NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD - GLRI 91 Collaborative nearshore Research in Great Lakes National Parks
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 without competition. OVERVIEW: The objective of this Agreement is to pursue a program of collaborative research addressing nearshore ecosystems and related management issues in the Great Lakes national parks. Projects developed under this agreement will target issues that are significant to both NPS and the wider Great Lakes community, and will aim to develop, in the Great Lakes context, the role of NPS units as natural laboratories and platforms for understanding and protecting coastal ecosystems. STATEMENT OF JOINT OBJECTIVES/PROJECT MANAGEMENT PLAN: The objectives of this agreement are to conduct nearshore research, monitoring, and outreach activities that raise the profile of coastal waters in Great Lakes national parks and help NPS engage meaningfully with the Great Lakes management community. The initial scope of work includes nearshore monitoring, hydrodynamic modeling, and education and outreach activities, and efforts to integrate research findings into Great Lakes ecosystem management. RECIPIENT INVOLVEMENT: The recipient will assist NPS in prioritizing needs for nearshore ecological research, monitoring, and outreach in Great Lakes national parks, lead collaborative research efforts, jointly supervise any students and technicians dedicated to the project, and assist NPS in developing related public outreach and management tools. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE INVOLVEMENT: The NPS will provide financial assistance to support research developed through this Agreement, provide technical and field support for research and monitoring activities, jointly supervise any students or technicians dedicated to the project, and integrate findings of collaborative research into outreach and management tools. NPS did not solicit full and open competition for this award based the following criteria: The PI is a foremost authority on Great Lakes nearshore ecosystems and has published and spoken extensively on such topics. He also has a history of productive work with the NPS, assisting with nearshore studies at Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore since 2006.
Office: National Park Service
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