Notice of Intent to Award Great Lakes Ecosystem

The summary for the Notice of Intent to Award Great Lakes Ecosystem grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Park Service, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Notice of Intent to Award Great Lakes Ecosystem: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD FY12 PROJECTS: This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service's (NPS) intention to fund six Great Lakes-Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Projects. Funded projects include: P12AC10454-University of Wisconsin, Madison (Historical and Projected Climate Trends in U.S. National Parks for Vulnerability Analyses and Adaptation of Resources Management), P12AC10429-Northern Michigan University (Understand Casual Pathways of Avian Botulism by Analyzing Gut Contents of Affected Birds), P12AC100449-Michigan Technological University - Michigan Research Institute (Mapping Lake Bottom Environments in Great Lakes National Parks Using Satellite Imagery,, P12AC100451-Stephen F. Austin State University (Northeast Region Public Engagement at Three National Park Sites: Evaluation and Future Strategies), P12AC10047-Indiana University Northwest (Evaluation and Assessment of Sediment Toxicity and Coastal Dune Restoration at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore), and P12AC10311 (Ojibwe Use and Impact on Forests at Voyagers National Park). These projects intend to improve the scientific base for managing public lands by providing resource managers with high-quality scientific research, technical assistance, and education. They seek to resolve resource problems at multiple scales using interdisciplinary ecosystem studies involving the biological, physical, social, and cultural sciences. The National Park Service will be substantially involved in fulfilling the tasks and objectives of the projects. Click on the above full announcement link for single source determination according to 505 DM 2.14 B(4), Unique Qualifications.

Federal Grant Title:	Notice of Intent to Award Great Lakes Ecosystem
Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
Grant Categories:	Education Environment Science and Technology
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	E12AC1H2000
Type of Funding:	Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers:	15.945
CFDA Descriptions:	Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System
Current Application Deadline:	Sep 06, 2012
Original Application Deadline:	Sep 06, 2012
Posted Date:	Aug 06, 2012
Creation Date:	Aug 05, 2012
Archive Date:	Oct 06, 2012
Total Program Funding:	$366,672
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$114,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	$27,500
Expected Number of Awards:	6
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Participating Universities of the Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Units National Network (http://www.cesu.psu.edu/). The seventeen CESUs bring together scientists, resource managers, students, and other conservation professionals, drawing upon expertise from across the biological, physical, social, cultural, and engineering disciplines (from Anthropology to Zoology) to conduct collaborative and interdisciplinary applied projects that address natural and cultural heritage resource issues at multiple scales and in an ecosystem context. Each CESU is structured as a working collaborative with participation from numerous federal and nonfederal institutional partners. CESUs are based at host universities and focused on a particular biogeographic region of the country.
Grant Announcement Contact: Penny Russell Lead Grants and Agreements Officer Phone 402-661-1662

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