Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00178
The funding opportunity titled "Developing spatial and seasonal characterizations of subsistence harvest and enhancing local environmental observer program connections to resource managers" (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00178) is a discretionary, natural-resources-focused cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service. It was created on April 23, 2018, with an original closing date of May 2, 2018, and it is structured as a notice of intent to award, specifically indicating that the National Park Service planned to make an award to the Aleut International Association rather than running a broad, open competition.
At a practical level, the project focus is twofold. First, it aims to improve how subsistence harvest is characterized across both space and time, meaning it is concerned with where harvesting activities occur (spatial patterns) and how those activities change across seasons (seasonal patterns). Work like this typically supports better understanding of when and where subsistence use happens, how it varies year to year, and how it overlaps with environmental conditions or management boundaries. Second, it seeks to strengthen the connection between local environmental observer programs and resource managers. Environmental observer programs are commonly community-based efforts in which local residents monitor and report environmental conditions and changes they are seeing on the ground. The stated intent suggests this project would help make those observations easier to share, interpret, and apply in management contexts, so that local knowledge and monitoring feed more directly into decision-making.
The award is listed with a ceiling amount of $261,504, with an expectation of a single award. The eligible applicant category is "Public and State controlled institutions of higher education," but the notice of intent language clarifies that the intended recipient is the Aleut International Association. Because the instrument type is a cooperative agreement, the arrangement implies substantial involvement by the federal agency during the project, often meaning the National Park Service would collaborate with the recipient on planning, technical approach, data handling expectations, and coordination with managers and other partners rather than simply providing funds and receiving final reports.
The public synopsis includes a short description that points to an attached document for additional information. Based on the title and the way these projects are usually implemented, the attached materials would likely describe expected tasks such as compiling or analyzing harvest information in a way that can be mapped and summarized by season; developing products that are useful to managers (for example, spatial/seasonal summaries, reports, or decision-support materials); and setting up or improving workflows between community observer networks and agency staff (for example, protocols for sharing observations, communication channels, or coordination meetings). The overall theme is building a clearer, management-relevant picture of subsistence activity while also improving two-way communication and integration between local observers and resource management agencies.Apply for P18AS00178
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Developing spatial and seasonal characterizations of subsistence harvest and enhancing local environmental observer program connections to resource managers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.944.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 23, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 02, 2018 This is a notice of intent to award to Aleut International Association.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $261,504.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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What is the title of this funding opportunity?
The funding opportunity is titled "Developing spatial and seasonal characterizations of subsistence harvest and enhancing local environmental observer program connections to resource managers."
What is the Funding Opportunity Number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is P18AS00178.
Which federal agency is offering this opportunity?
This is a discretionary cooperative agreement offered by the U.S. Department of the Interior through the National Park Service.
What type of funding instrument is being used?
The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement. This typically means the National Park Service is expected to have substantial involvement during the project, such as collaborating on planning, technical approach, expectations around data handling, and coordination with resource managers and partners.
Is this an open competitive grant opportunity?
No. It is structured as a notice of intent to award, indicating the National Park Service planned to make an award to a specific organization rather than running a broad, open competition.
Who is the intended recipient?
The notice of intent language indicates the intended recipient is the Aleut International Association.
What is the focus of the project?
The project has two main focus areas: (1) improving spatial and seasonal characterizations of subsistence harvest (where harvest occurs and how it changes across seasons), and (2) strengthening connections between local environmental observer programs and resource managers so that local observations can be shared, interpreted, and applied more directly in management contexts.
What does "spatial and seasonal characterizations of subsistence harvest" mean in this context?
It refers to describing subsistence harvest in terms of geography (spatial patterns, or where harvesting activities occur) and time (seasonal patterns, or how harvesting changes across seasons). This kind of work is commonly used to better understand when and where subsistence use happens, how it varies year to year, and how it relates to environmental conditions or management boundaries.
What are "local environmental observer programs"?
Local environmental observer programs are commonly community-based efforts where local residents monitor and report environmental conditions and changes observed on the ground. The project is intended to help these observations flow more effectively to resource managers.
What does it mean to "enhance connections to resource managers"?
It means improving how information from community observer networks is communicated and coordinated with agency staff and other resource managers, with the aim that local monitoring and knowledge can feed more directly into decision-making and management activities.
What kinds of activities are expected under this project?
The synopsis notes an attached document for additional information, but based on the title and typical implementation of similar projects, expected tasks would likely include compiling or analyzing harvest information so it can be mapped and summarized by season; developing products useful to managers (such as spatial and seasonal summaries, reports, or decision-support materials); and setting up or improving workflows between community observer networks and agency staff (such as protocols for sharing observations, communication channels, or coordination meetings).
What is the maximum funding amount available?
The award ceiling amount listed is $261,504.
How many awards are expected?
The opportunity indicates an expectation of a single award.
When was this opportunity created?
The funding opportunity was created on April 23, 2018.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was May 2, 2018.
What is the main natural resources theme of the project?
The overall theme is building a clearer, management-relevant picture of subsistence activity (including where and when it occurs) while improving two-way communication and integration between local environmental observers and resource management agencies.
Who is listed as eligible to apply?
The eligible applicant category is listed as "Public and State controlled institutions of higher education." However, the notice of intent language also clarifies that the National Park Service planned to make the award to the Aleut International Association.
Where can applicants find more detailed requirements?
The public synopsis references an attached document for additional information. The synopsis itself indicates that the attachment would contain further details beyond the short description.
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