Cooperative Agreement P16AC01391

Conservation Science Partners, Inc. will receive $344,930 under a Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service through the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System federal grant program (CFDA 15.945). The company will evaluate and assess natural resource conditions in national parks by writing one or more natural resource condition assessment reports, assisting with resource evaluations and ranking, summarizing data and information,...

This Cooperative Agreement award, valued at $285,000 and issued by the National Park Service under the CFDA 15.954 Conservation, Protection, Outreach, and Education program, funds the Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative to assess, synthesize, and forecast stream gage discharge data relevant to national parks in the western United States. The project objectives include: 1) conducting analysis and synthesis of historic discharge data on free-flowing stream gages relevant to National Park...

This federal Project Grant award of $770,084 was provided by the National Park Service under the Historic Preservation Fund Grants-In-Aid program (CFDA 15.904) to the City of Hot Springs, Arkansas. The grant will fund a subgrant program to support the rehabilitation of historic properties in rural communities within Hot Springs County, Arkansas, with the goal of fostering economic development. Eligible activities include architectural/engineering services and physical preservation work on...

This federal Project Grant award, valued at $2,129,675.00, was provided by the National Park Service's Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) and will support projects implemented by the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (Parks Heritage & Tour Dept) from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2027. The funding will enable the Parks Heritage & Tour Dept to acquire land, develop outdoor recreation facilities, and improve existing...

The National Park Service awarded the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism (Parks Heritage & Tour Dept) a $6,844,170.56 Project Grant under the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916). This federal grant, with a performance period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027, will support a range of outdoor recreation and conservation initiatives across Arkansas. Anticipated project types include land acquisition for new natural areas,...

This Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service (NPS) under the Natural Resource Stewardship program (CFDA 15.944) provides $248,800.00 to the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to replace and maintain five water quality monitoring buoys on Lakes Mead and Mohave. The buoys will collect real-time meteorological and hydrological data, which will be transmitted to a publicly available database. This data will be used by partners to support water quality monitoring, modeling, and...

This $374,473 Cooperative Agreement awarded by the National Park Service under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program to Conservation Science Partners, Inc. supports a collaborative research project to investigate the impacts of climate change on aquatic ecosystems in National Park units. The key activities under this project include assessing trends and drivers of climate impacts on stream temperatures, estimating thermal...

The Nature Conservancy (TNC) was awarded a $343,083 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Region 4 under the Fish and Wildlife Management Assistance program (CFDA 15.608). The grant will fund three key products and services through December 2025. TNC will lead remediation of the Lydalisk Stream crossing in Stone County, Arkansas through a $50k subaward to the Stone County Clerk's Office. Additionally, TNC will subaward the University of Central Arkansas...

The Department of the Interior's National Park Service awarded a $1,071,000 Project Grant through the Outdoor Recreation Acquisition, Development and Planning program (CFDA 15.916) to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The grant funds will be sub-awarded to the City of Sulphur Springs to renovate and expand amenities at Buford Park. The project will construct an all-inclusive ball field, a restroom and concession facility, site amenities, native landscaping, trails, and parking. The goal...

The National Park Service awarded a $190,000 cooperative agreement to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from June 2022 through June 2027 under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System program (CFDA 15.945). The university will characterize bat population ecology within three national parks by using acoustic detectors and mist netting to capture, process, and radio track bats to day roosts and foraging areas from June through...