Opportunities and Challenges for Multi-Agency Resouces Protection Collaboration on the Mississippi River

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	Federal Grant Title:	Opportunities and Challenges for Multi-Agency Resouces Protection Collaboration on the Mississippi River
	CFDA Number:	15.945
	CFDA Description:	Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System
	Federal Agency Name:	National Park Service
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	E11AC60555
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 28, 2011
	Creation Date:	Jun 28, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 05, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 05, 2011
	Archive Date:	Aug 04, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	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 "Notice of Intent" of a single source task agreement award to University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN under the Great Lakes Northern Forest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU). The University of Minnesota is uniquely qualified to work collaboratively with National Park Service MISS staff in beginning to rectify this problem. MISS staff, particularly the Superintendent, have actively sought to be part of regional, full-river partnerships. The University of Minnesota, much of which is located within the MISS boundaries, is a comprehensive research and teaching institution with an international reputation for excellence in a number of key disciplines such as engineering and water resource science. Moreover, the Universitys Institute on the Environment is home to the River Life Program, a consortium of University-based and community organizations that is dedicated to establishing stronger links between the campus and the river communities. River Life staff have nearly 2 decades collaborative experience up and down the length of the Mississippi, and are uniquely qualified to establish the preliminary study of existing opportunities for collaboration to protect the Mississippis great resources.
Grant Description: The purpose of this project is to develop a list of established and potential partners and points of contact within agencies and organizations working along the Mississippi River, and identify and describe ongoing partnership activities, a preliminary assessment of gaps in resource protection, and identifies possible next steps in protecting the Mississippi River. The outcomes of this project will help guide the NPS in understanding where further efforts to protect resources could be focused.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: Information not provided
Grant Announcement Contact: Tonya Bradley Contract Specialist Phone 402-661-1656

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