Opportunity Information: Apply for P18AS00172
The Vegetation and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P18AS00172) is a discretionary National Park Service cooperative agreement under the U.S. Department of the Interior focused on hands-on environmental monitoring in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM). The work centers on staffing and supporting six interns who will carry out field-based natural resource surveys, collect and manage monitoring data, and contribute directly to several ongoing park resource management efforts. The intent is practical and management-oriented: gather consistent, usable information that helps the park track conditions over time, identify sensitive resources, and guide protection and conservation actions.
The internship team is split across terrestrial and aquatic monitoring needs. Four interns are assigned to vegetation and plant-focused projects, including long-term forest plot monitoring (tracking forest conditions and changes through repeated measurements), accuracy assessment for vegetation mapping (ground-truthing and improving the reliability of mapped vegetation data), a wetlands inventory (documenting wetland locations and characteristics), and an inventory of at-risk or collectible plant populations (identifying and monitoring plant species that may be vulnerable due to rarity, demand, or other pressures). Two additional interns concentrate on aquatic macroinvertebrate monitoring, which typically involves sampling stream or wetland invertebrate communities to evaluate water quality and ecosystem condition, since these organisms are widely used as biological indicators of aquatic health.
The main deliverable is the data itself: field observations and measurements organized in a way that can be used for decision-making and long-term analysis. The opportunity emphasizes that these datasets will support GRSM management priorities, helping the park protect high-value natural resources and respond to emerging issues. At the same time, the information is positioned as broadly useful beyond internal park operations, with value for the scientific community, partner organizations, educators, and the general public who rely on credible, long-term monitoring to understand ecological trends in the park.
Funding details included an award ceiling of $40,560, with the listing showing expected awards as 0 at the time of posting. The opportunity was created April 19, 2018, with an original closing date of April 30, 2018. Eligible applicants included nonprofit organizations with IRS 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education) and other eligible entities as described in the opportunity’s additional eligibility language.Apply for P18AS00172
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Vegetation and Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Monitoring" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.931.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 19, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 30, 2018. (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 $40,560.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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