background in condition assessments and working at a landscape scale. GeoSpatial Services (GSS) is a Saint Mary's Univesity of Minnesota (SMU)environmental and geospatial project center and a prgram under the Schools for Graduate and Professional Programs. GSS began in 1997 growing to become a significant provider of wetland mapping, geospatial data development, GIS-based web services, and environmental services.
Grant Description: This project will provide a snapshot-in-time evaluation of resource condition status for an important subset of park natural resources, Project findings, which include a written report and accompanying map products, will help individual Park managers: Develop near-term managemnt priorities, Engage in watershed or landscape scale partnership and education efforts, conduct park planning, report program performance
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656

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