Cooperative Agreement between YNP and Syracuse University

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	Federal Grant Title:	Cooperative Agreement between YNP and Syracuse University
	CFDA Number:	15.812
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Research Units Program
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Other
	Funding Opportunity Number:	H1580100326
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Sep 14, 2010
	Creation Date:	Sep 14, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Sep 15, 2010
	Archive Date:	Oct 15, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$60,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$60,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$60,000
	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: 1R-Private University or College 2U-Other Not for Profit Organization M8-Educational Institution
Grant Description: This Cooperative Agreement between the National Park Service (NPS) and Syracuse University (SU) sets forth the roles and responsibilities of the parties regarding the collection and analyses of scientific data that replicate previous work conducted by SU to evaluate the effects of ungulates on soil and plant systems across the northern range of which most of this geographic area is located in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). The northern range has been described by Houston (1982) and Barmore (2003) in their early studies of ungulate / range relationships. The NPS and SU recognize the need to continue to monitor the ecological relationships between the ungulate community and the ranges that they occupy. Biogeochemical effects of predators preying on grazers indirectly influence the plant community by affecting the number of grazers in the system. Elk populations declined following the wolf reintroduction in 1995. While at the same time the bison population has increased to all time high levels. The overall effects of these grazers recycling nutrients by turning plant biomass in to recycled nitrogen and carbon and providing nutrients for the plant communities is a natural function of dynamic systems we refer to as ecosystem processes. The decline in grazing pressure by elk on the northern range in the late 1990's reduced plant production. Changes in the ungulate community likely have altered range production and soil nitrogen processes. Preservation of these natural processes is a fundamental part of the NPS mission. An important management question that has been raised involves the role bison now play as a significant component of the grazing influence on grassland dynamics across the northern range of Yellowstone.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Tina Holland Agreements Specialist Phone 307-344-2082

tina_holland@nps.gov [tina_holland@nps.gov]
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