Cooperative Development of a Freshwater Containments Monitoring Protocol

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Cooperative Development of a Freshwater Containments Monitoring Protocol: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to provide public notice of the National Park Service (NPS), intention to fund the following project activities. ABSTRACT Funding Announcement: P11AT30855 Project Title: Cooperative Development of a freshwater Contaminants Monitoring Protocol Recipient: University of Alaska Fairbanks Principle Investigator: Dr. Todd M. OHara Total Anticipated Award Amount: $54,999.00 Cost Share: N/A New Award Or Continuation: New Anticipated Length of Agreement: 5 Years Anticipated Period of Performance: September 1,2011 September 30, 2016 Award Instrument: Cooperative Agreement Statutory Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1(g): The National Park Service may in fiscal year 1997 and thereafter enter into cooperative agreements that involve the transfer of National Park Service appropriated funds to State, local and tribal governments, other public entities, educational institutions, and private nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying out National Park Service programs pursuant to section 6305 of title 31 to carry out public purposes of National Park Service programs. CFDA#: 15.945 Substantial Cooperation and Involvement by NPS Substantial cooperation by NPS includes: Communication of the required components, level of detail, and general organization of the NPS monitoring protocol Review and approval of project scope, approach, and schedules Participation by the NPS Program Manager (Moynahan) on the graduate committee of the student selected to work on protocol development and, if required, testing of field methods Logistics support for identified field work and sampling, including field crew assistance for park visits, as necessary; data management support for data collection, archiving, and web delivery for interim data products; boat and captain support for accessing sites in GLBA, if required; field sampling (including fuel and NPS staff salaries). Too, the NPS/SEAN primary contact (Moynahan) was substantially involved in the drafting of the scope of work, timeline, and budget constraints. The SEAN Data Manager (Johnson) will be a lead author for protocol chapters and SOPs that focus on data management and data processing.