Opportunity Information: Apply for NPS NOI 17 JELA 28915
This notice describes the National Park Service's intent to make a single cooperative agreement award to support sea level rise and climate change response monitoring at the Barataria Preserve Unit in southeastern Louisiana, part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve. It is explicitly a "Notice of Intent to Award," meaning it is not an open call for applications or proposals. Instead, it serves as a public notification that the NPS plans to issue a task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement that was either previously competed or justified as a single-source arrangement.
The main purpose of the agreement is to build and sustain the park's capacity to track rapid environmental change across the Barataria Preserve and the broader Mississippi River delta landscape. The NPS intends to engage "Environmental Stewards" to help carry out hands-on field and data work tied to climate-driven and sea level rise related impacts, especially in a dynamic coastal wetland setting where hydrology, elevation, and land-water relationships can shift quickly. The work centers on setting up an array of monitoring stations focused on hydrology and elevation dynamics, then initiating and maintaining consistent data collection over time. Beyond field installation and sampling, the agreement also emphasizes the less visible but essential backbone of monitoring programs: developing sound protocols for how data are collected, processed, managed, and stewarded so that results remain reliable and usable across seasons and staff transitions.
In addition to these core monitoring tasks, the NPS also expects the partner-supported team to help develop and track complementary tools that evaluate environmental change and the biological or biogeochemical responses to those changes. In practice, that could include observing how plant communities, wetland function, or key ecological processes respond to shifting water levels, salinity patterns, flooding frequency, subsidence, or other climate-related stressors common in deltaic coastal systems. The notice also highlights optional, capacity-building activities if time and participant interest allow, including identifying ways to involve volunteers in the monitoring work and collaborating with park interpretive staff to translate project goals and findings into communication tools or public-facing programs. That outreach component signals that the monitoring is not only for internal resource management decisions, but also for helping visitors and local communities understand the changes occurring in the preserve and why the monitoring matters.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary funding action by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, using a cooperative agreement instrument under CFDA 15.931. The funding opportunity number is NPS NOI 17 JELA 28915. The notice indicates an expected total award amount up to an award ceiling of $29,625 and anticipates one award. The posting was created on August 27, 2017, with an original closing date of September 5, 2017, reflecting the short timeline typical of intent-to-award notices rather than competitive solicitations. Eligible applicants are broadly categorized as "Others," with the important caveat that this is not an open competition and is tied to an already-established cooperative agreement mechanism.Apply for NPS NOI 17 JELA 28915
- The Department of the Interior, National Park Service in the environment sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Implementing sea level rise and climate change response monitoring at the Barataria Preserve in southeastern Louisiana" 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 Aug 27, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 05, 2017. (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 $29,625.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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What is this grant notice about?
This notice describes the National Park Service's intent to make a single cooperative agreement award to support sea level rise and climate change response monitoring at the Barataria Preserve Unit in southeastern Louisiana, which is part of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve.
Is this an open funding opportunity where organizations can apply?
No. The notice is explicitly a "Notice of Intent to Award," which means it is not an open call for applications or proposals. It serves as a public notification that the National Park Service plans to issue an agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement.
What does "Notice of Intent to Award" mean in practical terms?
It means the agency is announcing its plan to make an award rather than inviting new proposals. The planned award will be issued as a task agreement under an existing master cooperative agreement that was already competed previously or justified as a single-source arrangement.
How many awards does the National Park Service expect to make?
The notice anticipates one award.
What is the maximum funding amount available under this notice?
The expected total award amount is up to an award ceiling of $29,625.
Which agency is offering this funding action?
The opportunity is a discretionary funding action by the Department of the Interior, National Park Service.
What funding instrument will be used?
The notice indicates a cooperative agreement instrument will be used.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The notice lists CFDA 15.931.
What is the funding opportunity number?
The funding opportunity number is NPS NOI 17 JELA 28915.
Where will the work take place?
The work is focused on the Barataria Preserve Unit in southeastern Louisiana, within Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve, and is also framed in the context of the broader Mississippi River delta landscape.
What is the main purpose of the cooperative agreement?
The main purpose is to build and sustain the park's capacity to track rapid environmental change across the Barataria Preserve and the broader Mississippi River delta landscape, with a focus on sea level rise and climate change response monitoring.
What kinds of activities or tasks are expected under the agreement?
The notice centers on setting up an array of monitoring stations focused on hydrology and elevation dynamics and initiating and maintaining consistent data collection over time. It also emphasizes developing sound monitoring protocols for data collection, processing, management, and stewardship so results remain reliable and usable over time.
What is meant by monitoring "hydrology and elevation dynamics"?
Based on the notice, this refers to monitoring in a dynamic coastal wetland setting where hydrology, elevation, and land-water relationships can shift quickly, and where climate-driven impacts and sea level rise can change flooding patterns and other conditions.
Who are the "Environmental Stewards" mentioned in the notice?
The notice states that the National Park Service intends to engage "Environmental Stewards" to support hands-on field and data work tied to climate-driven and sea level rise related impacts, including installation and sampling associated with monitoring stations and ongoing data collection.
Does the work include data management and protocol development, or only fieldwork?
It includes both. In addition to field installation and sampling, the agreement emphasizes developing sound protocols for data collection, processing, management, and stewardship to keep monitoring results reliable and usable across seasons and staff transitions.
Are there additional monitoring tools or evaluation components included beyond the core stations?
Yes. The notice also expects the team to help develop and track complementary tools that evaluate environmental change and the biological or biogeochemical responses to those changes.
What kinds of environmental or ecological responses might be evaluated?
The notice indicates this could include observing how plant communities, wetland function, or key ecological processes respond to shifting water levels, salinity patterns, flooding frequency, subsidence, or other climate-related stressors common in deltaic coastal systems.
Are volunteer involvement and public communication part of the scope?
They are described as optional, capacity-building activities if time and participant interest allow. Examples include identifying ways to involve volunteers in monitoring and collaborating with park interpretive staff to translate project goals and findings into communication tools or public-facing programs.
Is the project intended only for internal resource management, or also for public understanding?
The notice suggests both. It highlights an outreach component intended to help visitors and local communities understand changes occurring in the preserve and why the monitoring matters, in addition to supporting resource management decisions.
Who is eligible to receive this award?
Eligible applicants are broadly categorized as "Others," with an important caveat: this is not an open competition and is tied to an already-established cooperative agreement mechanism.
If eligibility is listed as "Others," can a new organization apply now?
The notice states this is not an open call for applications and that the award will be issued under an existing master cooperative agreement. Based on the notice alone, this indicates new proposals are not being solicited through this posting.
Why is the timeline so short between posting and closing?
The posting was created on August 27, 2017, with an original closing date of September 5, 2017. The notice explains that this short timeline is typical of intent-to-award notices rather than competitive solicitations.
What are the key dates listed in the notice?
The notice was created on August 27, 2017, and lists an original closing date of September 5, 2017.
Is the award described as competitive or non-competitive?
The notice indicates it is not an open competition and that it will be issued under an existing master cooperative agreement that was either previously competed or justified as a single-source arrangement.
What is the overall goal of the monitoring effort described?
The goal is to build and sustain long-term capacity to track rapid environmental change in a coastal wetland and delta landscape by installing monitoring infrastructure, collecting consistent data over time, and ensuring that data and protocols remain robust and usable across changing conditions and staffing.
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