Opportunity Information: Apply for P17AS00362
The Landbird, Vegetation, and Water Resource Monitoring in CHDN Parks opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number P17AS00362) is a National Park Service (Department of the Interior) cooperative agreement action focused on long-term ecosystem monitoring across multiple units of the Chihuahuan Desert Network (CHDN). It is categorized as a discretionary natural resources effort (CFDA 15.945) and is structured as a Cooperative Agreement, reflecting a project where the NPS and its partner are expected to work closely together rather than operating as a simple vendor-style contract.
The core purpose of the task is to partner with TAS to carry out coordinated monitoring that supports park management decisions and regional understanding of ecosystem conditions and trends. The work is divided into three main monitoring themes. First, TAS specialists will conduct bird community (landbird) surveys at Big Bend National Park, generating data on the composition and status of bird communities over time. Second, TAS will perform upland vegetation monitoring, covering both native plant communities and invasive species, across six parks: Amistad National Recreation Area, Big Bend National Park, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Fort Davis National Historic Site, Guadalupe Mountains National Park, and White Sands National Monument. Third, TAS will support water resource monitoring by populating a shared groundwater database and conducting seeps and springs monitoring at five parks: Amistad NRA, Big Bend NP, Carlsbad Caverns NP, Guadalupe Mountains NP, and White Sands NM. Collectively, these components are aimed at tracking ecological integrity and key stressors in desert park environments, including shifts in wildlife communities, vegetation change (especially invasive spread), and the condition of limited and sensitive water sources.
The opportunity description emphasizes standardized, science-based implementation. Field data collection is required to follow accepted and published monitoring protocols, which is important for ensuring that results are comparable across years and among parks. Beyond fieldwork, TAS staff are responsible for processing all collected data, performing data quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC), and vouchering any newly detected plant species, meaning they will document and archive specimens or records so that identifications can be verified and used reliably in the future. TAS field technicians will also work with NPS scientists and other TAS taxonomic experts to support annual reporting and the creation of public information products, indicating that deliverables are not limited to raw datasets but also include interpreted outputs that can inform managers and communicate findings to broader audiences.
From an administrative and funding standpoint, this notice functions primarily as a documentation of intent rather than a call for proposals. The posting states that no applications are being accepted because it is a Notice of Intent for a task agreement issued under an existing cooperative agreement (P16AC00027) that had already been awarded through a competitive process. The listed eligible applicants category is nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education), consistent with the partner profile implied by the notice. The expected number of awards is one, with an award ceiling of $69,337, and the opportunity was created on June 13, 2017. In practical terms, this announcement signals that the NPS intended to fund a specific partner to carry out defined monitoring activities rather than opening a new competition.Apply for P17AS00362
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the natural resources sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Landbird, Vegetation, and Water Resource Monitoring in CHDN Parks" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 15.945.
- This funding opportunity was created on Jun 13, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by This is a Notice of Intent only. This Task Agreement is being awarded under Cooperative Agreement P16AC00027 which was already awarded under a competitive process. No applications are being accepted at this time.. (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 $69,337.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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